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Texas' defense? The Big Ten? The SEC?? What we can trust in CFB after Week 8
After another round of unexpected results, Bill Connelly tries to makes sense of what we just saw.
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Top Headlines
- Ohio State replaces BYU at No. 2 as Top 25 jumbled again by top-10 losses
- QB recruit Bo Bryan, son of country music star, commits to Georgia
- Baylor fires Aranda day after first loss to KU since 2007
- Missouri RB Hardy to practice for first time since getting shot
- Sources: Texas loses star LT Goosby for season
Reacting to the action
Week 8 AP poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team
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Upsets and chaos reign supreme in college football's Week 8
College Football Playoff
CFP top 12 projection: Utah salvages a bad day for Big 12
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How BYU and Texas Tech losses impact the playoff picture
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Must-see from Saturday
UCF fans storm field after BYU's incomplete pass seals 2OT win
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Arch Manning airs it deep to Ryan Wingo for a 50-yard TD in Texas' win
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Coaching carousel
Baylor fires Dave Aranda: Who could be next and what are roster concerns?
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Dave Doeren out at NC State: Top candidates and personnel priorities
Trending from Week 8
Cincinnati's Cody Campbell tag headlines top trolls from Week 8 in college football
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Notre Dame's CJ Carr uses bye week to watch brother Tommy
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No. 1 team in the country
'It's the most talented team to ever play': An oral history of the 2001 Hurricanes
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Miami's 2001 throwback look headlines best uniforms of college football Week 8
How they stack up
Ranking the top 25 college football players midway through the 2026 season
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Top Headlines
- Ohio State replaces BYU at No. 2 as Top 25 jumbled again by top-10 losses
- QB recruit Bo Bryan, son of country music star, commits to Georgia
- Baylor fires Aranda day after first loss to KU since 2007
- Missouri RB Hardy to practice for first time since getting shot
- Sources: Texas loses star LT Goosby for season
- Gamecocks fined $500K after fans rush field in win over Vols
- Unranked Oregon fires OC Mehringer following third loss
- Sarkisian lauds 'edgy' Manning after Texas holds off Ole Miss
- 😈 Cincinnati, UCF lead top trolls from Week 8
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