Here's what to know and how to tune in to the Week 8 NCAAF game between Tennessee and Alabama.
It's the Third Saturday in October, which means it's time for the annual SEC clash between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. This year's game will be played at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, AL and will likely have major implications for which SEC teams will eventually advance to the college football playoffs. (A more in-depth preview of this weekend's game is available here.)
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, and the game airs on ABC and will stream on ESPN unlimited. Here's how to watch the Tennessee vs. Alabama game and what to know about how to watch the entire NCAA football season.
How to watch the Tennessee vs. Alabama game:
Date: Saturday, Oct. 18
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ABC, ESPN3
Streaming: ESPN unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo, and more
Where to watch the Tennessee vs. Alabama game on TV:
You can watch coverage of this week's Tennessee vs. Alabama game starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Where to watch the Tennessee vs. Alabama game without cable:
You can tune into the Tennessee vs. Alabama game on ABC as part of ESPN on ABC and on ESPN3. ABC and ESPN3 are available on streaming platforms, including DirecTV, Fubo, and YouTubeTV, but for the most comprehensive college football coverage, you can also watch this game and hundreds more this season on the ESPN App with an ESPN unlimited subscription.
NCAAF Week 8 Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 16
7:30 p.m. | Tulsa at East Carolina | ESPN
Friday, Oct. 17
7 p.m. | Louisville at No. 2 Miami (Fla.) | ESPN
8 p.m. | No. 25 Nebraska at Minnesota | FOX
9 p.m. | San Jose State at Utah State | CBSSN
10:30 p.m. | North Carolina at Cal | ESPN
Saturday, Oct. 18
12 p.m. | No. 10 LSU at No. 17 Vanderbilt | ABC
12 p.m. | No. 12 Georgia Tech at Duke | ESPN
12 p.m. | UConn at Boston College | ACC Network
12 p.m. | Washington at Michigan | FOX
12 p.m. | Central Michigan at Bowling Green | CBSSN
12 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Arizona at Houston | FS1
12 p.m. | Baylor at TCU | ESPN2
12 p.m. | Army at Tulane | ESPNU
12 p.m. | Princeton at Brown | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Furman at Wofford | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Butler at Dayton | YouTube
12 p.m. | Merrimack at Harvard | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Robert Morris at Long Island University | NEC Front Row
12 p.m. | Stonehill at Yale | ESPN+
12:45 p.m. | No. 14 Oklahoma at South Carolina | SEC Network
1 p.m. | West Virginia at UCF | TNT/HBO Max
1 p.m. | Hampton at Villanova | FloCollege
1 p.m. | Stony Brook at Monmouth | FloCollege
1 p.m. | North Dakota State at Indiana State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Davidson at Drake | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Stetson at Presbyterian | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Bucknell at Cornell | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Dartmouth at Fordham | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Colgate at Georgetown | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | UT Martin at Gardner-Webb | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Chattanooga | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | Samford at VMI | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | Pennsylvania at Columbia | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Kent State at Toledo | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Lindenwood | ESPN+
2 p.m. | South Dakota at UNI | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Western Carolina at The Citadel | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Marist at Morehead State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Valparaiso at St. Thomas (MN) | Midco Sports Plus
2 p.m. | Holy Cross at Richmond | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Buffalo at UMass | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Sacred Heart at Montana | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Grambling at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC TV
3 p.m. | Lincoln (CA) at Mississippi Valley State | SWAC TV
3 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Southern | Jaguar Sports Network
3 p.m. | Youngstown State at Illinois State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Virginia Lynchburg at Texas Southern | SWAC TV
3 p.m. | North Dakota at Southern Illinois | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Troy at UL Monroe | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Purdue at Northwestern | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State at Wisconsin | CBS
3:30 p.m. | Michigan State at No. 3 Indiana | Peacock
3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Texas A&M at Arkansas | ESPN
3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 9 Georgia | ABC
3:30 p.m. | SMU at Clemson | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | Akron at Ball State | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Ohio | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | UNLV at Boise State | FS1
3:30 p.m. | Wyoming at Air Force | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at App State | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion at James Madison | ESPNU
3:30 p.m. | Texas State at Marshall | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Temple at Charlotte | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | UTSA at North Texas | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | New Hampshire at Campbell | FloCollege
3:30 p.m. | Elon at William & Mary | FloCollege
3:30 p.m. | Rhode Island at UAlbany | FloCollege
4 p.m. | No. 7 Texas Tech at Arizona State | FOX
4 p.m. | No. 22 Memphis at UAB | ESPN2
4 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Western Illinois | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Alcorn State at Florida A&M | ESPN+
4 p.m. | UT Rio Grande Valley at Lamar | ESPN+
4:15 p.m. | Mississippi State at Florida | SEC Network
5 p.m. | Southern Miss at Louisiana | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Weber State at Portland State | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Northwestern State at SE Louisiana | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Central Connecticut at Wagner | NEC Front Row
5:30 p.m. | Howard at Tennessee State | ESPN+
5:30 p.m. | East Texas A&M at UIW | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Duquesne at Mercyhurst | NEC Front Row
6:30 p.m. | No. 8 Oregon at Rutgers | Big Ten Network
6:30 p.m. | Washington State at No. 18 Virginia | The CW Network
7 p.m. | No, 21 Texas at Kentucky | ESPN
7 p.m. | Penn State at Iowa | Peacock
7 p.m. | Maryland at UCLA | FS1
7 p.m. | Hawai'i at Colorado State | Spectrum/MWN
7 p.m. | Georgia State at Georgia Southern | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Idaho at Eastern Washington | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at North Alabama | ESPN+
7 p.m. | West Georgia at Tarleton State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Houston Christian at McNeese | ESPN+
7 p.m. | South Dakota State at Murray State | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Tennessee at No. 6 Alabama | ABC
7:30 p.m. | No. 20 USC at No. 13 Notre Dame | NBC/Peacock
7:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at No. 19 South Florida | ESPNU
7:30 p.m. | Pitt at Syracuse | ACC Network
7:45 p.m. | No. 16 Missouri at Auburn | SEC Network
8 p.m. | No. 23 Utah at No. 15 BYU | FOX
8 p.m. | No. 24 Cincinnati at Oklahoma State | ESPN2
8:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Southern Utah | ESPN+
9 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Sacramento State | ESPN+
9:45 p.m. | Nevada at New Mexico | FS1
10 p.m. | Lafayette at Oregon State | The CW Network
10:30 p.m. | Florida State at Stanford | ESPN
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