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- FCS: Seven Ranked Teams Set to Appear; Two Ranked Match-Ups
- FBS: Rivalry Week for Western Michigan/Central Michigan and Akron/Kent State
Week 8 of college football season marks the 200th college football game shown on ESPN+, the premium direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) and ESPN. The week’s 26-game slate—which takes the total for the season to 201—kicks off Saturday, Oct. 20, at noon ET with Princeton at Harvard and Buffalo at Toledo, and bows at 7:30 p.m. with Rice at Florida International and Old Dominion at Western Kentucky.
Top Ranked
Seven teams from the AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top-25 Poll will be featured as part of the ESPN+ schedule, including the two ranked matchups of No. 21 East Tennessee State at No. 12 Wofford (1:30 p.m.) and No. 7 Illinois State at No. 1 North Dakota State (3:30 p.m.). Other ranked teams appearing include:
- No. 18 Princeton at Harvard (Noon)
- No. 4 Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri (2 p.m.)
- No. 10 Sam Houston State at Lamar (4 p.m.)
FBS Rivalries
It is rivalry week for Western Michigan as they head to Central Michigan (3 p.m.) and Akron as the face neighbors Kent State (3:30 p.m.). Western Michigan will look to hoist the Victory Cannon once again after falling to Central Michigan 35-28 in last year’s meeting, after winning the previous three. The Wagon Wheel Rivalry is currently tied at 23-23-1 with Akron winning the last three meetings.
ESPN+ College Football Schedule – Week 8
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Noon | No. 18 Princeton at Harvard | ESPN+ |
| Buffalo at Toledo | ESPN+ | ||
| 1 p.m. | Cornell at Brown | ESPN+ | |
| 1:30 p.m. | No. 21 East Tennessee State at No. 12 Wofford | ESPN+ | |
| No. 24 Dartmouth at Columbia | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 p.m. | Samford at Furman | ESPN+ | |
| Valparaiso at Morehead State | ESPN+ | ||
| No. 4 Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri | ESPN+ | ||
| 3 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Ball State | ESPN+ | |
| Western Michigan at Central Michigan | ESPN+ | ||
| Western Illinois at Missouri State | ESPN+ | ||
| Indiana State at Southern Illinois | ESPN+ | ||
| Murray State at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Illinois State at No. 1 North Dakota State | ESPN+ | |
| UTEP at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+ | ||
| Akron at Kent State | ESPN+ | ||
| Louisiana at Appalachian State | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 p.m. | No. 10 Sam Houston State at Lamar | ESPN+ | |
| Western Carolina at Mercer | ESPN+ | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State | ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | Presbyterian at Charleston Southern | ESPN+ | |
| South Dakota at Youngstown State | ESPN+ | ||
| Jacksonville at Stetson | ESPN+ | ||
| 7 p.m. | UTSA at Southern Mississippi | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Rice at Florida International | ESPN+ | |
| Old Dominion at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ |
*Not all ESPN+ games are exclusive
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