You can bet this is the earliest open thread in the history of Corn Nation, thanks to Notre Dame and Navy kicking off in Ireland at 8:00 am central. I know that after an exciting Friday night of college football you'll be up early, ready for more!

SB Nation will be providing more content than ever this season. First up, you'll want to keep the TV schedule for today's games handy. Second, the mother ship's college football story stream will keep you updated on what's going on across the CFB landscape throughout the day.

What's exciting today? Obviously there's Nebraska vs Southern Miss at 2:30 pm. The open thread for the game will open up at 2:00 pm.

The recommended early game (besides Notre Dame - Navy) is Ohio vs Penn State as the Fighting Frankies see if they can beat the Nittany Lions, a huge early obstacle to a potentially great season for the Bobcats.

Clemson takes on Auburn later in the day, and then there's the big one in prime time, Michigan vs Alabama.

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