Overview
- The Big Ten finalized team-by-team dates for all 18 members, with USC the lone program receiving two byes in 2026.
- The ACC unveiled its 2026 slate a day earlier, introducing a bridge year toward a nine-game league model with 9+1 and 8+2 variations and a Week Zero game in Rio for NC State vs. Virginia.
- Nonconference headliners include Ohio State’s return trip to Texas and Oklahoma’s visit to Michigan in Week 2, plus Clemson opening at LSU on Sept. 5.
- USC’s 2026 schedule does not include Notre Dame and still has one nonconference game to be announced.
- UCLA’s planned move from the Rose Bowl to SoFi Stadium remains unresolved, leaving its home venue designation in question for 2026.