The college football season officially enters its second half in Week 8, and CBS Sports Network will carry six games to kick off the back half of the schedule, starting on Tuesday and rolling all the way through a triple-header on Saturday. The action starts on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET with a Conference USA clash, as Middle Tennessee travels to Miami to take on FIU in a battle of 3-3 squads.
On Thursday at 7 p.m., Liberty heads south to Kennesaw State as a road favorite as the Flames look to remain unbeaten in conference play. The weeknight slate closes with a Friday night battle in the northeast as UMass goes on the road to take on UConn at 7 p.m. Saturday's triple-header begins in Toledo at 12 p.m., where the Rockets host Western Michigan in a matchup of two of the MAC's best in the Glass Bowl.
That'll be followed by North Texas flying out to Annapolis to take on Navy at 3:30 p.m., with the Mean Green hoping to remain undefeated in conference and keep their dreams of another trip to the conference title game alive. Finally, Utah State will head to San Marcos to face Texas State in a Pac-12 showdown at 7:30 p.m., with the Bobcats fresh off a dominant offensive performance a week ago. CBS Sports Network will carry all six games, with full viewing info, betting lines and key storylines to follow as Week 8 unfolds.
All times Eastern | Odds via SportsLine consensus Date: Tuesday, Oct. 20 | Time: 7 p.m.Location: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium -- Miami, FloridaTV: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder] Live stream: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports AppSpread: FIU -10 The Panthers are strong favorites at home despite sharing the same record (both overall and in conference) as the Blue Raiders. While both teams have been competitive in most every game this season -- Middle's 55-0 loss to Kansas the lone exception -- FIU's defense is considered the best unit either team has, and they will present a stiff challenge to the Blue Raiders' offense. A win for either team keeps them alive in the conference title game race at 2-1 and would set the tone for a positive second half of the season.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 22 | Time: 7 p.m.Location: Fifth Third Stadium -- Kennesaw, GeorgiaTV: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder] Live stream: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports AppSpread: Liberty -10.5 After a slow start to the year with a loss to James Madison and a near disaster against Gardner-Webb, Liberty has hit its stride and has started to look like the Liberty of old the past four weeks. Jamey Chadwell's group has been terrific on defense all season, and the offense has started to hit its stride thanks to a dynamic rushing attack headlined by Kam Davis. Kennesaw State, meanwhile, has struggled this season after making the conference title game in 2025.
The Owls have fallen off tremendously as an offense, ranking outside the top 100 in the nation in scoring, and they'll need to produce their best to challenge this Flames defense. Date: Friday, Oct. 23 | Time: 7 p.m.Location: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field -- East Hartford, ConnecticutTV: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder] Live stream: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports AppSpread: UConn -14.5 UMass started the season with its biggest win ever over Rutgers and got to 4-0, but the Minutemen have dropped three straight in MAC play as the offense has struggled since losing quarterback Pop Watson to injury. The positive for UMass is that, even on their losing streak, they've been competitive in the last two games and continue to look like a vastly improved program.
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