Week Zero, Part 2: Sac State's in the MAC and the ACC goes Pac

Plus Florida State and a late one in Vegas

Week Zero, Part 2: Sac State's in the MAC and the ACC goes Pac

Sacramento State Hornets at Eastern Michigan Eagles

6:30 ET/5:30 GTZ. ESPN+. EMU -9.5, O/U 52.5.

Check out Friends of the Republic blogs By the Belt and Mitten Football for more on this game!

2026 MAC Football Week 0 Game Preview: Sacramento State Hornets at Eastern Michigan Eagles
The 2026 season opens with Sacramento State’s first game as a member of the MAC, where they’ll take on Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti.
Facing a wildcard in Sacramento State, Eastern Michigan looks inward prepping for Week 0
The Eagles open with a Week 0 matchup against Sacramento State, and aren’t really sure what the visitors will want to do once the game starts.

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Stanford Cardinal

7:00 ET/6:00 GTZ. ACCN. STAN -5.5, O/U 49.5.

The sheer fact that this is on the ACC Network remains immensely silly. We've got all the coasts at the ACC.

New Mexico State Aggies at Florida State Seminole Vesicles

7:00 ET/6:00 GTZ. FSU -31.5, O/U 53.5.

Memphis Tigers at UNLV Rebels

10:00 ET/9:00 GTZ. FOX UNLV -5.5, O/U 57.5.

This game is being played inside of a massive Roomba.

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Big Ten Football Week 1 Picks, Predictions, Previews

Big Ten Football Week 1 Picks, Predictions, Previews

You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick a Rutgers win

2026 Big Ten Football Record Predictions

2026 Big Ten Football Record Predictions

Predicting the final standings and records of every Big Ten team in 2026.

Preseason Big Ten Power Poll:  Big Ten Teams as ABBA Songs

Preseason Big Ten Power Poll: Big Ten Teams as ABBA Songs

Who says disco is dead?

The Week Zero Conundrum: What Does The First Game Really Tell Us?

The Week Zero Conundrum: What Does The First Game Really Tell Us?

This week's hypothesis: first impressions tend to be more predictive that you suspect.