The 2026 NCAA football season continues this week. Week 8’s Saturday slate will feature games between Houston and Utah, Mississippi and Texas, Indiana and Michigan and many more. College football games air across ABC, NBC, CBS, USA, ESPN, TNT, truTV, TBS, FOX, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, FOX, FS1, NFL Network and BTN.
When it comes to getting access to every channel you’ll need to watch the most games this season, we’ve got you covered. Here’s what you need to know to watch this week of the 2026-27 NCAA football season.
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TV channels: ESPN, ESPNU, CBS, ABC, NBC and more
Streaming: ESPN+, YouTube TV, Fubo, DIRECTV and more
All times Eastern
Thursday, Oct. 22
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James Madison at Appalachian State | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
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Liberty at Kennesaw State | 7 p.m. | CBSSN
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East Carolina at Memphis | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Friday, Oct. 23
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Duke at Virginia | 7 p.m. | ESPN
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UMass at UConn | 7 p.m. | CBSSN
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Army at Tulsa | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN2
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Air Force at Wyoming | 9 p.m. | CW
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NC State at Stanford | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
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North Carolina Central at Delaware State | 5 p.m. | ESPN2
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Yale at Penn | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
Saturday, Oct. 24
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Pitt at No. 1 Miami (Fla.) | 12 p.m. | ESPN
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No. 6 Indiana at Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX
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No. 8 Texas Tech at Cincinnati | 12 p.m. | FS1
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No. 18 LSU at Auburn | 12 p.m. | ABC
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Cal at No. 23 SMU | 12 p.m. | CW
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Rutgers at No. 24 Northwestern | 12 p.m. | Peacock
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West Virginia at TCU | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
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Rice at Florida Atlantic | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
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Western Michigan at Toledo | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
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Baylor at Kansas | 1 p.m. | TNT
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Akron at Kent State | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
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Miami (Ohio) at Central Michigan | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
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Oregon at Illinois | 3 p.m. | Big Ten Network
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No. 2 BYU at UCF | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
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Michigan State at No. 9 UCLA | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
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No. 11 Tennessee at South Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
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Texas A&M at No. 13 Alabama | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
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No. 15 Iowa at Minnesota | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
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Oklahoma at Mississippi State | 3:30 p.m. | SEC Network
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Boston College at Georgia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
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North Texas at Navy | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
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Hawai’i at Northern Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | MW+
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Sacramento State at Northern Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
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Bowling Green at Buffalo | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
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Kansas State at Arizona State | 3:45 p.m. | ESPN2
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Eastern Michigan at Ohio | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
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UL Monroe at Troy | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
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San Jose State at Nevada | 5 p.m. | MW+
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Louisiana at Southern Miss | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
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Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
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No. 21 Boise State at Washington State | 6 p.m. | USA Network
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San Diego State at Colorado State | 6:30 p.m. | CW
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Colorado at Oklahoma State | 7 p.m. | FS1
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Virginia Tech at Clemson | 7 p.m. | ESPN
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Georgia State at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
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No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
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Vanderbilt at No. 12 Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network
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No. 16 USC at Wisconsin | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
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Iowa State at No. 25 Arizona | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
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Syracuse at North Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
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Utah State at Texas State | 7:30 p.m. | CBSSN
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UTSA at Tulane | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
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North Dakota State at New Mexico | 10 p.m. | CW
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No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN
NCAA football games are broadcast across a vast range of channels, ranging from nationally televised games on networks like ABC, NBC, FOX and CBS, as well as niche channels that support college sports, like ESPNU, SEC Network, and ACC Network.
