Week Zero preview: Notre Dame, Navy in Ireland highlights return of college football

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It’s been over seven months since college football fans experienced a taste of their beloved sport, and the hunger for actual games has grown unbearable as August drags by. 

The good news? College football returns Saturday with seven games, two involving top-25 teams. 

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart holds the national championship trophy after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff National Championship, on Jan. 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The bad news? It won’t satisfy the craving. 

Week Zero of the college football season is more than a welcome sight after months of discussing incoming recruiting classes, the collapse of the Pac-12 and whether the Texas Longhorns are finally "back." 

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College football fans will sit down for the appetizer to the college football season on Saturday, eager to fill their bellies after nibbling on baseball and basketball since Georgia demolished TCU for back-to-back national championships in January. 

Unfortunately, the main course won’t be served for a few more days when Week 1 of the season arrives, kicking off Thursday with the Florida Gators traveling to Salt Lake City for a matchup with the Utah Utes, and Matt Rhule’s Nebraska introduction beginning in Minnesota against the Golden Gophers. 

Head coach Matt Rhule of the Cornhuskers answers questions at the press conference following the game at Memorial Stadium on April 22, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

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