College football is back in full this weekend, as the Week 1 slate spans from Thursday to Monday to kick off the season following the Week 0 appetizer at the end of August.
Of course, if big games are going down—and there are plenty to dig into—it means these top programs are set to host elite recruits throughout the weekend. No program has a bigger slate of volume or star power than Ohio State, set to host SI99 members in the 2023 class and plenty of early candidates for future lists in younger classes with Notre Dame coming to town. Florida, opening the Billy Napier era at home against defending Pac-12 champion Utah, will also draw head-turning talent.
Even neutral site venues, where each competing program gets an allotment of tickets to use for recruits (no coaching contact permitted off campus, however), will be key in setting the table for the weekend.
