Best bets for Week 8 college football games
Looking for the best bets in Week 8 of the college football season? Our betting insiders offer their picks for 17 games.
Troy tops South Alabama 37-13 in Battle for the Belt
Kaleb Barker connected with receiver Kaylon Geiger for two touchdowns and Troy beat in-state rival South Alabama 37-13 on Wednesday night in the Battle for the Belt.
TROY VS USA (0:36)
Sen. Romney to NCAA: 'We're coming for you'
Members of the House and Senate spent Wednesday trying to drum up support for finding new ways to compensate college athletes.
Vols QB Maurer game-time decision vs. Alabama
Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer, who suffered a concussion in last week's win over Mississippi State, will be a game-time decision prior to Saturday's matchup at No. 1 Alabama, coach Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday.
Source: Alabama's Alfano now officially in portal
Alabama freshman Antonio Alfano is officially in the transfer portal, a source told ESPN, a month after Alfano's father tweeted that the defensive lineman would enter it and coach Nick Saban said he "basically quit."
Bryant defines his team's identity as 'swagger' (2:24)
The Bear worried about an LSU letdown (1:42)
McShay: Clifford has been anxious in the pocket (0:52)
FBS targeting penalties down 32%, NCAA reports
The number of enforced targeting penalties is down 32% in the Football Bowl Subdivision compared with the first seven weeks of the 2018 season.
Alabama student accused of bomb threat at LSU
An Alabama student has been accused calling in a bomb threat to the LSU-Florida game.
Williams puts UNLV on the board with rushing TD (0:26)
Utah's defense capitalizes with pick-six (0:38)
Ball State QB sneaks for TD, converts 2-point conversion (0:40)
Oregon's new, physical mindset gets its biggest test at Washington
The new-look Ducks have patterned themselves after SEC teams with a physical offense and dominant defense.
Big 12 fines Texas Tech AD for officiating talk
Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt has been fined by the Big 12 for discussing officiating.
Georgia's stuck in the doghouse of the Bottom 10
A big upset loss finds the Dawgs in the dreaded fifth spot of the worst power rankings in college football.
Kiper & McShay rank the top five quarterbacks in the 2020 NFL draft
Where does Justin Herbert land in a loaded quarterback class? Mel and Todd make their picks.
Where FPI sees a Week 8 college football edge vs. the spread
Will Texas (-22) rebound from its loss to Oklahoma? It's one of five games in which ESPN's Football Power Index finds an edge against the spread.
Georgia falls from Top 10 to Bottom 10 (1:26)
Tale of the Tape: Alabama vs. LSU (4:23)
Two-QB system a risk-reward call for Rebels (1:24)
Vols visit Bama looking to build from victory (2:15)
Pollack: Oregon's defense has been unbelievable (1:15)
Missouri's DBs to battle with Vandy's playmakers (2:24)