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- Road Warriors: Undefeated No. 2 Ohio State, No. 10 UCF and No. 20 Cincinnati all Traveling; Buckeyes on ABC’s Saturday Night Football
- Under the Lights in Death Valley: No. 22 Mississippi State at No. 5 LSU in Prime-Time
The ESPN/ABC college football week eight schedule will feature five undefeated teams, including No. 16 NC State at No. 3 Clemson matching up in a key ACC Atlantic Division showdown. ABC’s Saturday Night Football will also feature an unbeaten squad, as No. 2 Ohio State faces another Big Ten road test, while No. 10 UCF and No. 20 Cincinnati will both be traveling to conference foes. Overall, ESPN/ABC will feature 11 ranked teams, including three of the top 5 as No. 5 LSU hosts No. 22 Mississippi State under the lights in Death Valley on ESPN.
Undefeated ACC Showdown: No. 16 NC State at No. 3 Clemson
ESPN will air the only matchup of undefeated teams this week when the Wolfpack and Tigers face off (3:30 p.m.). NC State will be trying to reverse history, as they are winless at Clemson since 2002, including an overtime loss in 2016, and have just one victory against the Tigers in the last 14 matchups. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe will be at Clemson Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. for the call.
Under the Lights: No. 22 Mississippi State at No. 5 LSU in Prime-Time
ESPN will feature another matchup of ranked conference foes in primetime, as No. 5 LSU hosts No. 22 Mississippi State in an SEC West showdown under the lights of Tiger Stadium (7 p.m.). The two teams have split their last four meetings, including the Bulldogs earning their most decisive victory in the 111 matchups between the two squads last season with a 37-7 victory. Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill will be in Baton Rouge, La., for the call.
ABC’s Saturday Night Football: No. 2 Ohio State Looks to Remain Perfect
ABC’s Saturday Night Football features No. 2 Ohio State at Purdue (7:30 p.m.) in a Big Ten matchup, as the Buckeyes look to remain undefeated on the season. The matchup represents the third time this season Ohio State will be the road team on the signature franchise, having previously defeated TCU and Penn State. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be in Ross-Ade Stadium for the call of the game.
Ranked Teams Featured Throughout the Day across ESPN’s Networks and ABC
Leading into the primetime game, ABC will feature a pair of ranked teams to begin the day, as No. 9 Oklahoma heads to TCU (noon) and No. 18 Penn State goes to Indiana (3:30 p.m.). Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams will be in Fort Worth, Texas, while Steve Levy, Brian Griese, and Todd McShay will be in Bloomington, Ind.
ESPNU will begin its day featuring one of the five undefeated teams as No. 20 Cincinnati is at Temple (noon) and ESPN2 will follow suit in primetime as No. 10 UCF plays at East Carolina (7 p.m.). To begin its day, ESPN2 will air No. 19 Iowa hosting Maryland (noon), while SEC Network will air Vanderbilt at No. 14 Kentucky on SEC Saturday Night.
200 and Beyond for ESPN+
ESPN+ will stream 25 more games this week, bringing the total for the season to more than 200 in the subscription services’ first season of college football. Complete schedule of games can be found at https://plus.espn.com/
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchups/Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Oct 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia State at Arkansas State Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Stanford at Arizona State Dave Flemming, Brock Huard, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN | |
| Fri, Oct 19 | 7 p.m. | Yale at Penn Marc Kestecher, Ross Tucker |
ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Colorado State at Boise State Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Noon | No. 9 Oklahoma at TCU Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC |
| Auburn at Ole Miss Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN | ||
| Maryland at No. 19 Iowa Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 20 Cincinnati at Temple Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones |
ESPNU | ||
| Tulsa at Arkansas Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Kris Budden |
SEC Network | ||
| Buffalo at Toledo | ESPN+ | ||
| 12:20 p.m. | North Carolina at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Virginia at Duke | ACC Network Extra | |
| 2 p.m. | Bowling Green at Ohio
Doug Sherman, John Gregory |
ESPN3 | |
| Idaho State at Liberty | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Charlotte at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| Eastern Michigan at Ball State Jim Barbar, Bobby Carpenter |
ESPN+ | ||
| Western Michigan at Central Michigan Chris Vosters, Marcus Ray |
ESPN+ | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Penn State at Indiana Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ABC | |
| No. 16 NC State at No. 3 Clemson Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | ||
| Wake Forest at Florida State Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | ||
| SMU at Tulane Kevin Brown, Andre Ware |
ESPNU | ||
| UTEP at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+ | ||
| Akron at Kent State Michael Reghi, Dustin Fox |
ESPN+ | ||
| Louisiana at Appalachian State | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 p.m. | Memphis at Missouri Mike Morgan, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 22 Mississippi State at No. 5 LSU Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN/ESPN Radio | |
| No. 10 UCF at East Carolina Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | ||
| UTSA at Southern Mississippi | ESPN+ | ||
| Texas State at Louisiana-Monroe | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 Ohio State at Purdue Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
ABC | |
| Vanderbilt at No. 14 Kentucky Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | ||
| Fresno State at New Mexico Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison |
ESPNU | ||
| Rice at Florida International | ESPN+ | ||
| Old Dominion at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | ||
| 10:30 PM | Arizona at UCLA Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey, Ed Aschoff |
ESPN2 |
Please note: Not all digital games are exclusive
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; [email protected] and @DerekVolner
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