After some sideline-watching Thursday and Friday and a noon-slate of appetizers, the Vols travel to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide at 3:30 on CBS. The evening then features a couple of big national-interest games.

Here’s the Week 8 college football TV schedule, curated for Vols fans. It includes kickoff times, TV stations, and what’s at stake in each game from the perspective of a Vols fan. It also includes helpful suggestions on how to watch everything most efficiently and who to root for in each game.

The full schedule for the entire weekend is also included at the bottom of the post.

Go Vols! Beat Bama Anyway!

Thursday, October 19

Thursday, October 19, 2017
Game Time (ET) TV Why How Root for
UL Lafayette at Arkansas State 7:30 PM ESPNU Blake Anderson Channel hop Something interesting
(25) Memphis at Houston 8:00 PM ESPN Mike Norvell Channel hop Something interesting

 

In case you suddenly find yourself interested in coaches, well, here are a couple.

Friday, October 20

Friday, October 20, 2017
Game Time (ET) TV Why How Root for
Air Force at Nevada 9:30 PM CBSSN Troy Calhoun Channel hop Something interesting
Colorado State at New Mexico 10:15 PM ESPN2 Mike Bobo Channel hop Something interesting

 

Didn’t get your fill Thursday? Try again Friday!

Gameday, October 21

Get yourself your favorite pizza and settle in for a handful of noon appetizers, and then get ready for the big one at 3:30.

Saturday, October 21, 2017
Game Time (ET) TV Why How Root for
NOON
Iowa State at Texas Tech Noon FS1 It's football? Channel hop An exciting game
Louisville at Florida State Noon ESPN It's football? Channel hop An exciting game
Maryland at (5) Wisconsin Noon FOX It's football? Channel hop An exciting game
(10) Oklahoma State at Texas Noon ABC It's football? Channel hop An exciting game
AFTERNOON
Tennessee at (1) Alabama 3:30 PM CBS GO VOLS Live BEAT BAMA ANYWAY!
Kentucky at Mississippi State 4:00 PM SECN Future opponent DVR Discuss
EVENING
(19) Michigan at (2) Penn State 7:30 PM ABC Big game Channel hop An exciting game
(11) USC at (13) Notre Dame 7:30 PM NBC Big game Channel hop An exciting game

 

Noon slot

I don’t know. Something interesting could happen here. And if not, you still have your pizza.

Afternoon slot

Go Vols! Beat Bama Anyway!

Evening slot

You may need to just sit in a chair and stare at the TV Saturday night, so what better way to do it than with a couple of games of national interest?

Complete college football TV schedule for Week 8

And here’s the complete schedule for the week, paginated and searchable!

Thursday, October 19, 2017 Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 Friday, Sept. 29, 2017
Game Time (ET) TV
UL Lafayette at Arkansas State 7:30 PM ESPNU
(25) Memphis at Houston 8:00 PM ESPN
Friday, October 20, 2017
Game Time (ET) TV
WKU at Old Dominion 6:00 PM CBSSN
Marshall at Middle Tennessee 7:00 PM ESPN2
Air Force at Nevada 9:30 PM CBSSN
Colorado State at New Mexico 10:15 PM ESPN2
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Game Time (ET) TV
Akron at Toledo Noon Raycom/ESPN3
Idaho at Missouri Noon SECN
Iowa at Northwestern Noon ESPN2
Iowa State at Texas Tech Noon FS1
Louisville at Florida State Noon ESPN
Maryland at (5) Wisconsin Noon FOX
(10) Oklahoma State at Texas Noon ABC
Purdue at Rutgers Noon BTN
Temple at Army Noon CBSSN
Tulsa at UConn Noon ESPNU
Pittsburgh at Duke Noon ACCN
Boston College at Virginia 12:30 PM RSN
Kent State at Ohio 2:00 PM ESPN3
NIU at Bowling Green 2:00 PM ESPN3
Troy at Georgia State 2:00 PM ESPN3
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan 2:00 PM ESPN3
Buffalo at Miami, OH 2:30 PM ESPN3
Central Michigan at Ball State 3:00 PM ESPN3
Arizona State at Utah 3:30 PM FS1
Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State 3:30 PM ESPN3
Georgia Southern at UMass 3:30 PM 11 Sports/NESN
Illinois at Minnesota 3:30 PM BTN
Indiana at (18) Michigan State 3:30 PM ABC
North Carolina at (14) Virginia Tech 3:30 PM ESPN2
Syracuse at (8) Miami, FL 3:30 PM ESPN
Tennessee at (1) Alabama 3:30 PM CBS
(20) UCF at Navy 3:30 PM CBSSN
Kentucky at Mississippi State 4:00 PM SECN
(9) Oklahoma at Kansas State 4:00 PM FOX
Oregon at UCLA 4:00 PM Pac-12N
SMU at Cincinnati 4:00 PM ESPNU
North Texas at Florida Atlantic 5:00 PM ESPN3
ULM at South Alabama 5:00 PM ESPN3
Utah State at UNLV 6:00 PM ATTSNRM
UAB at Charlotte 6:30 PM beIN SPORTS
BYU at East Carolina 7:00 PM CBSSN
Rice at UTSA 7:00 PM KMYS/Stadium
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech 7:00 PM Stadium
(16) USF at Tulane 7:00 PM ESPN2
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech 7:30 PM ESPNU
(21) Auburn at Arkansas 7:30 PM SECN
(24) LSU at Ole Miss 7:15 PM ESPN
(19) Michigan at (2) Penn State 7:30 PM ABC
(11) USC at (13) Notre Dame 7:30 PM NBC
Arizona at California 8:00 PM Pac-12N
Kansas at (4) TCU 8:00 PM FOX
(23) West Virginia at Baylor 8:00 PM FS2
Wyoming at Boise State 10:15 PM ESPN2
Fresno State at San Diego State 10:30 PM CBSSN
Colorado at (15) Washington State 10:45 PM ESPN
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Harley
Harley
7 years ago

Stranger things have happened… Go Vols!!