| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| Oregon State | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Houston | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
Final. Saturday, September 5, 2026. Kicked off 12:00 p.m. ET on ESPN and Disney+.
Houston opens at home against Oregon State in the noon window, a cross-country trip for a Pac-12 program that has spent the past few seasons rebuilding its schedule from scratch after conference realignment.
| Kickoff | 12:00 p.m. ET · 11:00 a.m. CT · 10:00 a.m. MT · 9:00 a.m. PT |
| TV | ESPN |
| Streaming | Disney+, ESPN App, Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling Orange |
| Venue | TDECU Stadium, Houston |
The Disney+ Option
ESPN content now appears on Disney+, which matters for anyone without a cable package. If you subscribe to Disney+ you may be able to watch this without any additional service — a route that didn’t exist a couple of seasons ago.
The traditional options all still work: Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream and Sling Orange all carry ESPN.
A Long Trip for a Noon Start
A noon Eastern kickoff is 9 a.m. body-clock time for a team travelling from Oregon. Combined with Houston heat and humidity in early September, the conditions favour the home side well beyond the usual home-field margin.
Early kickoffs are the hardest scheduling draw a West Coast team can get, and this is the extreme version.
Houston’s Opener
The Cougars open at home in front of a national ESPN audience, having been ranked in the preseason conversation. A comfortable start matters before Big 12 play begins.
Prediction and Odds
Line: Houston -20.5 (DraftKings). ESPN’s pregame model gives Houston a 92 percent win probability.
No. 23 Houston is coming off a 10-3 season and a Texas Bowl win over LSU, with Conner Weigman back at quarterback. Oregon State went 2-10 last year and is in its first game under new head coach JaMarcus Shephard, now as a Pac-12 member. Talent and continuity both favor the Cougars by a wide margin.
Our pick: Houston 34, Oregon State 14. Houston covers. See all of our Week 1 predictions.
The Bottom Line
Oregon State at Houston kicks off 12:00 p.m. ET Saturday, September 5 on ESPN, with a Disney+ streaming option. The 9 a.m. body-clock start and Houston humidity make this a harder trip than the matchup suggests.