College football scores, live updates: Week 8 schedule features LSU vs. Vanderbilt in pivotal SEC showdown

The unofficial midway point of the 2025 college football season begins on Saturday with plenty of intriguing matchups in Week 8. Twenty-three of the teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25 poll will be in action this weekend, including five ranked-on-ranked matchups.

The fun began in Nashville when No. 17 Vanderbilt hosts No. 10 LSU. The Commodores are favored (-2.5) over the Tigers, which will mark the first time since at least 1978 that the program is a favorite over a ranked opponent.

No. 1 Ohio State will be in action at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS against Wisconsin. Also in the same window, No. 5 Ole Miss faces No. 9 Georgia and No. 3 Indiana, fresh off a marquee win over Oregon, has a date against Michigan State.

The late window is where chaos could ensue. It's the third Saturday in October, and that means No. 11 Tennessee will face No. 6 Alabama in a game with major CFP implications. No. 20 USC is coming off one of the biggest wins of the Lincoln Riley era, and will look to stay hot against No. 13 Notre Dame on the road.

One of the final ranked games of the day is a good one, as No. 23 Utah faces No. 15 BYU in the Holy War. BYU is currently tied for first place in the Big 12 with Texas Tech and Cincinnati after starting conference play 3-0.

CBS Sports will be here every step of the way to update you with the latest scores, highlights and storylines throughout the evening. All times Eastern

College football scores, schedule: Week 7

No. 10 LSU at No. 17 Vanderbilt -- noon on ABC

No. 14 Oklahoma at South Carolina -- 12:45 p.m. -- SEC Network

No. 1 Ohio State at Wisconsin -- 3:30 p.m. -- CBS Expert picks, preview

No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 9 Georgia -- 3:30 p.m. -- ABC Expert picks, preview

No. 7 Texas Tech at Arizona State -- 4 p.m. -- FOX Expert picks, preview

No. 11 Tennessee at No. 6 Alabama -- 7:30 p.m. -- ABC Expert picks, preview

No. 20 USC at No. 13 Notre Dame -- 7:30 p.m. -- NBC/Peacock Expert picks, preview

No. 23 Utah at No. 15 BYU -- 8 p.m. -- FOX

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Washington and Michigan are tied at 7-7 at halftime

It's been a low-scoring battle in the first half in Ann Arbor between the Wolverines and Huskies, with Washington pulling even on its final drive of the second quarter to create some tension for the Michigan faithful in the Big House.

Both quarterbacks had strong statistical halves, but each offense has only been able to produce one touchdown apiece, as both teams will feel they let some opportunities to score points slip through their fingers. Bryce Underwood completed 15-of-20 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown for Michigan, while Demond Williams Jr. is 14-of-19 for 149 yards for Washington.

The Huskies have a missed field goal and a plus-territory punt on two of their four drives in the first half, finally putting it in the end zone with under a minute to play. Michigan has a missed field goal of their own along with a failed fourth down attempt in Washington territory that kept them from opening up an even larger lead, allowing the Huskies to hang around and eventually tie things up.

Whichever team can get their offense to finish drives will take the advantage in the second half, and both offenses will feel like they're capable of seizing control of this game.

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Vanderbilt leads ranked SEC battle in Nashville

HALF: No. 17 Vanderbilt 17, No. 10 LSU 13

Brock Taylor's 46-yard field with a couple second left in the first half has pushed Vanderbilt's lead to four points at intermission. The Commodores scored touchdowns in both quarters, but LSU avoided going down by multiple late in the first half with a defensive hold near midfield.

LSU's West Weeks sacked quarterback Diego Pavia on 4th-and-1 at Vanderbilt's own 44-yard line with 1:43 to play in the second quarter, leading to points at the other end from kicker Damian Ramos the Tigers before intermission. Garrett Nussmeier's 24-yard strike to Trey'Dez Green on the first play of the second quarter was a quick answer to Vanderbilt's previous 14-play, 75-yard march.

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Georgia Tech, Duke all knotted up after two quarters

Half: No. 12 Georgia Tech 7, Duke 7

It seems like a small miracle that Duke managed to not only hang around in the first half of its Saturday game against Georgia Tech but score inside the last 30 seconds of the second quarter to tie things up entering halftime. The Blue Devils seemed committed to making nothing look easy in the first half. They had multiple scoring opportunities end in disaster.

The first came on Georgia Tech's 1-yard line when Duke quarterback Darian Mensah fumbled a handoff exchange. Georgia Tech's Omar Daniels scooped the ball up and returned it 95 yards for the game's first touchdown. Duke's second drive made it all the way to Georgia Tech's 25-yard line, where the Yellow Jackets then blocked a fourth-and-5 field goal attempt.

Finally, the Blue Devils broke through late in the second quarter with a 20-yard touchdown connection between Mensah and tight end Landen King. Georgia Tech should be kicking itself that it wasn't better able to take advantage of the many opportunities Duke gifted it.

The Yellow Jackets finished the first half with just 110 yards of total offense. Quarterback Haynes King was held to 59 yards through the air and Georgia Tech rushed for 3.4 yards per carry.

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Oklahoma strikes first, manages goal line stand

End of 1H: No. 14 Oklahoma 7, South Carolina 0

Trying to bounce back from its first loss of the season, Oklahoma leads South Carolina following an 18-yard touchdown run from freshman Tory Blaylock on its first possession. The Gamecocks responded with a goal-to-go situation at Oklahoma's 9-yard line near the end of the quarter before the Sooners managed to stop four consecutive rushing plays. South Carolina's managed just six touchdowns this season in 13 trips to the red zone, the worst conversion rate in the SEC.

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Gamecocks' DE Dylan Stewart leaves game with injury

Five-star edge rusher suffers right hip injuy

South Carolina edge rusher Dylan Stewart gingerly trotted to the sideline midway through Oklahoma's opening possession with a lower body injury. SEC Network's Alyssa Lang reported during the broadcast that the former five-star was favoring his right hip after being evaluated in the injury tent before he was shown walking toward the locker room without his helmet with 9:42 left in the quarter after the Sooners' touchdown drive.

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Pavia leads Vanderbilt touchdown drive

1Q: Vanderbilt 7, LSU 3

Diego Pavia's quarterback keeper for a touchdown followed a 20-yard run to the 1-yard line to punctuate the 17th-ranked Commodores' nine-play, 57-yard drive that spanned 5:54 of the first quarter following LSU's field goal to open. Vanderbilt is the first team to score an opening possession touchdown on LSU since the Commodores did it last season. Vanderbilt has already beaten one nationally-ranked opponent this season and entered Saturday's home game as a 2.5-point favorite over the 10th-ranked Tigers.

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Georgia Tech's defense opens the scoring

Late 1Q: No. 12 Georgia Tech 7, Duke 0

Duke was painfully close to taking an early lead against Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils took over at their own 3-yard line after getting a stop on the game's opening drive and moved the ball at will, setting themselves up with a second-and-goal at the Yellow Jacket 1-yard line. But quarterback Darian Mensah fumbled a handoff exchange and batted the ball away while trying to recover it.

That's when things went bad to worse for Duke. Georgia Tech's Omar Daniels was able to recover the fumble in stride and used that momentum to race 95 yards into the end zone, handing the Yellow Jackets an early advantage with an explosive defensive touchdown.

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Texas A&M vs. Arkansas kickoff has been moved back to 5:30 p.m. ET due to weather

Inclement weather forecasted for this afternoon in Fayetteville has caused Arkansas to push back kickoff against No. 4 Texas A&M two hours from the originally planned start time. The plan is now for the game to kickoff at 5:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. local), which means a big-time game will now overlap the mid-afternoon and primetime window. Texas A&M-Arkansas is scheduled to be played on ESPN, but we'll have to wait to find out how they'll handle programming with a delayed start time, since they have Texas at Kentucky on the schedule for 7:00 p.m. ET

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College football picks: Predictions against the spread, odds, betting lines for top 25 games in Week 8

Several of college football's remaining undefeated teams will be challenged on Saturday as the regular season moves beyond the midway point for most schools. The day also features some blockbuster rivalry matchups that carry major College Football Playoff implications.

No. 4 Texas A&M is among those putting an unblemished record on the line, as the Aggies travel to face Arkansas in the first of three consecutive SEC road games. Things figure to be even more challenging for No. 5 Ole Miss, which is headed to face No. 9 Georgia as a 7.5-point underdog.

College football picks: Predictions against the spread, odds, betting lines for top 25 games in Week 8

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College football odds, picks: Washington vs. Michigan, Michigan State vs. Indiana lead underrated Week 8 games

Week 8 of the college football season looks like one of the best of the year on paper. We have a number of top 25 teams going head-to-head and even more ranked squads headed out on the road in conference for big tests.

Those games will rightfully get the most attention and we've got picks for them all, but as I point out every week, there are opportunities for winners all over the college football slate beyond the marquee matchups. This week is Circle the Wagons Saturday for me, as I got smoked at the books last week to the tune of a 1-9 record that was only salvaged by a dicey Maryland cover.

We went back to the film room to try to figure out what went wrong and how to get back on the right side this week. It's back to basics this week, hunting out live dogs and some totals that feel ripe for the picking, as our climb back to respectability begins for the back half of the season.

College football odds, picks: Washington vs. Michigan, Michigan State vs. Indiana lead underrated Week 8 games

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College football coaching carousel tracker: Grades, analysis on coach changes, 2025-26 firings and hirings

A record-breaking spin on the coaching carousel is already underway across college football.

We're up to five openings in the power conferences midway through the 2025 season -- and that doesn't count Stanford, where Frank Reich was named interim coach in March. Only five power jobs came open all of last season, when 30 total jobs (25 in the Group of 6) were filled.

Overall, the two years leading up to this cycle (2025-26) were the most hectic we've seen this century, with a total of 61 programs changing head coaches. That means an incredible 44.9% of FBS teams changed leadership during a two-year span. That number will skyrocket this fall and winter.

College football coaching carousel tracker: Grades, analysis on coach changes, 2025-26 firings and hirings

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College Football's Top 150 Players at Midseason of 2025: The definitive list, led by Miami's Rueben Bain Jr.

The 2025 college football season has brought plenty of surprises. Four of the five teams to receive first-place votes in the AP Preseason Top 25 have already loss. Three of those squads (Clemson, Texas and Penn State) have lost multiple times. Even more remarkably, Penn State fired coach James Franklin coming off a College Football Playoff semifinal appearance just a few months prior.

With all that movement, some of college football's brightest stars have risen, while others have faded back into the pack. Alabama first-year starter Ty Simpson looks like the Heisman Trophy favorite after his recent tear. Meanwhile Rueben Bain Jr. is making a strong case for the No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft.

College Football's Top 150 Players at Midseason of 2025: The definitive list, led by Miami's Rueben Bain Jr.

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Seven stretch run storylines that will define the second half of the 2025 college football season

As we enter Week 8 and the second half of the 2025 college football season, there's a rare sense of uncertainty -- and a bit of joy in that uneasiness. It fuels anticipation for what's next. Which top-10 team will fall? Which under-the-radar matchup will turn into an instant classic? And what surprise twist might emerge in an increasingly chaotic coaching carousel?

On the field, the sport has never felt more balanced. Call it the great flattening -- the best teams aren't quite as dominant, while the second tier has closed the gap.

ESPN's Bill Connelly illustrated that trend through his SP+ ratings, a predictive and forward-facing metric. Comparing Week 8 SP+ data from 2019 to 2025, he found that the top eight teams this season are rated lower, on average and at every ranking position, than their 2019 counterparts. But from Nos. 9 through 25, the reverse is true -- those teams are rated higher across the board in 2025.

Seven stretch run storylines that will define the second half of the 2025 college football season

Chip Patterson

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Clemson likely to be without QB Cade Klubnik

It's considered likely that Clemson will start backup Christopher Vizzina at QB today vs. SMU, sources tell CBS Sports. Cade Klubnik has been working back from an ankle injury and is listed as questionable for the game. Vizzina is a former top-75 overall recruit.

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College football schedule, games 2025: What to watch in Week 8, TV channels, streaming, Saturday kickoff times

Some of college football's most heated rivalries take center stage as the second half of the 2025 season gets underway in Week 8. Saturday's slate is sure to shift the national landscape, as we are now just over two weeks away from the first College Football Playoff rankings reveal of the season.

Week 8 is home to five games between opponents ranked inside the AP Top 25 poll. That's more than any other weekend this season.

It's a particularly impactful week for the SEC, which is home to three games featuring two ranked teams. No. 9 Georgia hosts No. 5 Ole Miss as it looks to avenge last season's loss. Meanwhile, No. 11 Tennessee travels for its 108th meeting all-time against No. 6 Alabama in a clash that is crucial for each program's postseason hopes.

College football schedule, games 2025: What to watch in Week 8, TV channels, streaming, Saturday kickoff times

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LSU expected to be without star linebacker

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks is expected to miss Saturday's game against Vanderbilt. It's a huge blow for a Tigers team that comes in as an underdog to the Commodores for the first time since 1948. It's only the fourth-ever ranked-on-ranked matchup between the two charter members of the SEC.

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Parity has arrived in college football -- and there's a ton of data to back it up

If you think college football feels especially crazy at the halfway point, it's because it's been a truly loony season.

Teams ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll have lost 14 games through Week 7, tied for the most of any season the past decade.

No season defines chaos in modern college football terms quite like 2007. Yet AP top 10 teams through Week 7 in 2007 had a better win percentage (77.6%) than top 10 teams this year (75.4%).

The 2007 season was an aberration, a transition away from early-2000s powers like USC, Texas and Ohio State to an era in which the best teams in the sport almost all resided in the Southeast.

Parity has arrived in college football -- and there's a ton of data to back it up

Chris Hummer

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