If you’re watching a college football game this weekend, go ahead and get comfortable.

It could take a while.

Major NCAA football games continue to last much longer than their NFL counterparts. The NCAA’s statistics show the average FBS game has lasted 3 hours and 25 minutes through the first two weeks of the season, compared to a few minutes over 3 hours for the NFL, according to statistics supplied by the league.

No. 23 Mississippi has already played two games that have topped four hours this season. The Rebels’ 45-34 loss to Florida State took 4:04 to complete while last weekend’s 48-43 loss to top-ranked Alabama lasted 4:02.

In the sweat-soaked aftermath of the Ole Miss-Alabama game — which was played on a day when the temperatures approached 90 degrees in Mississippi — Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said that there were coaches and players who needed IVs.

Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze acknowledged the Alabama game felt particularly long.

“It’s definitely something that has to be looked at,” Freeze said. “Certainly for the fan experience. Both teams — there were a lot of players cramping. It was a physical game.”

The gap between NFL and NCAA game times has existed for years, but is slightly more pronounced so far this season.