What channel is Michigan vs. Penn State on today? Schedule, time for Big Ten rivalry game

James Crabtree-Hannigan

What channel is Michigan vs. Penn State on today? Schedule, time for Big Ten rivalry game image

The Big Ten may be the most interesting conference in the nation through the end of the regular season.

Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State are each 6-0 and ranked in the top seven, but there's likely only room for one of them in the College Football Playoff.

That makes the No. 7 Nittany Lions' Week 8 home game against No. 16 Michigan crucial not only for calculating the relative strength of the Big Ten teams but for the college football landscape as a whole.

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With the help of a crucial win over then-No. 14 Iowa, the Wolverines have managed to hold on to the ranking it seemed they'd squandered with a near-disaster against Army and a blowout loss to the Badgers.

Penn State is also coming off a close win over the Hawkeyes, a departure from the lopsided wins enjoyed by the Nittany Lions for most of the year. Coach James Franklin's team is winning by an average of 33.8 points.

Below is all the info you need to watch Michigan vs. Penn State on Saturday, including kickoff time, TV channel and a full Week 8 college football schedule.

What channel is Michigan vs. Penn State on today? 

  • TV channel (national): ABC
  • Live stream: WatchESPN

Michigan vs. Penn State caps off a college football triple-header on ABC, which will also broadcast No. 3 Clemson at Louisville and No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington earlier in the day.

Michigan vs. Penn State: What time is kickoff? 

  • Date: Saturday, Oct. 19
  • Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET

The Week 8 slate has plenty to offer in terms of late-night games, though the Wolverines and Nittany Lions are clearly the standout. No. 15 Texas hosts Kansas for a 7 p.m. kickoff on the Longhorn Network, and No. 1 Alabama faces Tennessee for an eye-catchingly late 9 p.m. ESPN start.

Week 8 college football schedule

Friday, Oct. 18

Game
No. 4 Ohio State 52, Northwestern 3

Saturday, Oct. 19

Game Time (ET) TV channel
No. 3 Clemson at Louisville Noon ABC
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. West Virginia Noon Fox
No. 6 Wisconsin at Illinois Noon Big Ten Network
No. 9 Florida at South Carolina Noon ESPN
No. 11 Auburn at Arkansas Noon SEC Network
No. 23 Iowa vs. Purdue Noon ESPN2
No. 2 LSU at Mississippi State 3:30 p.m. CBS
No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington 3:30 p.m. ABC
No. 19 SMU vs. Temple 3:30 p.m. ESPN2
No. 20 Minnesota at Rutgers 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Network
No. 21 Cincinnati vs. Tulsa 3:30 p.m. ESPNU
No. 24 Appalachian State vs. ULM 3:30 p.m. ESPN+
No. 18 Baylor at Oklahoma State 4:00 p.m. Fox
No. 22 Missouri at Vanderbilt 4:00 p.m. SEC Network
No. 10 Georgia vs. Kentucky 6:00 p.m. ESPN
No. 13 Utah vs. No. 17 Arizona State 6:00 p.m. Pac-12 Network
No. 15 Texas vs. Kansas 7:00 p.m. Longhorn Network
No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 16 Michigan 7:30 p.m. ABC
No. 1 Alabama vs. Tennessee 9:00 p.m. ESPN
No. 14 Boise State at BYU 10:15 p.m. ESPN2

James Crabtree-Hannigan