The 2026 college football season rolls into Week 8, spanning Tuesday, Oct. 20 through Saturday, Oct. 24, with 111 matchups across the FBS and FCS.
Week 7 opened with three games on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. The action continues Thursday night with three contests: James Madison at Appalachian State (7pm ET, ESPNU), Liberty at Kennesaw State (7pm ET, CBSSN), and East Carolina at Memphis (7:30pm ET, ESPN2).
Friday delivers a seven‑game slate, beginning at 5pm ET with NC Central at Delaware State on ESPN2. That’s followed by Duke at Virginia (7pm ET, ESPN), UMass at UConn (7pm ET, CBSSN), Yale at Penn (7pm ET, ESPNU), Army at Tulsa (8:30pm ET, ESPN2), Air Force at Wyoming (9pm ET, The CW), and NC State at Stanford (10:30pm ET, ESPN).
Saturday’s schedule opens at 12pm ET with 17 games nationwide. Headliners include Pitt at No. 1 Miami on ESPN, No. 18 LSU at Auburn on ABC, No. 6 Indiana at Michigan on FOX, and No. 8 Texas Tech at Cincinnati on FS1.
The 3:30pm ET window features several marquee contests: No. 11 Tennessee at South Carolina on ESPN, Texas A&M at No. 13 Alabama on ABC, No. 2 BYU at UCF on FOX, and No. 15 Iowa at Minnesota on FS1.
Week 7 primetime showcases Colorado at Oklahoma State (7pm ET, FS1), Virginia Tech at Clemson (7pm ET, ESPN), No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas (7:30pm ET, ABC), Iowa State at No. 25 Arizona (7:30pm ET, ESPN2), and No. 16 USC at Wisconsin (7:30pm ET, NBC).
Late‑night offerings include North Dakota State at New Mexico (10pm ET, The CW) and No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah (10:15pm ET, ESPN).
The full Week 8 TV and streaming schedule by conference appears below.
2026 College Football Schedule: Week 8
* All times Eastern.
ACC
Duke at Virginia – 7pm, ESPN (Fri.)
NC State at Stanford – 10:30pm, ESPN (Fri.)
Pitt at Miami – 12pm, ESPN/Disney+
California at SMU – 12pm, The CW
Boston College at Georgia Tech – 3:30pm, ACCN
VA Tech at Clemson – 7pm, ESPN
Syracuse at North Carolina – 7:30pm, ACCN
AMERICAN
East Carolina at Memphis – 7:30pm, ESPN2 (Thu.)
Army at Tulsa – 8:30pm, ESPN2 (Fri.)
Rice at FAU – 12pm, ESPNU
North Texas at Navy – 3:30pm, CBSSN
UTSA at Tulane – 8pm, ESPNU
BIG 12
Texas Tech at Cincinnati – 12pm, FS1
West Virginia at TCU – 12pm, ESPN2
Baylor at Kansas – 1pm, TNT/truTV
BYU at UCF – 3:30pm, FOX
K-State at Arizona State – 3:45pm, ESPN2
Colorado at OK State – 7pm, FS1
Iowa State at Arizona – 7:30pm, ESPN2
Houston at Utah – 10:15pm, ESPN
BIG TEN
Indiana at Michigan – 12pm, FOX
Rutgers at Northwestern – 12pm, Peacock
Oregon at Illinois – 3pm, BTN
Iowa at Minnesota – 3:30pm, FS1
Michigan St. at UCLA – 3:30pm, CBS/Paramount+
USC at Wisconsin – 7:30pm, NBC/Peacock
CONFERENCE USA
Middle Tennessee at FIU – 7pm, CBSSN (Tue.)
Missouri St. at Delaware – 7pm, ESPNU (Tue.)
Liberty at Kennesaw State – 7pm, CBSSN (Wed.)
NM State at Sam Houston – 8pm, ESPN2 (Wed.)
INDEPENDENTS
UMass at UConn – 7pm, CBSSN (Fri.)
MAC
UMass at UConn – 7pm, CBSSN (Fri.)
WMU at Toledo – 12pm, CBSSN
Akron at Kent State – 1pm, ESPN+
Miami OH at CMU – 1pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green at Buffalo – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Sac State at Ball State – 3:30pm, ESPN+
EMU at Ohio – 4pm, ESPNU
MOUNTAIN WEST
Air Force at Wyoming – 9pm, The CW (Fri.)
Hawaii at NIU – 3:30pm, MW+
San Jose State at Nevada – 5pm, MW+
NDSU at New Mexico – 10pm, The CW
PAC-12
Boise St. at Washington St. – 6pm, USA
San Diego St. at Colorado St. – 6:30pm, The CW
Utah St. at Texas St. – 7:30pm, CBSSN
SEC
LSU at Auburn – 12pm, ABC
Texas A&M at Alabama – 3:30pm, ABC
Oklahoma at MS State – 3:30pm, SECN
Tennessee at S. Carolina – 3:30pm, ESPN/Disney+
Ole Miss at Texas – 7:30pm, ABC
Vanderbilt at Kentucky – 7:30pm, SECN
SUN BELT
South Alabama at Marshall – 7:30pm, ESPN2 (Tue.)
James Madison at App State – 7pm, ESPNU (Thu.)
ULM at Troy – 4pm, ESPN+
Old Dominion at LA Tech – 5pm, ESPN+
Louisiana at Southern Miss – 5pm, ESPN+
Georgia State at A-State – 7pm, ESPN+
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FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
- College Football Schedule (FBS only)
- FCS Schedule (FCS only)
- College Football TV Schedule (FBS and FCS)
These are the games from this week’s schedule I’d like to see on Thanksgiving weekend:
California at SMU (odd-numbered years only)
Pittsburgh at Miami (FL) (every other year only)
Colorado at Oklahoma State
UMass at UConn (once UConn joins the MAC for football only)
Akron at Kent State
Air Force at Wyoming
That’s the most pitiful lineup of games I have ever seen anybody wish to see