College GameDay 2013: Week 8 Schedule, Location, Predictions and More

ESPN College Gameday had no other choice but to return to Clemson, S.C., for its second broadcast of the season there on Saturday.

The matchup of the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles and No. 3 Clemson Tigers has too many important storylines not to make it the feature game.

Because of both teams' undefeated records and high ranking, the game has obvious national championship implications. It also features two legitimate Heisman Trophy candidates at quarterback.

Florida State's Jameis Winston and Clemson's Tajh Boyd are in position to make a statement about their team's worthiness for national championship consideration, as well as boost their own individual status as Heisman front-runners.

It's going to be a big day in Death Valley. Here's how you can watch the ESPN College Gameday broadcast.

Date: Oct. 19

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Location: Clemson, S.C.

TV Info: ESPN

Live Stream: ESPN 3 or Watch ESPN App

Who Wins in Clemson?

When two high-powered offenses clash, the winner will likely be determined by the team whose defense plays the best. Despite being on the road, the Seminoles seem to have an edge here.

The Noles are ranked seventh in the nation and are one of just 10 teams allowing fewer than 300 yards of total offense per game. Boyd is the more experienced quarterback, however, and that could be a factor considering the freshman Winston will be playing in such a hostile environment. 

Normally, this dynamic would be enough to give Clemson the nod at home, but Winston is no ordinary freshman. 

He's already thrown for 1,441 yards, 17 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He's the real deal and poised to have a huge moment for himself, his teammates and the program. The Noles will win on the road.

Here's a look at one other marquee game, as well as predictions for every game on the Week 8 schedule.

No. 9 UCLA at No. 13 Stanford

This could be an example of two teams headed in different directions.

The Bruins are undefeated and riding high after squashing California, 37-10, in Week 7. The Cardinal were dealt their first loss of the season on the road against Utah.

While it was just one loss, the Utes aren't ranked. Meanwhile, the Cardinal just barely squeaked by a tough Washington Huskies team the week before. By comparison, the Bruins made the same trip to Utah and emerged victorious on Oct. 3.

There are clearly multiple reasons to be down on Stanford. Perhaps the most troubling trend is its declining defense. In 2012, defense was the Cardinal's calling card, but this year, the unit has been mediocre.

Stanford ranks 48th in the nation in defense and its offense isn't terribly explosive either, ranking just 72nd in the nation. That isn't a good look for Stanford as it head for its matchup with UCLA.

The Bruins should storm the field with Fallout Boy blaring from the loud speaker because they have been lighting up every opponent this season. Quarterback Brett Hundley has been the maestro for head coach Jim L. Mora's symphony.

Hundley isn't getting a lot of looks for Heisman Trophy consideration, but he has amassed 1,729 yards passing and 16 touchdowns for an undefeated, top-10 ranked team.

UCLA is fifth in the nation in total offense and hasn't scored fewer than 34 points in a game this season. The Cardinal's weakened defense can't contain the Bruins and the Stanford offense won't score enough points to keep pace in a shootout.

UCLA will win a big one on the road as well.

Week 8 Picks

Following are the predictions for the rest of the Week 8 schedule.

Thursday, October 17
Time (ET)	Matchup	TV and Live Stream	Prediction
7:30 p.m.	No. 10 Miami (Fla.) at North Carolina	ESPN	Miami
Friday, October 18
Time (ET)	Matchup	TV	Prediction
8 p.m.	UCF at No. 8 Louisville	ESPN	Louisville
Saturday, October 19
Time (ET)	Matchup	TV	Prediction
12 p.m.	No. 11 South Carolina at Tennessee	ESPN, Watch ESPN and ESPN Mobile TV	South Carolina
12 p.m.	No. 15 Georgia at Vanderbilt	CBS	Georgia
12 p.m.	No. 16 Texas Tech at West Virginia	FOX Sports 1	Texas Tech
12 p.m.	TCU at No. 21 Oklahoma State	FOX	Oklahoma State
12 p.m.	Minnesota at Northwestern	ESPN2	Northwestern
12 p.m.	Purdue at Michigan State	BTN	Michigan State
12 p.m.	Southern Miss at East Carolina	ESPN3	East Carolina
12 p.m.	Southern Methodist at Memphis	ESPN3	Memphis
12 p.m.	Connecticut at Cincinnati	ESPNU and Watch ESPN	Cincinnati
12 p.m.	Navy at Toledo	ESPNEWS and Watch ESPN	Navy
12:21 p.m.	No. 22 Florida at No. 14 Missouri	ESPN3	Florida
12:30 p.m.	Syracuse at Georgia Tech	ESPN3	Georgia Tech
1 p.m.	Akron at Miami (Ohio)	ESPN3	Miami (Ohio)
1 p.m.	Army at Temple	ESPN3	Army
1 p.m.	Ohio at Eastern Michigan	ESPN3	Eastern Michigan
2 p.m.	Charleston Southern at Colorado		Colorado
2 p.m.	Ball State at Western Michigan	ESPN3	Western Michigan
2 p.m.	Colorado State at Wyoming		Colorado State
3 p.m.	No. 23 Northern Illinois at Central Michigan	ESPN3	Northern Illinois
3 p.m.	Kent State at South Alabama	ESPN3 and Watch ESPN	Kent State
3:30 p.m.	Iowa at No. 4 Ohio State	ABC, ESPN2 and Watch ESPN	Ohio State
3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Auburn at No. 7 Texas A&M	CBS	Texas A&M
3:30 p.m.	No. 9 UCLA at No. 13 Stanford	ABC and ESPN2	UCLA
3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Oklahoma at Kansas	ESPN, Watch ESPN and ESPN Mobile TV app	Oklahoma
3:30 p.m.	Indiana at Michigan	BTN	Michigan
3:30 p.m.	Maryland at Wake Forest	ESPNU and Watch ESPN	Maryland
3:30 p.m.	Brigham Young at Houston	ESPNEWS and Watch ESPN	BYU
3:30 p.m.	Duke at Virginia	ESPN3	Virginia
3:30 p.m.	Massachusetts at Buffalo	ESPN3	Buffalo
3:30 p.m.	North Texas at Louisiana Tech	CBS Sports Network	Louisiana Tech
6 p.m.	No. 20 Washington at Arizona State	Pac-12 Network	Washington
7 p.m.	Arkansas at No. 1 Alabama	ESPN and Watch ESPN	Alabama
7 p.m.	No. 6 LSU at Ole Miss	ESPN2 and Watch ESPN	LSU
7 p.m.	Iowa State at No. 12 Baylor	ESPNU and Watch ESPN	Baylor
7 p.m.	Old Dominion at Pittsburgh	ESPN3	Pittsburgh
7 p.m.	Georgia State at Texas State	ESPN3	Georgia State
7:30 p.m.	USC at Notre Dame	NBC	Notre Dame
8 p.m.	No. 5 Florida State at No. 3 Clemson	ESPN	Florida State
8 p.m.	No. 25 Wisconsin at Illinois	BTN	Wisconsin
8 p.m.	Nevada at Boise State	CBS Sports Network	Nevada
8 p.m.	Rice at New Mexico State	ESPN3	New Mexico State
9 p.m.	Utah State at New Mexico		New Mexico
10 p.m.	Washington State at No. 2 Oregon	FOX Sports 1	Oregon
10 p.m.	UNLV at No. 17 Fresno State		Fresno State
10 p.m.	Utah at Arizona	Pac-12 Network	Utah
10:30 p.m.	Oregon State at California	ESPN2, Watch ESPN and ESPN Mobile TV app	California

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