College football spring games 2025 schedule, dates, times, cancellations as teams scrap traditional scrimmages

The spring game schedule isn’t as robust as it used to be. Several prominent programs are ditching scrimmages all together for a handful of different reasons. Nebraska’s Matt Rhule was one of the first major figures to throw his weight behind moving away from spring games, citing concerns over transfer portal tampering. 

Still, many schools around the nation will end their respective spring practice slates with some sort of event open to fans. A good few of those will take the form of a traditional spring game. 

Texas is adjusting its practice schedule to an OTA-style model to try to mitigate some of the workload from an increased schedule in the 12-team College Football Playoff era. That means no spring game, though the Longhorns will still scrimmage in practice. 

That doesn’t mean this spring is lacking in juicy storylines. North Carolina embarks on its first offseason under new coach Bill Belichick, an NFL legend that’s testing the collegiate waters for the first time. Though North Carolina won’t have a spring game — it will have an open practice and fan event instead — the Tar Heels are still well-worth keeping an eye on. 

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Even with many schools opting out, there are still plenty of spring games to track. Below is a list of the times and dates as confirmed by schools. Included are fan events and open practices, even if the format will not follow what people have come to expect from a scrimmage. 

This article will be updated as more programs announce dates. All times Eastern.

ACC

Big Ten 

Big 12

SEC