The 2024-25 college football season continues this weekend with a Week 8 slate that includes Alabama vs. Tennessee, Georgia vs. Texas, Colorado vs. Arizona and more. Are you ready to watch some college football? In case you need a refresher on how to watch NCAA football games, we’ve got you covered. Looking for how to watch the 2024 NFL season? We’ve got a guide for that too.
Dates: Aug. 24, 2024 – Jan. 8, 2025
TV channels: ESPN, ABC, Fox, FS1, NBC, CBS, CBSSN, Big Ten Network
Streaming: ESPN+, Paramount+, Peacock, Fubo, DirecTV Stream
2024 NCAAF Week 8 Schedule:
All times Eastern
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Troy at South Alabama, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State, 9 p.m. | ESPNU
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Florida International at UTEP, 9 p.m. | CBSSN
Thursday, Oct. 17
Boston College at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Georgia State at Marshall, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Friday, Oct. 18
Florida State at Duke, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Brown at Princeton, 7 p.m. ESPNU
No. 2 Oregon at Purdue, 8 p.m. | FOX
Oklahoma State at No. 13 BYU, 10:15 p.m. | ESPN
Fresno State at Nevada, 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Saturday, Oct. 19
Catholic at Lycoming, 12 p.m. | FloSports
Northwestern State at Nicholls, 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Holy Cross at Harvard, 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Lehigh at Yale, 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Wilkes University at Keyston, 12 p.m. | FloSports
Norwich at Merchant Marine, 12 p.m. | FloSports
MIT at Springfield, 12 p.m. | FloSports
No. 6 Miami (Fla.) at Louisville, 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Virginia at No. 10 Clemson, 12 p.m. | ACCN
Nebraska at No. 16 Indiana, 12 p.m. | FOX
Auburn at No. 19 Missouri, 12 p.m. | ESPN
Wisconsin at Northwestern, 12 p.m. | BTN
UCLA at Rutgers, 12 p.m. | FS1
Wake Forest at UConn, 12 p.m. | CBSSN
Arizona State at Cincinnati, 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Louisiana at Coastal Carolina, 12 p.m. | ESPNU
East Carolina at No. 23 Army, 12 p.m. | ESPN2
Sacred Heart at Lafayette, 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+
South Carolina at Oklahoma, 12:45 | SECN
Villanova at Maine, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Hampton at North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Stony Brook at Towson, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Rhode Island at New Hampshire, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Bryant at Monmouth, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Drake at Presbyterian, 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Stetson at Davidson, 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Connecticut at Dartmouth, 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Columbia at Penn, 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Cornell at Bucknell, 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Stonehill at Merrimack, 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Georgetown at Colgate, 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Wofford at Chattanooga, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
UVA Wise at Carson-Newman, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Emory & Henry College at Anderson (SC), 1 p.m. | FloSports
Michigan Tech at Ferris State, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Roosevelt at North Michigan, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Juniata at Susquehanna, 1 p.m. | FloSports
West Florida at Chowan, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Miles at Clark Atlanta, 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Assumption at St. Anselm, 1 p.m. | FloSports
New Haven at Southern Connecticut State, 1 p.m. | FloSports
American International at Bentley, 1 p.m. | FloSports
Salve Regina at Coast Guard, 1:30 p.m. | FloSports
Lindenwood at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
The Citadel at VMI, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Shorter at West Georgia, 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Fort Valley State at South Carolina State, ESPN+
Erskine at North Greenville, 2 p.m. | FloSports
Wayne State (MI) at Davenport, 2 p.m. | FloSports
West Texas A&M at Eastern New Mexico, 2 p.m. | FloSports
Lenoir-Rhyne at Barton College, 2 p.m. | FloSports
WPI at SUNY Maritime, 2 p.m. | FloSports
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Tulsa at Temple, 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Grand Valley State at Saginaw Valley State, 3 p.m. | FloSports
Mississippi College at Valdosta State, 3 p.m. | FloSports
Mercer at Samford, 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Illinois State at Murray State, 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Indiana State at Missouri State, 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Campbell at William & Mary, 3:30 p.m. | FloSports
Delaware at Richmond, 3:30 p.m. | FloSports
Elon at UAlbany, 3:30 p.m. | FloSports
Florida A&M at Jackson State, 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Tennessee State at Howard, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 7 Alabama at No. 11 Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
No. 12 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 24 Michigan at No. 22 Illinois, 3:30 p.m. | CBS/Paramount+
NC State at California, 3:30 p.m. | ACCN
Houston at Kansas, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Hawaii at Washington State, 3:30 p.m. | The CW Network
Texas State at Old Dominion, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Ohio at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Kent State at Bowling Green, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Western Michigan at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Toledo at Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
UAB at South Florida, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Charlotte at No. 25 Navy, 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Florida Atlantic at UTSA, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Rice at Tulane, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Austin Peay at Utah Tech, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Abilene Christian, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at Western Illinois, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Cal Poly at Idaho, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Idaho State at Northern Arizona, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Montana State at Portland State, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
La Verne at Claremont Mudd Scripps, 4 p.m. | FloSports
Southern Cal at Maryland, 4 p.m. | FS1
Baylor at Texas Tech, 4 p.m. | ESPN2
Wyoming at San Jose State, 4 p.m. | Mountain West Network
James Madison at Georgia Southern, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 14 Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 4:15 p.m. | SECN
Lamar at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+
McNeese at Incarnate Word, 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Marist at San Diego, 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin at SE Louisiana, 5 p.m. | ESPN+
New Mexico at Utah State, 5 p.m. | TruTV/Max
West Alabama at Delta State, 5 p.m. | FloSports
South Dakota at Youngstown State, 6 p.m. | ESPN+
UC Davis at Eastern Washington, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Alcorn State at Southern, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 8 LSU at Arkansas, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Western Oregon at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m. | FloSports
Benedict College at Allen, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Colorado at Arizona, 7 p.m. | FOX
Ball State at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Arkansas State at Southern Miss, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas, 7:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
UCF at No. 9 Iowa State, 7:30 p.m. | FS1
No. 17 Kansas State at West Virginia, 7:30 p.m. | FOX
Iowa at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
North Texas at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Kentucky at Florida, 7:45 p.m. | SECN
No. 21 SMU at Stanford, 8 p.m. | ACCN
South Dakota State at North Dakota State, 8 p.m. | ESPN2
Angelo State at Midwestern State, 8 p.m. | FloSports
Central Washington at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8 p.m. | FloSports
Colorado State at Air Force, 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Weber State at Sacramento State, 9 p.m. | ESPN+
UNLV at Oregon State, 10 p.m. | The CW Network
TCU at Utah, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
How to watch NCAAF games in 2024:
NCAA football games air across a wide range of channels, from common cable networks including the full ESPN suite (that’s ESPN2 and ESPNU too), Fox and FS1, ABC, NBC and CBS, to CBSSN, Big Ten Network, SEC Network, ACC Network and more.
Overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Here’s a breakdown of the platforms we recommend checking out ahead of the 2024 NCAA football season, so that come game time, tuning into your favorite team’s games will be as easy as simply turning on the TV….
(Fubo)
Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC and 100+ more live channels. Starting at $80/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely pricey (but certainly not the most expensive option on this list), but offers nearly every channel you’ll need to watch both the NCAA football season and the 2024 NFL season. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform also offers a free trial period.
Pros
- Full package free trial available
- 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage
(DirecTV)
DirecTV Stream’s Choice tier (currently $105.98/month with fees) gets you access to all the usual football suspects: NFL Network, NBC, CBS and Fox. Plus the Choice tier will get you CBSSN, FS1, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network and plenty of local RSNs. The best part is, currently you can try all this out for free. So if you’re interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for football season, but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV Stream.
You’ll also get unlimited Cloud DVR storage included in whatever DirecTV package you choose.
Pros
- Full package free trial available
- Many local RSNs included
- Unlimited Cloud DVR
Cons
- Cost
- ESPN and ABC currently unavailable
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Watch NFL games on local channels like Fox, CBS and NBC
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Every way to watch NCAAF games this season:
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Watch NFL games on local channels like Fox, CBS and NBC
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