Jackson Arnold, Dante Moore among names to know ahead of FOX College Football Friday

FOX Sports announced a portion of its 2025 college football schedule on Thursday afternoon, and it is stacked with must-see matchups.

In addition to announcing the first three "Big Noon Saturday" games of the season and the entire Week 1 slate, which is highlighted by a heavyweight showdown between Texas and Ohio State, FOX also announced the return of "FOX College Football Friday," which will mostly feature a mixture of Big Ten and Big 12 matchups.

"FOX College Football Friday" kicks off on Aug. 29 with Auburn taking on Baylor in Waco, Texas, and concludes with the Mountain West Championship on Dec. 5 on FOX.

With the likes of Auburn, Nebraska, USC, Oregon and Arizona State all featured on "FOX College Football Friday," there will be plenty of individual star power taking the field.

Let's take a look at the complete Friday night slate and then highlight eight names to watch this fall during "FOX College Football Friday."

Auburn at Baylor (Friday, Aug. 29 on FOX)

Player to watch: Jackson Arnold , QB, Auburn

Jackson Arnold transferred from Oklahoma to Auburn over the offseason. He was the fourth-best quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class, via 247 Sports.(Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

I’m eagerly awaiting to find out if Auburn coach Hugh Freeze believes Arnold is good enough to start for not just one, but two SEC programs in two years. Arnold showed up to Oklahoma after winning National Gatorade Player of the Year at Guyer High School (Denton, Texas) in 2022. In his first start at Oklahoma, he completed 26 of 45 passes for 361 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions in an Alamo Bowl loss to Arizona. Every other start after that failed to hit that high-water mark, even after helping Oklahoma