The No. 14 Orange face the No. 5 Tigers in a match between unbeaten ACC programs (ABC, Oct. 22 @ noon ET). Clemson has won the past four get-togethers. Syracuse improved to 6-0 for the first time since 1987 by upsetting then-No. 15 North Carolina State 24-9 on Oct. 15.
The No. 2 Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) are out for revenge as they host the Hawkeyes (3-3, 1-2) (Fox, Oct. 22 @ noon ET). Iowa crushed Ohio State 55-24 in 2017 for its second series victory in the last 15 meetings. The Buckeyes lead the nation at 48.8 points per game.
The No. 10 Ducks (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12) try to continue their 21st century dominance of the No. 9 Bruins (6-0, 3-0) (Fox, Oct. 22 @ 3:30 p.m. ET). Oregon has won 14 of 17 meetings since 2000 following a 34-31 road victory last season. UCLA is 6-0 for the first time since 2005.
The No. 11 Cowboys (5-1, 2-1) try to bounce back in a Big 12 game against the No. 20 Longhorns (5-2, 3-1) (ABC, Oct. 22 @ 3:30 p.m. ET). Oklahoma State comes off a 43-40 setback to then-No. 13 TCU in double overtime. Texas has won three straight after edging Iowa State 24-21.
The No. 7 Rebels (7-0, 3-0 SEC) head for Death Valley to tangle with the Tigers (5-2, 3-1) (CBS, Oct. 22 @ 3:30 p.m. ET). Ole Miss snapped a five-game series slide with a 31-17 victory in 2021. The Rebels are undefeated through seven games for the second time since 1962.
The No. 6 Crimson Tide (6-1, 3-1 SEC) host the No. 24 Bulldogs (5-2, 2-2) (ESPN, Oct. 22 @ 7 p.m. ET). Alabama is sporting its lowest national ranking since 2019 after a last-second 52-49 loss to Tennessee. Mississippi State seeks its first win over Alabama since 2007.
The following is the Week 8 college football regular season schedule including dates, start times, TV networks and scheduled announcers.
Noon: Syracuse @ Clemson (ABC/ESPN3)
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath
Noon: Iowa @ Ohio State (Fox)
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
Noon: Cincinnati @ SMU (ESPN)
Announcers: Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
Noon: Kansas @ Baylor (ESPN2)
Announcers: Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, Taylor McGregor
Noon: Houston @ Navy (ESPNU)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport
Noon: UT Martin @ Tennessee (SEC Network)
Announcers: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang
Noon: Indiana @ Rutgers (BTN)
Announcers: Cory Provous, Matt Millen, Elise Menaker
Noon: UL Monroe @ Army West Point (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Jason Knapp, Ross Tucker, Tina Cervasio
Noon: Akron @ Kent State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly
Noon: Bucknell @ Lehigh (SE2, ESPN+)
Announcers: Mike Zambelli, Doug Heater
Noon: Duquesne @ Central Connecticut (NEC Front Row)
Announcers: Bruce Biel, Marc Robbins
Noon: Georgetown @ Colgate (ESPN+)
Announcers: Eric Malanoski, Jeff Bishop
Noon: North Carolina A&T @ Robert Morris (ESPN+)
Announcers: Adam Gusky, Ray Thomas
12:30 PM: Duke @ Miami (FL) (ACC RSN, ESPN3)
Announcers: Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard
12:30 PM: Cornell @ Brown (ESPN+)
Announcers: Scott Cordischi, Nick Coit
1 PM: Bowling Green @ Central Michigan (ESPN3)
Announcers: Dan Gutowsky, Adam Brenemen
1 PM: Toledo @ Buffalo (ESPN+)
Announcers: Michael Reghi, Tyoka Jackson
1 PM: Yale @ Penn (NBCS PHIL, ESPN+)
Announcers: Joe Tordy, Coffee Jones
1 PM: Rhode Island @ Monmouth (NBCS PHIL+, FloFootball)
Announcers: Matt Harmon, Eddy Occhipinti
1 PM: Stonehill @ St. Francis (ESPN3)
Announcers: Dave Popkin, Rasheed Marshall
1 PM: Illinois State @ Indiana State (ESPN3)
Announcers: Scott Warmann, Don Patterson, Kelsie Kasper
1 PM: Sacred Heart @ Merrimack (NEC Front Row)
Announcers: John Avino, Jacob Van Ryn
1 PM: St. Thomas @ Presbyterian (ESPN+)
Announcers: Alex Smith
1 PM: Delaware State @ Howard (ESPN+)
Announcers: Matt White, Travis Oliver
1 PM: Marist @ Butler (FloFootball)
Announcers: Joey Lindstrom, Andrew Mild
1 PM: Elon @ New Hampshire (FloFootball)
Announcers: Bob Lipman, Justin McIssac
1 PM: Stetson @ Dayton (Facebook)
Announcers: Paul Fritschner, Jared Phillips
1:30 PM: North Carolina Central @ South Carolina State (ESPN3)
Announcers: Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker
1:30 PM: Dartmouth @ Columbia (SNY/ESPN+)
Announcers: Lance Medow, Shawn Fitzgerald
1:30 PM: Furman @ VMI (ESPN+)
Announcers: Wade Branner, Chip Tarkenton
1:30 PM: Mercer @ Chattanooga (ESPN+)
Announcers: Chris Goforth, Scott McMahen, Dave Keylon
2 PM: Eastern Michigan @ Ball State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Jim Barbar, Marcus Ray
2 PM: Northern Illinois @ Ohio (ESPN+)
Announcers: Anthony Lima, Ryan Cavanaugh
2 PM: Valparaiso @ Morehead State (ESPN3)
Announcers: Chuck Mraz, Jason Blanton
2 PM: Murray State @ Lindenwood (ESPN3)
Announcers: Bob Ramsey, Zach Zook
2 PM: Davidson @ Drake (ESPN3)
Announcers: Michael Admire, Jeff Woody
2 PM: Southeast Missouri @ Northwestern State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Patrick Netherton, Gary Reasons, Tyler Moody
2 PM: The Citadel @ Western Carolina (ESPN+)
Announcers: Kyle Rush, John Mount Shoop
2 PM- Southeastern Louisiana @ Jacksonville State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Mickey Shadrix, Gerhard Mathangani
2 PM: Richmond @ Hampton (FloFootball)
Announcers: Matt White, Travis Oliver
2:30 PM: UNLV @ Notre Dame (ESPN+)
Announcers: Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, Zora Stephenson
3 PM: West Virginia @ Texas Tech (FS1)
Announcers: Noah Eagle, Mark Helfrich
3 PM: Rice @ Louisiana Tech (ESPN+)
Announcers: Lyn Rollins, Chris Mycoskie, Madison Kaufman
3 PM: Portland State @ Idaho (SWX/ESPN+)
Announcers: Rob Jesselson, Patrick Libey
3 PM: Weber State @ Montana State (MTN/ESPN+)
Announcers: Ben Creighton, Ty Gregorak, Ashley Washburn
3 PM: Southern Illinois @ South Dakota (Midco SN 2/ESPN+)
Announcers: Jay Elsen, Andre Fields, David Brown
3 PM: UC Davis @ Northern Colorado (ESPN+)
Announcers: Jason Alvine, Nick Hager
3 PM: North Alabama @ Eastern Kentucky (ESPN+)
Announcers: Greg Stotelmyer, Jim Tirey, Wes Chandler
3 PM: Northern Arizona @ Idaho State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Dylan Carder, Kody Graves
3 PM: Tennessee Tech @ Kennesaw State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Nolan Alexander, Barclay Miller
3 PM: Faulker @ UIW (ESPN+)
Announcers: Paul Alexander, Karl Schoening, Katie Goodman
3 PM: Houston Christian @ Texas A&M-Commerce (ESPN+)
Announcers: Greg Higgins
3 PM: Eastern Illinois @ Tennessee State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Dan Laing, Keith Bulluck, Brad Hopkins
3 PM: Texas Southern @ Alcorn State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Santoria Black, Tolly Carr
3 PM: Stephen F. Austin @ Southern Utah (ESPN+)
Announcers: Spencer McLaughlin, Parker Haynie
3 PM: Morgan State @ Delaware (FloFootball)
Announcers: Scott Klatzkin, Nicholas Alessandrin
3:30 PM: Ole Miss @ LSU (CBS/Paramount+)
Announcers: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
3:30 PM: UCLA @ Oregon (Fox)
Announcers: Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
3:30 PM: Texas @ Oklahoma State (ABC/ESPN3)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill
3:30 PM: Purdue @ Wisconsin (ESPN)
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden
3:30 PM- Memphis @ Tulane (ESPN2)
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony
3:30 PM: BYU @ Liberty (ESPNU)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
3:30 PM: Northwestern @ Maryland (BTN)
Announcers: Brandon Gaudin, Jake Butt, Rick Pizzo
3:30 PM- Boston College @ Wake Forest (ACC Network)
Announcers: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris
3:30 PM: Western Michigan @ Miami (OH) (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: John Sadak, Randy Cross
3:30 PM: North Texas @ UTSA (Stadium)
Announcers: Chris Hassel, Bob Davie
3:30 PM: FIU @ Charlotte (ESPN3)
Announcers: Bobby Rosinski, Reginald Walker Jr., Hannah Bradey
3:30 PM: Georgia Southern @ Old Dominion (ESPN+)
Announcers: Chip Tarkenton, Andy Mashaw
3:30 PM: Marshall @ James Madison (ESPN+)
Announcers: Curt Dudley, Vad Lee, Corey Spector
3:30 PM: Samford @ East Tennessee State (Nexstar/ESPN+)
Announcers: Pete Yanity, Jared Singleton
3:30 PM: Holy Cross @ Lafayette (Lafayette/ESPN+)
Announcers: Gary Laubach, Mike Joseph, John Leone
3:30 PM: Albany @ Villanova (FloFootball)
Announcers: Nick Mantegna, Steve Pinone, Tessa Peloso
3:30 PM: Maine @ Stony Brook (FloFootball)
Announcers: Jonny Wincott, Sam Kornhauser, Sam Neidermann
4 PM: Vanderbilt @ Missouri (SEC Network)
Announcers: Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister, Andraya Carter
4 PM: Arizona State @ Stanford (Pac-12, Pac-12 AZ, Pac-12 BAY)
Announcers: J.B. Long, Yogi Roth
4 PM: Hawai’i @ Colorado State (SPEC HI PPV, Team1 Sports App)
Announcers: Kanoa Leahy, Rich Miano
4 PM: FAU @ UTEP (ESPN+)
Announcers: Erik Elken, Jacob Boggs
4 PM: Bethune-Cookman @ Mississippi Valley State (HBCU Go)
Announcers: Charlie Neal, Jon Kelley, Ashley Holder
4 PM: South Dakota State @ North Dakota (Midco/ESPN+)
Announcers: Brian Shawn, Ryan Kasowski
4 PM: McNeese @ Nicholls (ESPN+)
Announcers: Jack Benjamin, Wayde Keiser
4 PM: Campbell @ Jackson State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Butch Alsandor, Jorge Vargas
4 PM: William & Mary @ Towson (FloFootball)
Announcers: Spiro Morekas, Gordy Combs
5 PM: Arkansas State @ Louisiana (ESPN+)
Announcers: Dan McDonald, Eric Mouton
5 PM: Southern Miss @ Texas State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Brant Freeman, Keith Moreland, Koral Riggs
5 PM: Missouri State @ UNI (Panther/ESPN+)
Announcers: Brad Wells, Justin Surrency
5 PM: Prairie View A&M @ Lamar (ESPN3)
Announcers: Robert Slovak, Bo Brown, Lemont Williams
5 PM: Youngstown State @ Western Illinois (WBCB/ESPN+)
Announcers: Jack Bell, David Olejnik, Kyleigh Rogers
5 PM: Eastern Washington @ Cal Poly (ESPN+)
Announcers: Chris Sylvester, John Kane
5 PM: Virginia U of Lynchburg @ Southern (Jaguar)
Announcers: Chris Powers, Pete Richardson
6 PM: San Jose State @ New Mexico State (AggieVision/FloFootball)
Announcers: Adam Young, Danny Knee, Tatiana Favela
6 PM: Gardner-Webb @ Charleston Southern (ESPN3)
Announcers: Killian McClatchey, Jack DeLongchamps, Justin Biegel
6:30 PM: Fresno State @ New Mexico (FS2)
Announcers: Eric Collins, Devin Gardner
7 PM: Mississippi State @ Alabama (ESPN/ESPN2)
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe; ESPN2: Pat McAfee and guests
7 PM: Boise State @ Air Force (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, Sherree Burruss
7:30 PM: Minnesota @ Penn State (ABC/ESPN3)
Announcers: Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Katie George
7:30 PM: UCF @ ECU (ESPNU)
Announcers: John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
7:30 PM: Texas A&M @ South Carolina (SEC Network)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
8 PM: Kansas State @ TCU (FS1)
Announcers: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
8 PM: Pitt @ Louisville (ACC Network)
Announcers: Wes Durham, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs
8 PM- Colorado @ Oregon State (Pac-12, Pac-12 MTN, Pac-12 OR)
Announcers: Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
8 PM: Southwest Baptist @ Tarleton (ESPN+)
Announcers: John Liddle, LaDarrin McLane
9 PM: Sam Houston @ Utah Tech (ESPN+)
Announcers: Rod Zundel, Jay Schroeder, Steve Cook
9:45 PM: Utah State @ Wyoming (FS2)
Announcers: Dan Hellie, Petros Papadakis
10:30 PM: Washington @ Cal (ESPN)
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Tiffany Blackmon
10:30 PM: San Diego State @ Nevada (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Chris Lewis, Robert Turbin, Brandon Baylor
11 PM: Montana @ Sacramento State (ESPN2)
Announcers: Brian Custer, Dustin Fox, Jalyn Johnson
