Football TV schedule: October 8–12, plus seven free challenges

Georgia–Alabama and Texas–Oklahoma lead Saturday’s college slate. Sunday brings an NFL London game, two afternoon windows and Ravens–Falcons at night; Bills–Rams closes the schedule Monday.

All kickoff times below are Eastern. Listings were checked October 7 against ESPN, official team schedules and the NFL schedule. Sunday afternoon NFL coverage varies by market.

Beat Chuck is a free-to-play prediction challenge where you compete against our host, or your friends in private challenges. This weekend has seven cards: three college windows with 10 questions each, NFL early with 10, NFL late with 12, Sunday Night with 10 and Monday Night with 12. Game calls use stated winning margins, alongside star-player performance questions.

Thursday, October 8

• 7 PM ET: Sam Houston Bearkats at Liberty Flames (ESPNU).
• 7 PM ET: Missouri State Bears at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (CBS Sports Network).
• 7:30 PM ET: South Florida Bulls at UTSA Roadrunners (ESPN).
• 7:30 PM ET: South Alabama Jaguars at Arkansas State Red Wolves (ESPN2).
• 8:15 PM ET: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys (Prime Video).

Friday, October 9

• 7 PM ET: Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals (ESPN).
• 9 PM ET: Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington Huskies (FOX or FS1; final channel pending).
• 9 PM ET: Washington State Cougars at Utah State Aggies (The CW).
• 9 PM ET: Wyoming Cowboys at San José State Spartans (CBS Sports Network).
• 10:15 PM ET: Iowa State Cyclones at BYU Cougars (ESPN).

Saturday, October 10: college challenge windows

Each college window covers five games with one winning-margin question and one player-performance question per game.

Early window

• 12 PM ET: Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers (FOX).
• 12 PM ET: Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers (ABC).
• 12 PM ET: UCF Knights at Oklahoma State Cowboys (ESPN2).
• 12 PM ET: North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers (ESPN).
• 12:45 PM ET: South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators (SEC Network).

Play the college early challenge.

Afternoon window

• 3:30 PM ET: Texas vs. Oklahoma (Cotton Bowl, Dallas) (ABC).
• 3:30 PM ET: Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (NBC).
• 3:30 PM ET: Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores (ESPN).
• 3:30 PM ET: UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks (CBS).
• 3:30 PM ET: Houston Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats (FOX).

Play the college afternoon challenge.

Night window

• 7 PM ET: LSU Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats (ESPN).
• 7:30 PM ET: Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide (ABC).
• 7:30 PM ET: USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions (NBC).
• 10:15 PM ET: Kansas Jayhawks at Utah Utes (ESPN).
• 10:30 PM ET: Boise State Broncos at Fresno State Bulldogs (The CW).

Play the college night challenge.

More Saturday games

• 12:30 PM ET: Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats (BTN).
• 4:15 PM ET: Tennessee Volunteers at Arkansas Razorbacks (SEC Network).

Sunday, October 11: London

• 9:30 AM ET: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (London) (NFL Net).

NFL early window

• 1 PM ET: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers (FOX).
• 1 PM ET: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans (CBS).
• 1 PM ET: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins (FOX).
• 1 PM ET: Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots (CBS).
• 1 PM ET: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints (FOX).
• 1 PM ET: Cleveland Browns at New York Jets (CBS).
• 1 PM ET: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers (CBS).
• 1 PM ET: New York Giants at Washington Commanders (FOX).

The early card covers Bears–Packers, Bengals–Dolphins, Raiders–Patriots, Vikings–Saints and Colts–Steelers, with a winning-margin call and a player question for each matchup.

Play the NFL early challenge.

NFL late window

• 4:05 PM ET: Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers (CBS).
• 4:25 PM ET: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals (FOX).
• 4:25 PM ET: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks (FOX).

The late card covers all three games with 12 questions: winning margins, combined scores and two player performances per matchup.

Play the NFL late challenge.

Sunday Night

• 8:20 PM ET: Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons (NBC).

The 10-question Sunday Night special covers Ravens–Falcons, including team scoring, the margin and performances from Bijan Robinson, Derrick Henry, Drake London and Zay Flowers.

Play the Sunday Night special.

Monday, October 12

• 8:15 PM ET: Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams (ESPN / ABC).

The 12-question Monday Night special covers Bills–Rams, including Matthew Stafford, Josh Allen, Kyren Williams, James Cook, Davante Adams and Dalton Kincaid.

Play the Monday Night special.

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