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Networks announce kickoff times for 2018 season

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It may only be the first week of June, but the major networks announcing kickoff times for the 2018 schedule on Thursday are a reminder that NCAA football will be here before you know it.

Here are some of the standout games from the first three weeks of the season, mostly must-see non-conference matchups:

Week 1

Oregon State at Ohio State - 12 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech - 12 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Auburn vs. Washington - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Cincinnati at UCLA - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Louisville vs. Alabama - 8 p.m. ET (ABC)
Miami vs. LSU - 7:30 p.m. ET (Sept. 2 on ABC)
Virginia Tech at Florida State - 8 p.m. ET (Sept. 3 on ESPN)

Week 2

Arizona at Houston - 12 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN2)
Mississippi State at Kansas State - 12 p.m. ET (ESPN)
UCLA at Oklahoma - 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
Colorado at Nebraska - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Iowa State at Iowa - 5 p.m. ET (FOX)
Clemson at Texas A&M - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Kentucky at Florida - 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
Penn State at Pitt - 8 p.m. ET (ABC)
USC at Stanford - 8:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Michigan State at Arizona State - 10:45 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Week 3

Oklahoma at Iowa State - 12 p.m. ET (ESPN)
West Virginia at NC State - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Houston at Texas Tech - 4 p.m. ET (FOX)
Alabama at Ole Miss - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
USC at Texas - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Ohio State vs. TCU - 8 p.m. ET (ABC)
Washington at Utah - 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)

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