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College football's Week 0 has real games
ESPN's 2026 open put North Carolina and TCU in Dublin at noon ET on August 29, NC State-Virginia in the same window, and the MEAC/SWAC Challenge on ABC that night. Those snaps are on the official schedule, not a scrimmage.
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