How to Watch: Murray State at Missouri; Full Week 1 College Football Schedule

Television, radio and game information for Mizzou football's 2024 season opener against Murray State, plus the full Week 1 college football schedule.

Nov 18, 2023; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Brady Cook (12) gestures at the line of scrimmage against the Florida Gators during the game at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports / Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

244 days after defeating Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl and 285 days after their last game at Faurot Field, the Missouri Tigers will hit the field Thursday, August 29, to take on the Murray State Racers.

Missouri is looking to set off on the right foot after coming off of a 11-2 season in 2023. Although the Tigers bring plenty of momentum and expectations into the season, head coach Eli Drinkwitz has emphasized with his team the importance of staying in the present.

"2024 is all that matters," quarterback Brady Cook said at SEC Media Days. "That's the record that's going to be talked about. These are the games that's going to be talked about. No one is going to talk about the Cotton Bowl versus Ohio State moving forward. It's in the past. It's in the history books. We do. We have to go out and prove it every single week."

Drinkwitz has employed the classic coach speak of 'going 1-0' each week but applying it to not just every game, but each day. It would be easy to get caught up in the excitement of the high stakes matchups with Alabama or Oklahoma late in the season. But up first is Murray State.

"Now with no divisions, 12-team playoff, you can get caught up in a lot of what-ifs and play in a lot of hypotheticals," Drinkwitz said at SEC Media Days. "The only thing that I know for sure is that we're going to play Murray State week one, and we have to focus with everything we have on being 1 and 0 and consistently preparing the way we know it takes to be 1 and 0."

In reality, Missouri should have no problems putting away each of their non-conference opponents. Murray State finished 2-9 in 2023, No. 10 out of 12 teams in the Missouri Valley Conference. If the Tigers, 46.5-point favorites, somehow blow it in week 1, the rest of their season is likely ruined.

Who: No. 11 Missouri Tiges vs. Murray State

What: Week 1 of the

Where: Faurot Field (62,621), Columbia, Missouri

When: Thursday, August 29, 7:00 p.m.

TV: SEC Network (Play-by-play Matt Barrie, Analyst Dan Mullen, Sideline Harry Lyles Jr.) 

Radio: Tiger Radio Network: (Play-by-play Mike Kelly, Analyst Howard Richards, Sideline Chris Gervino)

Full Week 1 Schedule

All times ET

Thursday's Games

Howard at Rutgers | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Youngstown State at Villanova | 6 p.m. | FloSports
Central State (Ohio) at Morehead State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Reinhardt at Carson-Newman | 6 p.m. | FloSports
Minnesota Duluth at Northern Michigan | 6 p.m. | FloSports
North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
New Hampshire at UCF | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Western Carolina at No. 24 NC State | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
Jackson State at UL Monroe | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Lafayette at Buffalo | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Fordham at Bowling Green | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Connecticut at Central Michigan | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Bryant at Delaware | 7 p.m. | FloSports
VMI at William & Mary | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Presbyterian at Mercer | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Wofford at Gardner-Webb | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Delta State at Mars Hill | 7 p.m. | FloSports
West Texas A&M at Sul Ross State | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Duquesne at Toledo | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Quincy at Drake | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
North Carolina at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | FOX
Murray State at No. 11 Missouri | 8 p.m. | SEC Network
North Dakota State at Colorado | 8 p.m. | ESPN
No. 22 Kansas vs. Lindenwood (in Kansas City, Kansas) | 8 p.m. | Big 12/ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville State | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Alcorn State at UAB | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
SE Louisiana at Tulane | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Northwestern State at Tulsa | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Northern State at South Dakota | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
North American University at Stephen F. Austin | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Colorado Mesa at Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8 p.m. | LSC Digital Network
Missouri Southern State at Midwestern State | 8 p.m. | FloSports/LSC Digital Network
Southern Utah at No. 12 Utah | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Illinois at Illinois | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Monmouth at Eastern Washington | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Sacramento State at San Jose State | 10 p.m. | truTV

Friday's Games

Lehigh at Army | 6 p.m. | CBSSN
Temple at No. 16 Oklahoma | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Florida Atlantic at Michigan State | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Colgate at Maine | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Elon at Duke | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Western Michigan at Wisconsin | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
TCU at Stanford | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday's Games

No. 14 Clemson vs. No. 1 Georgia (in Atlanta, Georgia) | 12 p.m. | ABC
Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt (in Nashville, Tennessee) | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Illinois State at No. 25 Iowa | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Austin Peay at Louisville | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
Indiana State at Purdue | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Kent State at Pitt | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Bucknell at Navy | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
UConn at Maryland | 12 p.m. | FS1
No. 8 Penn State at West Virginia | 12 p.m. | FOX
Davidson at Georgetown | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Chattanooga at No. 15 Tennessee | 12:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Upper Iowa at Butler | 1 p.m. | FloSports
Glenville State at Emory & Henry College | 1 p.m. | FloSports
South Dakota State at No. 17 Oklahoma State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Towson at Cincinnati | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Portland State at Washington State | 3 p.m. | CW Network
Edward Waters at Morehouse College | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 19 Miami (Fla.) at Florida | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Colorado State at No. 4 Texas | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Eastern Michigan at UMass | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Florida International at Indiana | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
East Tennessee State at Appalachian State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
North Dakota at Iowa State | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
Ohio at Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Kennesaw State at UTSA | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Merrimack at Air Force | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
UTEP at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Western Illinois at Northern Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Akron at No. 2 Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
Miami (Ohio) at Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Boise State at Georgia Southern | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
Lincoln (CA) at Northern Arizona | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Old Dominion at South Carolina | 4:15 p.m. | SEC Network
Stony Brook at Marshall | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
UC Davis at Cal | 5 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
North Texas at South Alabama | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Valparaiso at UNI | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Mississippi State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Campbell at Liberty | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Richmond at Virginia | 6 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Norfolk State at East Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Samford at West Georgia | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
South Carolina State at Florida A&M | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Delaware State at Sacred Heart | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State at Tennessee State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
The Citadel at Charleston Southern | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Ave Maria University at Stetson | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Idaho State at Oregon State | 6:30 p.m. | CW Network
Western Kentucky at No. 5 Alabama | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Furman at No. 6 Ole Miss | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Central Arkansas at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Bethune-Cookman at South Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Tarleton State at Baylor | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
UNLV at Houston | 7 p.m. | FS1
UT Martin at No. 18 Kansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at Middle Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sam Houston at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Nevada at Troy | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
North Alabama at Memphis | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Holy Cross at Rhode Island | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Northern Colorado at UIW | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Western New Mexico at UT Permian Basin | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Alabama A&M at Auburn | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 20 Texas A&M | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
Fresno State at No. 9 Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
Idaho at No. 3 Oregon | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
UCLA at Hawai'i | 7:30 p.m. | CBS
Abilene Christian at Texas Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Southern Miss at Kentucky | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Southern Illinois at BYU | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Georgia State at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
Houston Christian at SMU | 8 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Grambling at Louisiana | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Nicholls at Louisiana Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
James Madison at Charlotte | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
Lamar at Texas State | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas A&M-Commerce at San Diego State | 8 p.m. | truTV
Southern at McNeese | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State at New Mexico State | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Missouri State at Montana | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
New Mexico at No. 21 Arizona | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Montana State at Utah Tech | 10 p.m. | ESPN+
Wyoming at Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | FS1
Weber State at Washington | 11 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Sunday's Games

North Carolina Central vs. Alabama State (in Miami Gardens, Fla.) | 3 p.m. | ESPN
Benedict College vs. Virginia State (in Canton, Ohio) | 4 p.m. | NFL Network
Tuskegee vs. Johnson C Smith (in Montgomery, Alabama) | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 23 USC vs. No. 13 LSU (in Las Vegas, Nevada) | 7:30 p.m. | ABC

Monday's Game

Boston College at No. 10 Florida State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

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