No. 7 Miami, No. 10 Oklahoma and No. 14 USC will all be in action on Friday night.

The start of the college football season is difficult to forecast. But that doesn't stop our experts offering their bold predictions for Week 1.

The Toledo Rockets (0-0) face the Michigan State Spartans (0-0) at Spartan Stadium on Friday night in Week 1 of college football action. How to Watch Toledo vs Michigan State Toledo opens their 2026 season after finishing 8-5 last year,

Miami Hurricanes open their season with just eight returning starters and new quarterback Darian Mensah facing a Stanford team already warmed up.

The Miami Hurricanes were runners-up in the CFP a season ago and they'll open their season on the road against the Stanford Cardinal. Stanford opened the Tavita Pritchard era with a 37-27 win over Hawaii in Week 0 and will look to score the upset tonight. However, Miami is favored by 24.5 on the road and the over/under has fallen to 46.5 points.

The LSU football team still does not know who will suit up for the Tigers just days before its season-opening game.

The Cardinal are going to be severely shorthanded against the Canes on Friday night.

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