A Penn State Nittany Lions fan during the second quarter of the game a Michigan Wolverines at Beaver Stadium. (Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports)

If you're a Comcast subscriber with a desire to watch college football games on the Big Ten Network or FS1 during the 2018 college football season, it may be time to start planning other arrangements for Saturdays. The 10-year contract between Comcast and both networks to air college football games expires on Aug. 31, and a new deal has yet to be reached. FOX Sports National Networks and Big Ten Network President Mark Silverman, who spoke during Big Ten Media Days in Chicago on Tuesday, did not seem optimistic that a resolution would be reached in time for the start of the new season.

'In addition to the BTN agreement expiring, so is the agreement for all Big Ten games that air on FS1," Silverman said, per Penn Live. "BTN and FS1 have made proposals to Comcast dating back to February, and we've had no substantive response at all. As a result, we believe BTN and those Big Ten games that are on FS1 are in danger of not being carried on Comcast this coming season. So we are letting people know this to alert Comcast subscribers of this real possibility they may lose these games."

Back in April, Comcast announced that it would be removing the Big Ten Network feed for users outside of states included in the Big Ten footprint. The states that continue to carry the network are: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The obvious omissions from that list as it pertains to the Big Ten are Iowa, Nebraska, and New York, but Comcast isn't available in those states in the first place. In a statement, Comcast indicated that a new agreement could still be reached.

"Comcast's agreements with content providers, like the Big Ten Network, expire from time to time," the company said. "We are communicating with the Big Ten Network about continuing to carry it after August 31 and look forward to productive negotiations."

For Comcast users looking for another option to watch the Big Ten Network and football games broadcasted on FS1 this fall, a subscription service may be the answer. YouTube TV, Playstation Vue, and DirecTV Now all stream the Big Ten Network and FS1. To kick off next season, Minnesota hosts New Mexico State on Aug. 30. That game is scheduled to be shown on Big Ten Network. The same goes for Michigan State's season opener against Utah State the following day.

If no agreement is reached, however, fans with Comcast would miss out on the rest of the Big Ten Network and FS1 action for the rest of opening weekend. The Sept. 1 slate includes Texas at Maryland (FS1), and four other games are scheduled to be shown on Big Ten Network. Those matchups: Kent State at Illinois, Texas State at Rutgers, Northern Illinois at Iowa and Appalachian State at Penn State.