Tracking the best moments, highlights from college football's return - ESPN

The 2026 college football season is fully and finally here.

After a summer of lawsuits, one College Football Playoff team lost a QB in a gambling scandal and another is trying to bring NFL players back to college, the games start in earnest.

Clemson's visit to Death Valley to face LSU is the headliner of Saturday with ranked teams like Ole Miss, Notre Dame and SMU playing on Sunday and Monday.

It's Week 1 and these are the top moments of the weekend.