The staggered start to the college football season has left a lot of college football fans waiting impatiently for their team's season to get underway. For football fans in the Big Ten and Mountain West, that time has finally arrived, as both begin their shortened, conference-only schedules this weekend.
The Big Ten begins its eight-games-in-eight-weeks slate on Friday night when Illinois heads to #14 Wisconsin for the first matchup of the season on Big Ten Network. Unfortunately, the Mountain West has already had to cancel one of its opening week games, as New Mexico at Colorado State has been scrapped and will not be rescheduled. The other 10 teams will all be in action this weekend, and rather than separate divisions, the Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played between the two teams with the highest winning percentage, rather than the most wins.
The good news is that outside of the UNM/ CSU game, no other college games have been canceled or postponed since last Saturday, when this weekend’s Florida-Missouri game was bumped to Halloween as Florida continues to deal with a COVID outbreak. That means we’re getting over 45 college football games this week, a robust game day that is finally beginning to resemble a typical Saturday in October.
Check out the full schedule and Top 25 rankings below. We’ll update you here on any postponements or other changes to the schedule.
CFB Week 8 - Saturday, Oct. 24
| Away Team | Home Team | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Arkansas State | Appalachian State | 7:30 PM (10/22) | ESPN |
| Jacksonville State | Florida International | 7:00 PM (10/23) | ESPN3 |
| Tulsa | South Florida | 7:30 PM (10/23) | ESPN |
| Illinois | #14Wisconsin | 8:00 PM (10/23) | BTN |
| Louisiana | UAB | 8:00 PM (10/23) | CBSSN* |
| Syracuse | #1Clemson | 12:00 PM | ACCN |
| Nebraska | #5Ohio State | 12:00 PM | FOX^ |
| #23NC State | #14North Carolina | 12:00 PM | ESPN |
| Kansas | #20Kansas State | 12:00 PM | FS1 |
| Georgia Southern | #25Coastal Carolina | 12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Mercer | Army | 12:00 PM | CBSSN* |
| Auburn | Ole Miss | 12:00 PM | SECN |
| Oklahoma | TCU | 12:00 PM | ESPN3 |
| Temple | Memphis | 12:00 PM | ESPN+* |
| UTEP | Charlotte | 12:00 PM | ESPN+* |
| Florida State | Louisville | 12:00 PM | ESPN3 |
| Rutgers | Michigan State | 12:00 PM | BTN |
| Southern Mississippi | Liberty | 1:00 PM | ESPN3 |
| Tulane | UCF | 2:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Florida Atlantic | #22Marshall | 2:30 PM | |
| #2Alabama | Tennessee | 3:30 PM | CBS* |
| #3Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | 3:30 PM | ESPN3 |
| #17Iowa State | #6Oklahoma State | 3:30 PM | FOX^ |
| #8Penn State | Indiana | 3:30 PM | FS1 |
| #19Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | 3:30 PM | ESPN3 |
| Middle Tennessee | Rice | 3:30 PM | ESPN3 |
| Houston | Navy | 3:30 PM | CBSSN* |
| Baylor | Texas | 3:30 PM | ESPN |
| Iowa | Purdue | 3:30 PM | BTN |
| Georgia State | Troy | 4:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Georgia Tech | Boston College | 4:00 PM | ACCN |
| Chattanooga | Western Kentucky | 4:00 PM | ESPN3 |
| Kentucky | Missouri | 4:00 PM | SECN |
| West Virginia | Texas Tech | 5:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| South Carolina | LSU | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| UL Monroe | South Alabama | 7:00 PM | ESPN+* |
| Utah State | Boise State | 7:00 PM | FS1 |
| Wyoming | Nevada | 7:00 PM | CBSSN* |
| #18Michigan | #21Minnesota | 7:30 PM | ESPN3 |
| Hawai'i | Fresno State | 7:30 PM | |
| Maryland | Northwestern | 7:30 PM | BTN |
| Virginia | #11Miami | 8:00 PM | ACCN |
| Louisiana Tech | UTSA | 8:00 PM | ESPNU |
| #9Cincinnati | #16SMU | 9:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Texas State | #12BYU | 10:15 PM | ESPN |
| UNLV | San Diego State | 10:30 PM | CBSSN* |
| Air Force | San José State | 10:30 PM | FS1 |
| New Mexico | Colorado State | N/A | Canceled |
*Full game not available on Sling
^ Games may be restricted based on market
Rankings
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Notre Dame
4. Georgia
5. Ohio State
6. Oklahoma State
7. Texas A&M
8. Penn State
9. Cincinnati
10. Florida
11. Miami (Florida)
12. BYU
13. Oregon
14. North Carolina
15. Wisconsin
16. SMU
17. Iowa State
18. Michigan
19. Virginia Tech
20. Kansas State
21. Minnesota
22. Marshall
23. North Carolina State
24. USC
25. Coastal Carolina
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