The 2020 college football season began in earnest Saturday with multiple Power Five programs in action.

Notre Dame took care of business at home against Duke in a just-this-year ACC matchup. Louisiana won for the first time on the road against a ranked opponent, downing No. 23 Iowa State in an empty Jack Trice Stadium.

Illinois and the Big Ten were relegated to spectators, their own fall season put on hold a month earlier in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Scott Richey is a reporter covering college basketball at The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter (@srrichey).