Multiple Ranked Matchups, Top Teams throughout the Day, Signature Conference Showdowns and Unrivaled Atmospheres: ESPN’s Week 8 College Football Schedule Showcases the Best of the Sport

• White Out Conditions: ABC’s Saturday Night Football Features No. 7 Penn State Hosting No. 16 Michigan in Big Ten East Showdown; No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington Leads In
• No. 1 Alabama in Special Primetime Kickoff; No. 3 Clemson Begins the Day at Noon; Overall, 16 Ranked Teams Across ESPN’s Networks including ESPN+

ESPN’s week 8 college football schedule features the sport’s marquee matchups — No. 16 Michigan at No. 7 Penn State and No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington — and a showcase of ranked teams across every game window and on nearly every one of its networks. Throughout Saturday, 16 ranked teams, including No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Clemson, will play on ESPN’s networks, with ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network and Longhorn Network joining ABC in showcasing the sport’s ranked teams as we enter the middle of the season.

White Out Forecast for ABC’s Saturday Night Football; Game Ends Signature Day on the Network
ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s will feature Penn State’s annual White Out game, as the Nittany Lions welcome in the Wolverines (7:30 p.m. ET) in a pivotal Big Ten East Division matchup. Penn State is undefeated, including a 3-0 conference record, and is atop the standings with Ohio State. Michigan is 5-1 on the season and a victory would put them back in the hunt for the conference championship. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be inside Beaver Stadium for the call of the game. Earlier on Saturday, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will set the scene for the matchup, televising live from State College, Pa.

The Ducks and the Huskies (3:30 p.m.) on ABC is the ESPN CFB150 Showcase Game and will lead into SNF, as Oregon looks to remain undefeated in conference play. The third-ranked Clemson Tigers visit Louisville to begin the day for ABC (noon). Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be live from Seattle, while Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, and Allison Williams have the call from Cardinal Stadium.

ESPN Features Top 10 Trio Headlined by No. 1 Alabama
ESPN will feature three top 10 teams on Saturday, including No. 1 Alabama in a special primetime game (9 p.m.) as the Crimson Tide continue its long, storied rivalry with Tennessee. Leading into the Volunteers-Crimson Tide matchup, No. 10 Georgia will host Kentucky (6 p.m.) and, to start the day, No. 9 Florida is at South Carolina (noon). The Gamecocks will be looking to pull back-to-back top 10 upsets, while Georgia and Florida look to bounce back this week. Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay and Molly McGrath are in Tuscaloosa, Ala., while Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich head to Athens, Ga. and Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill call the game in Columbia, S.C.

Ranked Teams on Nearly Every Network
ESPN2 and SEC Network present multiple windows of ranked teams on Saturday, while Longhorn Network, ESPN+ and ESPNU will also get in on the ranked team action:

• ESPN2’s lineup begins with No. 23 Iowa hosting Purdue (noon), continues with No. 19 SMU at home vs. Temple (3:30 p.m.) and then concludes the day with No. 14 Boise at BYU (10:15 p.m.).
• SEC Network starts with No. 11 Auburn at Arkansas (noon) followed by No. 22 Missouri at Vanderbilt (4 p.m.).
• ESPN+ features No. 24 Appalachian State, as they puts their undefeated record on the line at home vs. Louisiana Monroe (3:30 p.m.).
• Longhorn Network highlights No. 15 Texas hosting Kansas (7 p.m.). More on the network’s presentation can be found here.
• ESPNU features No. 21 Cincinnati welcoming Tulsa (3:30 p.m.).

ESPN College Football 150 Weekly Theme: Television
The history of college football on TV is its own saga, featuring big names, big deals and countless evolutions that have made watching the games more entertaining than ever. The American Game delves into its history on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.

The Greatest on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. on ESPN will look at the best voices, both television and radio, around the sport of college football.

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