When does the 2019 college football season start?

Since Clemson beat Alabama in January, we’ve all been wondering the same thing: When does the 2019 college football season start?

The wait is over. College football returned on Aug. 24.

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The first FBS game on Aug. 24 was Florida vs. Miami (Fla.) in Orlando. The No. 8 Gators, who finished 10-3 last year, topped the rival Hurricanes 24-20 in a back-and-forth affair.

Following that, we saw some Pac-12 vs. Mountain West action as Hawaii defeated Arizona 45-38. Rainbow Warriors wide receiver Cedric Byrd caught four touchdowns in addition to racking up a career-high 14 catches and 224 yards.

But "Week 0" really began with FCS games earlier on Aug. 24. College football season officially started when Villanova topped Colgate 34-14 and Youngstown State ran past Samford 45-22.

Week 1 of the college football season features games Thursday through Monday, Aug. 29-Sept. 2.

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Here’s a look at some notable Week 1 matchups.

Thursday, Aug. 29

• Cincinnati survived a wild fourth quarter to beat UCLA 24-14. 
• Clemson celebrated its 2018 national championship one final time before pummeling Georgia
  Tech 52-14 at Death Valley. 
• Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond threw three touchdown passes to help the Aggies rout Texas State 41-7.
• Utah came out victorious over BYU in the Holy War, winning 30-12 on the road.

Friday, Aug. 30

• Wisconsin 49, South Florida 0 
• Wake Forest 38, Utah State 35
• Nevada 34, Purdue 31
• Oklahoma State 52, Oregon State 36

Saturday, Aug. 31

• No. 5 Ohio State 45, Florida Atlantic 21
• Memphis 15, Ole Miss 10
• No. 24 ebraska 35, South Alabama 21
• North Carolina 24, South Carolina 20
• No. 2 Alabama 42, Duke 3
• No. 25 Stanford 17, Northwestern 7
• Boston College 35, Virginia Tech 28
• Boise State 36, Florida State 31
• No. 3 Georgia 30, Vanderbilt 6
• No. 16 Auburn 27, No. 11 Oregon 21
• No. 6 LSU 55, Georgia Southern 3
• No. 7 Michigan 40, Middle Tennessee State 21
• Southern California 31, Fresno State 23

Sunday, Sept. 1

• Houston at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. EST, ABC | Box score

Monday, Sept. 2

• Notre Dame at Louisville, 8 p,m. EST, ESPN | Box score