Good News or Great News? College Football Kicks off in Less Than Six Weeks

If you’re like me, you’ve been waiting for the start of the 2013 college football season since January. Now, we are finally less than six weeks away from a brand new season.

The 2013 season officially begins on Thursday, Aug. 29, with 17 games. Two of those games involve SEC teams: South Carolina vs. North Carolina and Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss. Eight games are scheduled for Friday, Aug. 30, and then the season begins in earnest with a full slate of games set for Saturday, Aug. 31, including a 5:30 p.m. matchup between defending national champion Alabama and Virginia Tech.

So, is this good news or great news? Let us know in the comments or, if you believe a photo is worth a 1,000 words of team spirit, click on the green “Post” button above to upload a photo of someone or something related to your favorite team.

Looking for other ways to pass the time until Aug. 29? Here are a few ideas:

• Beat the rush and start your own armchair quarterback/biggest fan blog today. Go to the Patch home page and look for the “start blogging” button near the bottom of the page.
• Check out USA Today’s ongoing series, College Football Top 125 Countdown.
• Follow the 2013 College Football Countdown on Tumblr.
• Catch up on all the latest SEC football news on the Saturday Down South website.
• Create your own NCAA football countdown clock widget here.

Let’s get ready for some football!