Ten ranked teams in action on ESPN networks in Week 8, led by No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas on ‘ABC Saturday Night Football’

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October 19, 2026

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Amanda Brooks

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Summary

Ten ranked teams take to the field Saturday, including three of the AP top 10: No. 1 Miami, No. 7 Ole Miss and No. 10 Utah
Two games feature ranked-on-ranked clashes: No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas on ABC and No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah on ESPN

Week 8 of the 2026-27 college football season features ten AP Top 25 teams in action, including three of the top 10. ESPN networks present an 81-game slate from Tuesday, Oct. 20 through Saturday, Oct. 24, across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and ESPN Radio.

The headliner is a Saturday primetime clash between No. 7 Ole Miss and No. 19 Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One – one of two ranked-on-ranked games on the Saturday schedule, along with No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah on ESPN.

ABC features an SEC All Day tripleheader in Week 8. At noon, No. 18 LSU visits Auburn, with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Katie George on the call alongside an SEC Network SkyCast+ presentation. At 3:30 p.m., No. 13 Alabama hosts Texas A&M, with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Kris Budden announcing the action. This week’s game will also be available as an immersive viewing experience on Meta Quest (via the TV App), featuring live 180-degree coverage and front-row views of the action. In primetime, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe are in the booth for the Rebels/Longhorns showdown in the 4K Game of the Week.

ESPN showcases four ranked teams in action on Saturday. At noon, No. 1 Miami hosts Pittsburgh, with Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Stormy Buonantony on the call alongside an ACC Network Command Center for the game. At 3:30 p.m., No. 11 Tennessee visits South Carolina, with Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor on the mic. The night closes at 10:15 p.m. with No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah, as Tom Hart, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich call the late-night action.

On ESPN2, No. 25 Arizona hosts Iowa State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport on the call. SEC Network has No. 12 Kentucky hosting Vanderbilt at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray and Taylor Davis announcing the action.

Additional Highlighted Games

Thursday, Oct. 22
- East Carolina at Memphis | 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2 | Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, Paul Carcaterra
Friday, Oct. 23
- Duke at Virginia | 7 p.m. on ESPN | Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, Dana Boyle
- NC State at Stanford | 10:30 p.m. on ESPN | Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Morgan Uber
Saturday, Oct. 24
- Oregon at Illinois | 2:30 p.m. on ESPN Radio | Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
- Virginia Tech at Clemson | 7 p.m. on ESPN | Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Sherree Burruss

Schedules are subject to change. Please visit ESPNPressRoom.com and @ESPNPR for the latest updates on schedules, on-air teams and more.

2026-27 ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV SCHEDULE – WEEK 8

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Where to Watch
Tue, Oct 20	7 p.m.	Missouri State at Delaware Mike Corey, Craig Haubert	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	South Alabama at Marshall Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman	ESPN2
Wed, Oct 21	8 p.m.	New Mexico State at Sam Houston Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod	ESPN2
Thu, Oct 22	7 p.m.	James Madison at App State Taylor Zarzour, Jeff Woody, Michella Chester	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	East Carolina at Memphis Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, Paul Carcaterra	ESPN2
Fri, Oct 23	5 p.m.	North Carolina Central at Delaware State Jason Ross Jr, Jay Walker, Marke Freeman	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Duke at Virginia* Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, Dana Boyle	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Yale at Penn Eric Frede, Jack Ford	ESPNU
	8:30 p.m.	Army at Tulsa Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia	ESPN2
	10:30 p.m.	NC State at Stanford* Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Morgan Uber	ESPN
Sat, Oct 24	Noon	No. 18 LSU at Auburn Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Katie George	ABC/SEC Network
	Noon	Pittsburgh at No. 1 Miami* Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Stormy Buonantony	ESPN/ACC Network/Disney+
	Noon	West Virginia at TCU Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox, Laura Stickells	ESPN2
	Noon	Rice at Florida Atlantic Richard Cross, Craig Haubert	ESPNU
	Noon	New Hampshire at Merrimack	ESPN+
	Noon	Cornell at Brown	ESPN+
	Noon	St. Thomas at Marist	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Akron at Kent State Michael Reghi, Barrett Brooks	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Miami (Ohio) at Central Michigan Evan Stockton, Marcus Ray	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Benedict at Albany State	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Bucknell at Holy Cross	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Lafayette at Fordham	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Presbyterian at Valparaiso	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Butler at Drake	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Navarro at Snow	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Norfolk State at South Carolina State	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Dartmouth at Columbia	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State at VMI	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Mercyhurst at Robert Morris	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Colgate at Richmond	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Stetson at Morehead State	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Tennessee Tech at The Citadel	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Samford at Furman	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Tarleton State at West Georgia	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	North Dakota at South Dakota	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Oregon at Illinois Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons	ESPN Radio
	2:30 p.m.	Chattanooga at Western Carolina	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Howard at Morgan State	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Central State at Miles	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Princeton at Harvard	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State at Eastern Illinois	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Chicago State at Lindenwood	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Nicholls at Northwestern State	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	West Florida at Eastern Kentucky	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Indiana State at Illinois State	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Murray State at South Dakota State	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Weber State at Montana State	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Texas A&M at No. 13 Alabama Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Kris Budden	ABC
	3:30 p.m.	No. 11 Tennessee at South Carolina Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor	ESPN/Disney+
	3:30 p.m.	Boston College at Georgia Tech* Roxy Bernstein, Dave Clawson, Madison Hock	ACC Network
	3:30 p.m.	Oklahoma at Mississippi State Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic, Tori Petry	SEC Network
	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green at Buffalo Anthony Lima, Ryan Cavanaugh	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Sacramento State at Ball State Joe Tordy, Forrest Conoly	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern at Tennessee State	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Georgetown at William & Mary	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Lehigh at Villanova	ESPN+
	3:45 p.m.	Kansas State at Arizona State Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill, Lauren Sisler	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	Eastern Michigan at Ohio Doug Sherman, Tyoka Jackson	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	UL Monroe at Troy	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	UT Martin at Western Illinois	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Houston Christian at Lamar	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Southern Utah at Idaho	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	McNeese at Incarnate Word	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	UT Rio Grande Valley at Central Arkansas	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Utah Tech at Cal Poly	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Louisiana at Southern Miss	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Portland State at Idaho State	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	SE Louisiana at Stephen F. Austin	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Virginia Tech at Clemson* Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Sherree Burruss	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Prairie View A&M at East Texas A&M	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Austin Peay at North Alabama	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Northern Colorado at UC Davis	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Georgia State at Arkansas State	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe	ABC
	7:30 p.m.	Iowa State at No. 25 Arizona Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	Syracuse at North Carolina* Justin Kutcher, Max Browne, Madison Fitzpatrick	ACC Network
	7:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt at No. 12 Kentucky Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray, Taylor Davis	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	UTSA at Tulane Ted Emrich, Fozzy Whittaker	ESPNU
	10:15 p.m.	No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich	ESPN

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