Week 8 of the 2026-27 college football season will feature ten AP Top 25 teams in action, according to an October 19 statement from ESPN. The broadcast schedule includes three teams from the AP top 10: No. 1 Miami, No. 7 Ole Miss, and No. 10 Utah.
ESPN networks will 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. Two of the Saturday matchups will feature ranked teams playing against one another. These include No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas on ABC and No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah on ESPN.
The ABC Saturday Night Football primetime game between Ole Miss and Texas is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET and will be a 4K Game of the Week featuring Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe in the booth. This matchup will also be available as an immersive viewing experience on Meta Quest via the TV App, offering live 180-degree coverage.
The ABC Saturday schedule includes an SEC All Day tripleheader. At noon, No. 18 LSU visits Auburn with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, and Katie George. At 3:30 p.m., No. 13 Alabama hosts Texas A&M with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, and Kris Budden.
ESPN will showcase four ranked teams on Saturday. At noon, No. 1 Miami hosts Pittsburgh with Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, and Stormy Buonantony. At 3:30 p.m., No. 11 Tennessee visits South Carolina with Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek, and Taylor McGregor. The night concludes at 10:15 p.m. with the Houston at Utah game, called by Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, and Quint Kessenich.
Other scheduled games for the week include East Carolina at Memphis on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2, called by Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, and Paul Carcaterra. On Friday, Oct. 23, Duke will visit Virginia at 7 p.m. on ESPN, while NC State faces Stanford at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN.
The full schedule for Week 8 is subject to change. Fans can access live events and replays through the ESPN App via an ESPN Unlimited plan, which includes features such as multiview, synchronized two-screen viewing, and integrated game stats.
