The 2025 college football season kicked off Saturday with a top 25 matchup in Week 0. No. 21 Iowa State defeated No. 20 Kansas State, 24-21, in Dublin, Ireland. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Four other FBS games were contested on Saturday.
UNLV defeated Idaho State, 38-31, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, while Kansas was victorious at home versus Fresno State, 31-7.
Former Tennessee offensive coordinator and seventh-year head coach Tyson Helton guided Western Kentucky to a, 41-24, home win versus Sam Houston.
Hawaii won the final Week 0 contest, defeating Stanford, 23-20, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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No. 18 Tennessee will open its season in Week 1 versus Syracuse in Atlanta, Georgia. Following Week 0 contests, ESPN Football Power Index released updated win percentage chances for each game in 2025.
ESPN FPI projects the Vols to have an 88.6 percent chance to defeat Syracuse. Below are win percentage chances for the Vols in regular-season games from ESPN FPI after Week 0.
Prediction: Tennessee 88.6 percent chance to win
Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia)
Location: Davis Wade Stadium (Starkville, Mississippi)
Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Gainesville, Florida)