We're nearly three months away from the University of Michigan's win over Washington in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, but the unofficial start of the new season is already here.
This month, several teams across the country will be back in action for spring games, giving fans just a taste of what they can expect during the 2024 campaign. This will be a transition period for many programs whose head coaches have recently departed.
Nick Saban had a hugely successful career at Alabama, paving the way for former Washington coach Karen DeBoer to take his place. Jim Harbaugh resigned from the University of Michigan, returned to the NFL, and handed over the reins to Sherone Moore. And Chip Kelly surprisingly decided to resign as UCLA's head coach to become Ohio State's offensive coordinator.
After a lot of changes in the college football landscape, the spotlight will once again be on traditional powerhouse schools looking to improve in the offseason.
Here's everything you need to know about spring college football games, including TV and streaming options for contests featuring the top teams in the country.
2024 College Football Spring Game: Schedule, TV Channels, and More What You Need to Know
Here are the dates and start times for some spring games taking place next month:
alabama spring game
- date: Saturday, April 13th
- Time (ET): 4pm
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Prefectural security
florida state university spring game
- date: Saturday, April 20th
- Time (ET): 4pm
- TV channel: ACC network
- Live stream: Prefectural security
georgia spring game
- date: Saturday, April 13th
- Time (ET): 1pm
- TV channel: Not applicable
- Live stream: ESPN+
LSU spring game
- date: Saturday, April 13th
- Time (ET): 2 pm
- TV channel: Not applicable
- Live stream: ESPN+
michigan spring game
- date: Saturday, April 20th
- Time (ET): noon
- TV channel: Fox
- Live stream: Prefectural security
notre dame spring game
- date: Saturday, April 20th
- Time (ET): 1pm
- TV channel: Not applicable
- Live stream: peacock
ohio state spring game
- date: Saturday, April 13th
- Time (ET): noon
- TV channel: Fox
- Live stream: Prefectural security
oklahoma spring game
- date: Saturday, April 20th
- Time (ET): 2 pm
- TV channel: Not applicable
- Live stream: ESPN+
oregon spring game
- date: Saturday, April 27th
- Time (ET): 4pm
- TV channel: Pac-12 Network
- Live stream: Prefectural security
Penn State Spring Game
- date: Saturday, April 13th
- Time (ET): 2 pm
- TV channel: big ten network
- Live stream: Prefectural security
texas spring game
- date: Saturday, April 20th
- Time (ET): 2 pm
- TV channel: longhorn network
- Live stream: Not applicable
washington spring game
- date: Friday, May 3rd
- Time (ET): 9:30pm
- TV channel: Pac-12 Network
- Live stream: Prefectural security
How to watch the 2024 college football spring games
- TV channel: ACC Network | Big Ten Network | ESPN | Fox | Longhorn Network | Pac-12 Network
- Live stream: ESPN+ | Fubo | Peacock
Spring games will be available to watch on multiple networks, including ESPN and Fox. Viewers can also stream the spring game on ESPN+, Fubo and Peacock.
Top 25 universities ranking for 2024 season too early
Bill Bender of the Sporting News released his premature Top 25 rankings in late February. Georgia ranks No. 1, with Ohio State, Texas, Oregon and Notre Dame rounding out the top five.
The complete list of vendors is:
1. Georgia
2. Ohio
3. Texas
4. Oregon
5. Notre Dame Cathedral
6. Ole Miss
7. Florida
8. Michigan
9. Alabama
10. Missouri
11.LSU
12. Tennessee
13. Pennsylvania State University
14. Utah
15. Clemson
16. Arizona
17. Oklahoma
18. Oklahoma
19. University of Southern California
20. Kansas
21. Washington
22. Louisville
23. Texas A&M
24. Georgia Tech
25. Kansas
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