2026 season · week 8
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Florida State · ACCMike Norvell · Fired Nov. 1 · 3-5
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Week 8 briefs



No. 6 Indiana at Michigan · Sat 11:00 AM CTJosh Hoover faces Michigan's top defenseNo. 6 Indiana's new quarterback has 18 touchdown passes and no interceptions, and he takes the Hoosiers into Michigan Stadium after their first loss of the season.



No. 18 LSU at Auburn · Sat 11:00 AM CTAuburn hosts LSU after toppling No. 1 GeorgiaTwo SEC teams coming off their best wins of the season meet at Jordan-Hare Stadium, where No. 18 LSU brings the nation's fourth-best margin against Power 4 opponents.



Pittsburgh at No. 1 Miami · Sat 11:00 AM CTPittsburgh's 0-9 road problem at No. 1Pittsburgh brings a two-game slide and its best defense in decades to No. 1 Miami, which has won six straight behind the top scoring offense in FBS.



Baylor at Kansas · Sat 12:00 PM CTBaylor's best defense since 1985 visits LawrenceThe Bears bring the stingiest defense in four decades to Memorial Stadium, where Kansas is still chasing its first win over a Power 4 opponent this season.



Oregon at Illinois · Sat 2:00 PM CTBoth quarterbacks listed Out in ChampaignOregon's Dante Moore and Illinois' Katin Houser are both on the Out list as a Duck team that was No. 13 two weeks ago visits a 3-3 Illinois.



Oklahoma at Mississippi State · Sat 2:30 PM CTMississippi State seeks footing against OklahomaThe Bulldogs have lost two straight by a combined 87-23 and host a 3-3 Oklahoma team built on a pass defense that ranks third nationally against Power 4 opponents.



No. 11 Tennessee at South Carolina · Sat 2:30 PM CTTennessee's top defense visits South CarolinaNo. 11 Tennessee brings the SEC's stingiest defense to Columbia, where South Carolina's rebuilt offense has climbed to 37.7 points a game.



Texas A&M at No. 13 Alabama · Sat 2:30 PM CTAlabama tries to stop a two-game slideNo. 13 Alabama started 5-0 and has dropped two straight, and Texas A&M brings former Crimson Tide receiver Isaiah Horton back to Tuscaloosa.



Kansas State at Arizona State · Sat 2:45 PM CTReed Harris leads Big 12 receivers into TempeArizona State's Boston College transfer tops the conference in receiving yards and touchdown catches as Kansas State tries to win in Tempe for the first time.



Colorado at Oklahoma State · Sat 6:00 PM CTDrew Mestemaker brings 300-yard streak to StillwaterOklahoma State's transfer quarterback has five straight 300-yard games, and Colorado arrives on a four-game losing streak with its offense thinned by injuries.



No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas · Sat 6:30 PM CTColin Simmons chases sack history, listed DoubtfulTexas' FBS sack leader may miss No. 7 Ole Miss' visit as the No. 19 Longhorns try to end a two-game slide.



Vanderbilt at No. 12 Kentucky · Sat 6:30 PM CTNo. 12 Kentucky hosts a sliding VanderbiltThe Wildcats bring a five-game win streak to Kroger Field, and the Commodores arrive having lost four straight.



No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah · Sat 9:15 PM CTUtah has not trailed in 27 quartersNo. 14 Houston brings the nation's second-best third-down offense to Salt Lake City, where No. 10 Utah has led or been tied at every quarter break since 2025.