Picks for every CFB game in Week 8.
College football’s Week 8 slate is the official start of the second half of the season, and the action begins on Thursday night with three matchups. Miami travels to Virginia Tech for a key ACC Coastal Division matchup, while Boise State hosts BYU in a game that can certainly help boost the Broncos' overall resume for the top spot among Group of 5 teams. Three more games dot the schedule for Friday, including Oregon at California and South Florida traveling to Temple for a critical American Athletic Conference showdown. A full slate is on tap for Saturday, and the SEC takes center stage with three marquee matchups. All eyes will be on Tuscaloosa with Texas A&M taking on Alabama, but LSU-Ole Miss and Auburn-Arkansas are critical games for positioning within the SEC. Outside of the SEC, Wisconsin-Iowa, NC State-Louisville, Ohio State-Penn State, TCU-West Virginia, Utah-UCLA and Colorado-Stanford are just a handful of the key matchups to watch on Saturday.
Which teams will come out on top in every FBS game for Week 8? Bryan Fischer and Jim Weber join Athlon Sports' Steven Lassan and Mitch Light to provide weekly predictions for every contest:
College Football Week 8 Predictions
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Miami at Virginia Tech |
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Troy at South Alabama |
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BYU at Boise State |
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USF at Temple |
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Oregon at California |
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SJSU at SDSU |
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North Texas at Army |
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Syracuse at Boston College |
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Miss. State at Kentucky |
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NC State at Louisville |
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UMass at South Carolina |
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North Carolina at Virginia |
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TCU at West Virginia |
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Rutgers at Minnesota |
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Indiana at Northwestern |
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UT Martin at Georgia State |
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East Carolina at Cincinnati |
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UCF at UConn |
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Miami, Ohio at BGSU |
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Ohio at Kent State |
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C. Michigan at Toledo |
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E. Michigan at W. Michigan |
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Idaho at Appalachian State |
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Oklahoma State at Kansas |
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Texas at Kansas State |
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Purdue at Nebraska |
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Oklahoma at Texas Tech |
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Tennessee State at Vanderbilt |
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Houston at SMU |
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Tulane at Tulsa |
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Hawaii at Air Force |
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Washington State at Arizona State |
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Colorado at Stanford |
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Utah at UCLA |
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Oregon State at Washington |
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Akron at Ball State |
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Wyoming at Nevada |
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Illinois at Michigan |
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Prairie View A&M at Rice |
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Memphis at Navy |
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Buffalo at N. Illinois |
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Charlotte at Marshall |
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Colorado State at UNLV |
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Louisiana Tech at FIU |
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UTEP at UTSA |
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Old Dominion at WKU |
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UL Lafayette at Texas State |
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Michigan State at Maryland |
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Fresno State at Utah State |
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ULM at New Mexico |
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Georgia Southern at NMSU |
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Ohio State at Penn State |
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Ole Miss at LSU |
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Wisconsin at Iowa |
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Arkansas at Auburn |
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Texas A&M at Alabama |
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