Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. Sign up here to receive Until Saturday directly in your inbox.Hey, Week 1 kicks off tonight. Here are the 100 quick-hit things to know about this season, a list led by: “The season already started last weekend!”The Watch Grid: We made it. Kind of?Remember this time last year, when it was legit to wonder whether we were entering the greatest Week 1 schedule ever?I was among those who argued No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State was the biggest opener in history. No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 Miami ended up deciding a Playoff spot, while No. 8 Alabama losing to Florida State somehow didn’t. And No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson sure felt big at the time.Well, I’m glad we enjoyed last year’s Week 1 feast. Because this time around, we’re going to be looking at a lot of scoreboards with big numbers on one side and tiny numbers on the other.Why? Well, I blame the transfer portal!! Wait, sorry. Force of habit, blaming everything in the world on the transfer portal. Let me try again.Why? A few reasons, starting with by far the biggest:
The No. 1 Buckeyes and No. 5 Longhorns are meeting in Week 2 this time, not Week 1. Seeing this game 48 hours from now would’ve changed the perception of this whole weekend.
