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College football on television this weekend (Oct. 7-8)

Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic will be on the call Saturday night when No. 13-ranked Kentucky welcomes South Carolina to Kroger Field for an SEC East football matchup. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

CBS has an SEC doubleheader with Auburn at No. 1-ranked Georgia at 3:30 p.m. The host Bulldogs are 5-0 overall, 2-0 in the SEC. Auburn is 3-2 and 1-1. At 8 p.m. comes the highly anticipated Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama matchup. The visiting Aggies have been a disappointment at just 3-2 and 1-1 in the league. Bama is 5-0 and 2-0. Best part might be the pregame Nick Saban-Jimbo Fisher handshake.

As for matchups between ranked teams, No. 8 Tennessee is at No. 25 LSU at noon on ESPN. The Vols are off to a fast 4-0 start, including a win over Florida. LSU is 4-1, but it has conference wins over Mississippi State and Auburn.

No. 17 TCU is at No. 19 Kansas at noon. Former UK assistant Sonny Dykes has TCU off to a 4-0 start. Kansas is the biggest surprise in college football at 5-0.

No. 11 Utah is at No. 18 UCLA for a 3:30 p.m. game on Fox. Chip Kelly has the host Bruins at 5-0, including 2-0 in the Pac-12. After an opening-night loss at Florida, Utah has won four straight. The Utes are 2-0 in league play.

Here is the full list of college football games on television and streaming networks for Friday and Saturday:

Mississippi Rebels safety Isheem Young (1) and Mississippi Rebels linebacker Ashanti Cistrunk (36) chase down Kentucky Wildcats tight end Brenden Bates (80) during a game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.
Mississippi Rebels safety Isheem Young (1) and Mississippi Rebels linebacker Ashanti Cistrunk (36) chase down Kentucky Wildcats tight end Brenden Bates (80) during a game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
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This story was originally published October 7, 2022 at 10:49 AM.

John Clay
Lexington Herald-Leader
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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