The 1st college football Saturday of the year has arrived

The 2014 college football season has been up and rolling for a couple days already, but things really get going today with the first college football Saturday of the year. The college football season isn't easing into anything either with a loaded schedule. A game in Ireland and a couple of matchups of ranked teams headline the day. Thanks to Penn State and UCF playing in Ireland, the action will begin at 5:30 a.m. PT. A pair of WSU's Pac-12 North rivals wrap up the day with Washington and Oregon scheduled to begin their games at 7:30 p.m. PT. That means if you are so inclined, you can catch a full 15 hours of live college football.

The 60 games on the schedule are certainly a highlight, but the first Saturday of the college football season also means the first episode of ESPN College GameDay of the year. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and the rest of the crew will be back in our lives at 6 a.m. The show will be on the scene in Tallahassee where No. 1 Florida State will take on Oklahoma State in one of the marquee late games. Ole' Crimson will surely be in attendance as well.

WSU may have lost its season opener, but non-stop college football on TV for 15 hours should help ease the pain. Finding all the games on your TV is simple thanks to SB Nation's/Land Grant Holy Land's Luke Zimmerman who put together this nifty table.

Enjoy the full return of college football. Consider this your open thread to discuss any and all of the games.

8:30 a.m.	Penn State	at	UCF
12:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	at	Michigan
12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	at	Indiana
12:00 p.m.	North Dakota State	at	Iowa State
12:00 p.m.	#5 Ohio State	vs (Baltimore)	Navy
12:00 p.m.	Troy	at	UAB
12:00 p.m.	#7 UCLA	at	Virginia
12:00 p.m.	UT Martin	at	Kentucky
12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	at	Purdue
12:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	at	Illinois
12:00 p.m.	Delaware	at	Pittsburgh
12:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	at	NC State
12:30 p.m.	Wofford	at	Georgia Tech
2 p.m.	Nicholls State	at	Air Force
2 p.m.	Colgate	at	Ball State
3 p.m.	Boston College	at	UMass
3 p.m.	Southern Utah	at	Nevada
3:30 p.m.	#2 Alabama	vs (Atlanta)	West Virginia
3:30 p.m.	California	at	Northwestern
3:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	at	#22 Nebraska
3:30 p.m.	James Madison	at	Maryland
3:30 p.m.	Rice	at	#17 Notre Dame
3:30 p.m.	South Dakota State	at	#24 Missouri
3:30 p.m.	Duquesne	at	Buffalo
3:30 p.m.	Marshall	at	Miami (OH)
3:30 p.m. ASN	Hampton	at	Old Dominion
4 p.m.	Arkansas	at	#6 Auburn
4 p.m.	Montana	at	Wyoming
4 p.m.	Portland State	at	Oregon State
4 p.m.	UC Davis	at	#11 Stanford
4 p.m.	Williams & Mary	at	Virginia Tech
5:30 p.m.	#16 Clemson	at	#12 Georgia
6 p.m.	Liberty	at	#23 North Carolina
6 p.m.	Elon	at	Duke
6 p.m.	Ohio	at	Kent State
6 p.m.	Morgan State	at	Eastern Michigan
7 p.m.	Central Arkansas	at	Texas Tech
7 p.m.	Idaho	at	Florida
7 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	at	#4 Oklahoma
7 p.m.	Northern Arizona	at	San Diego State
7 p.m.	Samford	at	TCU
7 p.m. ULIVE	Stephen F. Austin	at	#20 Kansas State
7 p.m.	Western Carolina	at	South Florida
7 p.m.	Arkansas Pine Bluff	at	Texas State
7 p.m.	Austin Peay	at	Memphis
7 p.m.	Bethune Cookman	at	Florida International
7 p.m.	Montana State	at	Arkansas State
7 p.m.	Southern	at	Louisiana Lafayette
7 p.m. SIDEARM VIDEO	Savannah State	at	Middle Tennessee
7 p.m.	New Hampshire	at	Toledo
7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	at	#15 USC
7:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	at	Mississippi State
8 p.m.	#1 Florida State	vs (Arlington)	Oklahoma State
8 p.m.	NC Central	at	East Carolina
8 p.m.	North Texas	at	Texas
8 p.m.	UTEP	at	New Mexico
9 p.m.	#13 LSU	vs (Houston)	#14 Wisconsin
10:30 p.m.	South Dakota	at	#3 Oregon
10:30 p.m.	#25 Washington	at	Hawaii

Oh and hey WSU links to supplement your college football watching.

Football:

Grading the Rutgers game - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Aug. 29, 2014
Just like last season, each day following the Washington State game I'll be posting letter grades for each position unit based on my observations of how it did during the previous game. To answer an oft-asked question: No, I won't be grading the coaching staff. We're not privy to what's going on in the minds and headsets, and these grades are simply a reflection of what I can see playing out on the field.

Uphill battle awaits Cougars - Spokesman.com - Aug. 29, 2014
Washington State’s season got tougher on Thursday night. The enduring effect of the Cougars’ 41-38 loss to Rutgers is that the Cougars will need to beat one more opponent in the loaded Pac-12 to qualify for a bowl game.

There is something about this that seems familiar - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Aug. 29, 2014
Did last night's game have a familiar feel? Sure it did. And we're not just talking about the Mike Leach era. That is the legacy of Cougar football. Great offense, mainly due to great quarterback play. And suspect defense. Over the years, it's been that way more often than not.

Kenny Hill was good. Mike Leach was not. The best and worst from Thursday’s college football kickoff action. - The Washington Post
Rutgers traveled all the way across the country to score its first win as a Big Ten program, a 41-38 shootout against Washington State in Seattle. The Cougars’ offense was predictably unbalanced.

Rutgers defense shows fight that was missing last year in win over Washington State | NJ.com
When Rutgers linebacker Kevin Snyder saw teammate Johnathan Aiken break-up Washington State's fourth-down pass to seal the Scarlet Knights' 41-38 win on Thursday night, the senior didn't know what to do. So, the 6-foot-3, 235-pounder returned to the sideline and started to cry.

Soccer:

Lower Soccer Field Renovation - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
The 3-0 victory by Washington State soccer (pictured above) against TCU, Friday, Aug. 22, marked the first game at the renovated Lower Soccer Field. Work began on the field last spring and continued throughout the summer.

Cougar Soccer Hosts Montana - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
Washington State soccer hosts Montana (1-1-0, plays at Gonzaga, Friday), Sunday, Aug. 31 at noon…match will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks…Brian Webber and Krista Blunk call the action…live stats will be available at www.wsucougars.com.

Volleyball:

Wyoming Stuns Volleyball with 3-0 Win at Montana - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
The Washington State volleyball team lost its season-opening match to Wyoming with scores of 25-20, 29-27, 25-23, Friday evening at the Montana Invitational in Missoula, Mont.