College Football: Week 8 announcer pairings

Find out which announcer pairings will be on the call for the premier games in college football during Week 8.

The SEC will take center stage this weekend just the way they like it. All three of the Week 8 games that feature two teams in the AP Top 25 will weigh heavily on the SEC Championship race. The announcer crews are as you would expect for a weekend such as this.

The game of the week, at least on paper, is No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama. With it being the only matchup of Top 10 teams in Week 8, unsurprisingly, CBS and ESPN both wanted a piece of the action. College GameDay will be in Tuscaloosa for the first time this season. The SEC on CBS announcer team of Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, and Allie LaForce will be broadcasting an Alabama game for the second consecutive week and an A&M game for the second time in three weeks.

With that game taken, ABC’s primetime game will feature Ohio State for the second straight week. The No. 2 Buckeyes are at Penn State.

ESPN filled out their primetime with the two other ranked SEC games. Joe Tessitore and company take the earlier of the two with No. 17 Arkansas at No. 21 Auburn kicking off at 6 p.m. ET. Brent Musburger is getting a temporary reprieve from his exile of calling Mizzou getting blown out in afternoon games on SEC Network. His crew has the 9 p.m. game between No. 23 Ole Miss and No. 25 LSU with a healthy Leonard Fournette.

A pair of under-the-radar undefeated teams will continue to fly under the radar because of what they are going up against. The Worldwide Leader is counterprogramming the juggernaut CBS has this week with No. 8 Nebraska-Purdue and No. 12 West Virginia-TCU. They will either be on ABC or ESPN2 depending on your region.

Saturday

NC State at No. 7 Louisville- 12 p.m. ET

Network: ABC
Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen
Color Commentator: Brock Huard
Sideline Reporter: Allison Williams

No. 10 Wisconsin at Iowa- 12 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN
Play-by-Play: Steve Levy
Color Commentator: Brian Griese
Sideline Reporter: Todd McShay

Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Eddie Jackson (4) returns a 79yd punt for a touchdown against the Tennessee Volunteers during the fourth quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama– 3:30 p.m. ET

Network: CBS
Play-by-Play: Verne Lundquist
Color Commentator: Gary Danielson
Sideline Reporter: Allie LaForce

Purdue at No. 8 Nebraska- 3:30 p.m. ET

Network: ABC/ESPN2
Play-by-Play: Mike Patrick
Color Commentator: Ed Cunningham
Sideline Reporter: Jerry Punch

TCU at No. 12 West Virginia- 3:30 p.m. ET

Network: ABC/ESPN2
Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch
Color Commentator: Greg McElroy
Sideline Reporter: Tom Luginbill

No. 19 Utah at UCLA- 4 p.m. ET

Network: FOX
Play-by-Play: Gus Johnson
Color Commentator: Joel Klatt
Sideline Reporter: Shannon Spake

Oct 15, 2016; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks wide receiver Jared Cornelius (1) scores a touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Ole Miss Rebels as wide receiver Drew Morgan (80) looks on at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Arkansas defeated Ole Miss 34-30. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 17 Arkansas at No. 21 Auburn- 6 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN
Play-by-Play: Joe Tessitore
Color Commentator: Todd Blackledge
Sideline Reporter: Holly Rowe

No. 2 Ohio State at Penn State- 8 p.m. ET

Network: ABC
Play-by-Play: Chris Fowler
Color Commentator: Kirk Herbstreit
Sideline Reporter: Samantha Ponder

No. 16 Oklahoma at Texas Tech- 8 p.m. ET

Network: FOX
Play-by-Play: Joe Davis
Color Commentator:Brady Quinn
Sideline Reporter: Bruce Feldman

Sep 17, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) runs the ball against Mississippi State Bulldogs defensive back Brandon Bryant (1) during the second quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 23 Ole Miss at No. 25 LSU- 9 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN
Play-by-Play: Brent Musberger
Color Commentator: Jesse Palmer
Sideline Reporter: Kaylee Hartung

Announcer pairings courtesy of Daniel Ormsby of Eye on Sky and Air Sports.

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