The Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic, featuring Florida State and Alabama on Sept. 2 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Atlanta, highlights an otherwise Big Ten-heavy Week 1 schedule, which was released on Thursday by ESPN. The five-day, televised schedule begins on Aug. 31 and continues through Labor Day.
FSU and Alabama are early favorites to contend for the College Football Playoff, which is entering its fourth year, and they will play in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will also host the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game (Jan. 8 on ESPN).