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Ready for some exceptional college football matchups?
Well, maybe this week isn’t for you. As week five gets underway, there are just two games between ranked teams, both taking place in the mid-afternoon time slot. Virginia finds itself in the top 25 for the first time in a while, and today they travel to Notre Dame, who face their second straight ranked opponent. The Irish lost to #3 Georgia last week in Athens but get a home game today to try to bounce back and stay in the playoff hunt.
The other ranked game is out in the Pac-12, where USC and Washington square off. Both teams are 3-1 overall, but the Huskies are 0-1 in the conference, losing a tight game to Cal three weeks ago. Meanwhile, the Trojans enter undefeated in the Pac-12 after wins over then-#23 Stanford and last week against #10 Utah.
The games get underway on Friday evening, however, with a Big Ten game featuring a ranked team on the road and undefeated Cal hosting Arizona State.
Enjoy the games!
College Football Week 8 Schedule
| Visiting Team | Home Team | Venue | City | Kickoff Time (ET) | TV Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visiting Team | Home Team | Venue | City | Kickoff Time (ET) | TV Network |
| #2 Clemson | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium | Louisville, KY | 12:00 PM | ABC |
| West Virginia | #5 Oklahoma | Memorial Stadium | Norman, OK | 12:00 PM | FOX |
| #9 Florida | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium | Columbia, SC | 12:00 PM | ESPN |
| Purdue | #23 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium | Iowa City, IA | 12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| #11 Auburn | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium | Fayetteville, AR | 12:00 PM | SEC Network |
| #6 Wisconsin | Illinois | Memorial Stadium | Champaign, IL | 12:00 PM | BTN |
| #12 Oregon | #25 Washington | Husky Stadium | Seattle, WA | 3:30 PM | ABC |
| #2 LSU | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium | Starkville, MS | 3:30 PM | CBS |
| Temple | #19 SMU | Gerald J. Ford Field | Dallas, TX | 3:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| Tulsa | #21 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium | Cincinnati, OH | 3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| #20 Minnesota | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Field | Piscataway, NJ | 3:30 PM | BTN |
| #18 Baylor | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium | Stillwater, OK | 4:00 PM | FOX |
| #22 Missouri | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium | Nashville, TN | 4:00 PM | SEC Network |
| Kentucky | #10 Georgia | Sanford Stadium | Athens, GA | 6:00 PM | ESPN |
| #17 Arizona State | #13 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | Salt Lake City, UT | 6:00 PM | Pac-12 Network |
| Kansas | #15 Texas | Royal Memorial Stadium | Austin, TX | 7:00 PM | Longhorn Netwokrk |
| #16 Michigan | #7 Penn State | Beaver Stadium | University Park, PA | 7:30 PM | ABC |
| Tennessee | #1 Alabama | Bryant-Denny Stadium | Tuscaloosa, AL | 9:00 PM | ESPN |
| #14 Boise State | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium | Provo, UT | 10:15 PM | ESPN2 |