The 2025 football season for most college teams begins on Saturday, August 23, 2025, which is actually "Week Zero" with a few games scheduled. Most of the season starts the following week, around August 30. For the NFL, the 2025 regular season is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 4, 2025, with the Kickoff Game. Since today is Saturday, August 23, 2025:
- The college football season starts today.
- The NFL season starts in 12 days, on September 4, 2025.
So as of today, the NFL football season is 12 days away, and the college football season is starting today.
