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Alabama, FSU to meet in prime time as opening weekend kickoff times set

John David Mercer / USA TODAY Sports

Opening weekend will once again be highly anticipated, as ESPN released kickoff times for the contests that will start the college football season.

Ohio State gets the party started with a prime time matchup against Indiana on Thursday, Aug. 31, and Utah State and Wisconsin will meet one day later. Not surprisingly, Alabama and Florida State get the coveted Saturday night spot, with a showdown between Michigan and Florida highlighting the festivities earlier in the day.

ESPN's full opening weekend slate can be seen below:

ESPN also announced the Saturday night prime time matchups for the following two weeks. Oklahoma battles Ohio State in Week 2 and Miami takes on Florida State in Week 3.

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