No Thursday Night Football Tonight
The NFL preseason ended on August 29, and while fans may be eager for NFL action, there are no regular-season games on the schedule for tonight. The regular season kicks off on Wednesday, September 9, featuring a match-up between the defending champion Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.
College Football Games Tonight
While NFL fans await the regular season, college football is in full swing! Here’s what’s on the schedule for tonight:
Top 25 Teams:
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff at No. 25 Missouri: 8 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
- Idaho at No. 21 Utah: 9 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Other Notable Games:
- UMass at Rutgers: 6 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
- Albany at Buffalo: 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Merrimack at Delaware: 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- West Georgia at Kennesaw State: 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Bethune-Cookman at Central Florida: 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Akron at Wake Forest: 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
- Colorado at Georgia Tech: 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Eastern Illinois at Minnesota: 8 p.m. ET (Peacock, NBCSN)
- UAB at Illinois: 9 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
Upcoming NFL Schedule
Here’s a quick look at the 2026 Week 1 NFL schedule:
- Wednesday, September 9: Seahawks vs. Patriots at 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
- Thursday, September 10: 49ers vs. Rams in Melbourne, Australia (Streaming on Netflix)
- Sunday, September 13:
- Bears at Panthers
- Buccaneers at Bengals
- Saints at Lions (All at 1 p.m. ET)
- Sunday Night Football: Cowboys at Giants at 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
- Monday Night Football: Broncos at Chiefs at 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN)
For fans looking to get their football fix, college football has the spotlight tonight as they await the NFL’s regular-season kickoff next week.
