College Football Week 8 Preview 2026 | College Football Nobodies

Casual fans might tune out. That is the first mistake. Contenders and pretenders get separated. Conference races tighten. Playoff positioning is real.

Houston at Utah. LSU at Auburn. Ole Miss at Texas. Indiana at Michigan. Tennessee at South Carolina.

Timestamps
00:00:00 - Week 8 Preview
00:00:51 - SEC Preview
00:10:48 - B1G Preview
00:22:32 - Big 12 Preview
00:34:38 - ACC Preview
00:39:19 - Group of 6
00:47:45 - Color Palette of the Week
00:49:15 - Environment of the Week
00:50:01 - Point Spread Letdown
00:51:12 - Upset of the Week
00:53:01 - Game of the Week

GAMES

LSU at Auburn — Battle of the Tigers. LSU -7.5. Split. Erich: Auburn, home team, upset. Kevin: LSU. Early kick in Jordan-Hare. Color palette of the week.

Tennessee at South Carolina — South Carolina favored by 2.5. Both hosts on the Vols. Jim Knowles defense. Running game travels. Heupel remembers 2022.

Ole Miss at Texas — Split. Erich: Ole Miss. Trinidad Chambliss is the best quarterback. Kevin: Texas. Cannot lose three in a row. Kevin’s upset of the week.

Indiana at Michigan — Both hosts on the Hoosiers. Tommy Carr starts for Michigan. Cignetti responds after losses. Jeremiah Smith looked human last week.

Wisconsin vs USC — Erich: Wisconsin 27-24. Get off the mat after UCLA. Kevin cannot go back to the Fickell well.

Minnesota at Iowa — Floyd of Rosedale. Split. Erich: Minnesota 20-17, upset of the week. Kevin: Iowa 22-16.

Virginia Tech at Clemson — Kevin: Virginia Tech and James Franklin on the road. Narrative game for both coaches.

Pitt at Miami — Both hosts on the Canes. Erich 45-20. Mason Heintschel is out. Miami should bounce back.

Air Force at Wyoming — Both hosts on the Falcons. Triple option. Kevin 28-21 or 27-20. Friday night on the CW.

North Dakota State at New Mexico — Both hosts on the Lobos. Night game in Albuquerque. Jason Eck. Top two scoring defenses in the country.

Western Michigan at Toledo — Glass Bowl. Split. Erich: Toledo. Kevin: Broncos. Coach Taylor.

Houston at Utah — Rice-Eccles. Environment of the week. Game of the week for both. Late night. Big 12 top-15 matchup. Builds toward the Holy War.

CATEGORIES

Color Palette — LSU at Auburn. Purple and gold. Blue and orange. Old tiger on the helmet.

Environment — Rice-Eccles Stadium. Houston at Utah. Wasatch Mountains.

Point Spread Letdown — Erich: Arizona over Iowa State, does not cover. Kevin: LSU covers at Auburn.

Upset — Erich: Minnesota over Iowa. Kevin: Texas over Ole Miss.

Game of the Week — Both: Houston at Utah.

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