CBS Sports Network has continuous coverage of 2024 college football the season features three games for Week 3. The action starts on Saturday afternoon as UMass travels download Buffalo for the first time after 2022 and only the 15th time in the history of the program.
UMass was at its best the last time it played in Buffalo and finished its final season as a Mid-American Conference program with a 31-26 win against the Bulls on Nov. 27, 2015.
Then, No. 12 Utah and the state of Utah will take center stage in the first of two non-conference games. The Utes and Aggies haven’t squared off for the Beehive Boot since Sept. 11, 2015. That game ended with Utah picking up its 79th win against one of its biggest in-state rivals.
At the end of the night, take off BYU the team travels to Wyoming for one final test before Big 12 play begins. The Cougars and Cowboys have played every year they’ve shared the Western Athletic Conference and have been common foes in the Mountain West, but this will be their first meeting since 2022 and just their third since 2010.
CBS Sports Network will be with you every step of the way once the Week 3 games begin. In the meantime, get caught up browsing information, stories, betting odds and more for every match.
All times Eastern | Odds via SportsLine consensus
UMass in Buffalo
Date: Saturday, September 14 | Time: 13 hours
Place: UB Stadium — Buffalo, New York
TV: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder]
Live broadcast: CBSSports.com | Cell phone: CBS sports app (Free)
Spread: Buffalo -4 | Will the Bulls cover? Check SportsLine’s Week 3 projections here
The Minutemen are slated to join the Mid-American Conference in July 2025, so this could be a more consistent matchup going forward. For now, though, UMass is independent. He’s also 1-11 in his last 12 games against FBS competition, and given how Buffalo has looked so far, it’s tough to beat on those Saturdays. The Bulls opened the year with a 30-13 win against Lafayettethough they didn’t score in a 38-0 loss in Week 2 of Missourithey still looked relatively respectable on the road against top-10 SEC teams.
Utah in the state of Utah
Date: Saturday, September 7 | Time: 4:30 p.m
Place: Maverik Stadium – Logan, Utah
TV: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder]
Live broadcast: CBSSports.com | Cell phone: CBS sports app (Free)
Spread: Utah -21.5 | Will Ute cover? Check SportsLine’s Week 3 projections here
Battle of the Brothers returns after a nearly 10-year hiatus. It’s been even longer since these two teams met in Logan, when Utah State pulled off a thrilling 27-20 overtime victory on Sept. 7, 2012. It was the Aggies’ only win against their old rival this century; Utah is 12-1 in games dating back to 2000. Utah, which was picked first in the Big 12 preseason media poll, is a heavy favorite to add to that tally.
BYU in Wyoming
Date: Saturday, September 14 | Time: 21 hours
Place: War Memorial Stadium – Laramie, Wyoming
TV: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder]
Live broadcast: CBSSports.com | Cell phone: CBS sports app (Free)
Spread: BYU -10 | Will the Cougars cover? Check SportsLine’s Week 3 projections here
This underrated non-conference game pits two teams on different trajectories against each other. BYU has exceeded expectations so far and is coming off an impressive win against SMU, a team many saw as a contender in their first year with the ACC. Wyoming, meanwhile, opened its 2024 campaign with a 48-7 record in hand the state of Arizona and followed that up with a 17-13 loss to FCS Idaho — the team that gave Oregon some trouble in the first week. The Cowboys are always a threat, but they have beaten a lot of Power Four programs in the recent past.