When does the 2021 college football season start?
Way too early predictions for the 2021 college football season with B/R's Adam Kramer  Way too early predictions for the 2021 college football season with B/R's Adam Kramer  The 2021 college football season is less than two months away. This comes after a busy 2020 season that saw game postponements and cancelations due to COVID-19. Alabama will go into the season as the defending national champion, as the Crimson Tide beat Ohio State in the College Football Playoff title game. Alabama will again be a CFP favorite. You can find information on when the 2021 college football season starts here. This story will be updated if games and times are changed. The 2021 season is set to begin on Saturday, Aug. 28, in this year's "Week Zero." Most of the nation in the FBS will start their seasons the following week. Here are all the games currently scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 28 in Week Zero:  Nebraska at Illinois | 1 p.m. ET | FOX  UConn at Fresno State | 2 p.m. | CBSSN  Hawai'i at UCLA | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN  UTEP at New Mexico State | 9:30 p.m. | FloFootball  Southern Utah at San Jose State | 10 p.m. | CBSSN  Games then pick up again starting with UAB vs. Jacksonville State on Wednesday, Sept. 1, Ohio State at Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 2 and North Carolina visiting Virginia Tech on Friday, Sept. 3 before a busy slate of games on Saturday, Sept. 4. Clemson and Georgia are set to play in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4 on ABC. FOOTBALL HISTORY: Notable firsts and milestones  College Football Playoff and New Year's Six bowl games schedule  The 2021 season is the eighth edition of the College Football Playoff. Here are the College Football Playoff dates and schedule for next season. All New Year's Six games are also included:  Peach Bowl : 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30  : 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 Cotton Bowl (CFP semifinals) : 3:30 or 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31  : 3:30 or 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 Orange Bowl (CFP semifinals) : 3:30 or 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31  : 3:30 or 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 Fiesta Bowl : 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1  : 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1 Rose Bowl : 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1  : 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl : 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1  : 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1 CFP National Championship Game: Monday, Jan. 10 (at Indianapolis, Indiana)  The title game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. This will mark the first time Indianapolis will serve as host of the CFP National Championship Game. Alabama (2015, 2017, 2020) and Clemson (2016, 2018) have combined for five of the seven CFP national championships. Ohio State (2014) and LSU (2019) are the other CFP-winning programs. RANKINGS: Final CFP poll | Top 25 AP Poll | Coaches Poll  Future CFP national championship locations and dates  2022: Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana)  Jan. 10  2023: Los Angeles (Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California)  Jan. 9  2024: Houston (NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas)  Jan. 8  2025: Jan. 6  2026: Jan. 5  TITLES: FBS national championship history