Every Wednesday I put out a four-deep of the available games from the early kickoff to whatever the west coast has after dark. The order is based on a combination of strength of teams playing, the matchup, and personal preference. Yes, that last one means Nebraska carries a lot of weight, but not all of it.
A top-10 matchup to kick things off on your Saturday! Three other ranked vs. ranked games on the four-deep as well.
Not included in this week’s depth chart: Nebraska hosting Northwestern. Why? Way too much intrigue with Oklahoma State at West Virginia and the potential slugfest with Minnesota at No. 24 Iowa.
And we’re deep into midweek games with a few already on Tuesday and more coming Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
You can download the Week 8 CFB Depth Chart here.
| Starter | Time* | Channel | |
| Early | No. 7 Penn State at No. 3 Ohio State | 11:00 AM | FOX |
| Mid | No. 17 Tennessee at No. 11 Alabama | 2:30 PM | CBS |
| Evening | No. 14 Utah at No. 18 USC | 7:00 PM | FOX |
| Late | Montana State at Sacramento State | 9:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| Backup | Time* | Channel | |
| Early | No. 22 Air Force at Navy | 11:00 AM | CBS |
| Mid | Washington State at No. 9 Oregon | 2:30 PM | ABC |
| Evening | No. 16 Duke at No. 4 Florida State | 6:30 PM | ABC |
| Late | No. 25 UCLA at Stanford | 9:30 PM | ESPN |
| Reserve | Time* | Channel | |
| Early | UCF at No. 6 Oklahoma | 11:00 AM | ABC |
| Mid | Oklahoma State at West Virginia | 2:30 PM | ESPN |
| Evening | No. 13 Ole Miss at Auburn | 6:00 PM | ESPN |
| Late | Arizona State at No. 5 Washington | 9:30 PM | FS1 |
| Bench | Time* | Channel | |
| Early | Rutgers at Indiana | 11:00 AM | BTN |
| Mid | Minnesota at No. 24 Iowa | 2:30 PM | NBC |
| Evening | TCU at Kansas State | 6:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Late | Nevada at San Diego State | 8:00 PM | FS2 |
*All times central