The first Saturday of college football is in the books after a slate of seven games brought a taste of what's in store for the months ahead. Just two ranked teams were in action and there were no marquee matchups, but the day provided insights of what to expect from teams like No. 6 USC and No. 13 Notre Dame in 2023.
Notre Dame began the day with a 42-3 drubbing of Navy in Dublin, Ireland. In his first game as a member of the Fighting Irish, quarterback Sam Hartman completed 19 of 23 passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns. The Wake Forest transfer surpassed 13,000 career passing yards in the contest and looked comfortable in command of a new offensive scheme.
Hartman wasn't the only star quarterback in action. Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams started his season with an impressive four-touchdown performance in the Trojans' 56-28 win over San Jose State. While the junior was excellent as usual, it was freshman receiver Zachariah Branch who stole the show with a pair of touchdowns as both a receiver and kick returner.
The only other game involving a Power Five team wound up as a wonky affair delayed by lightning as Vanderbilt outlasted the weather and a resilient Hawai'i team to win 35-28 in Nashville.
Here is the full list of scores from college football's Week 0 action.
College football scores, schedule: Week 0
No. 13 Notre Dame 42, Navy 3 (Dublin, Ireland) -- Recap, takeaways
Jacksonville State 17, UTEP 14 -- Recap
San Diego State 20, Ohio 13 -- Recap
UMass 41, New Mexico State 30 -- Recap
Vanderbilt 35, Hawaii 28 -- Recap
No. 6 USC 56, San Jose State 28 -- Recap, takeaways
Louisiana Tech 22, FIU 17 -- Recap
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