The first takes place at 3:30 as No. 12 Oregon travels to face No. 25 Washington in a game with immense Pac-12 and College Football Playoff ramifications. The second top-25 game of the day is at 6 p.m. as No. 17 Arizona State faces No. 13 Utah in a pivotal Pac-12 South matchup. The final headliner of the day — the “College GameDay” game of the week — is in University Park as No. 16 Michigan tries to upend No. 7 Penn State in a “White Out.”
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Other games of note this week include Temple at No. 19 SMU and the “Third Saturday in October” between No. 1 Alabama and visiting Tennessee.
We can’t wait to get started. With that, Sporting News presents its updates, scores and highlights from Week 8’s top-25 action:
College football scores, results for Week 8 top-25 games
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Live updates, highlights from Week 8 top-25 games
(All times Eastern)
10:30 p.m.: KJ Hamler with a huge play, cashing in a 53-yard touchdown to push Penn State back up 14 over Michigan.
10:24 p.m.: Oh no, Kansas. The Jayhawks go for a game-tying extra point and it’s blocked and return for two points by Texas
10:02 p.m.: Not the best coverage here by Tennessee. Tua Tagovailoa hits an open Henry Ruggs III who makes some moves and gets into the end zone.
9:48 p.m.: Another Alabama score to regain the lead after Tennessee tied it at 7-7. Brian Robinson is in with the nine-yard touchdown run.
9:30 p.m.: Alabama’s on the board first via a Najee Harris rushing touchdown.
9:19 p.m.: Utah’s solid performance continues. Zack Moss with another touchdown on the ground, extending the lead to 21-3.
9:05 p.m.: Michigan is on the board with a Zach Charbonnet rushing touchdown, cutting the lead to make it 21-7 shortly before halftime.
8:53 p.m.: Penn State opens up a 21-0 lead over Michigan as the White Out crowd is rocking.
8:46 p.m.: D’Andre Swift is into the end zone again and the Bulldogs have a comfortable lead.
8:22 p.m.: After a scoreless tie at the break, Georgia has scored twice in the third quarter to gain a 14-0 lead on Kentucky.
7:52 p.m.: Utah is having no problems so far. This Zack Moss rushing touchdown puts the Utes up two scores before the half.
7:33 p.m.: Vanderbilt hangs on for the upset. The Commodores take down No. 22 Missouri for their first SEC win of the season.
7:17 p.m.: Yeah, this one’s over. Baylor puts the finishing touches with an explosive 73-yard touchdown.
7:10 p.m.: The late games are underway. Utah has the first points of the game against Arizona State with this sweep.
7:07 p.m.: Looks like Baylor is going to avoid an upset. The Bears force a strip-sack and fumble return touchdown to extend the lead.
6:53 p.m.: Shane Buechele continues to unload on the Temple secondary, this time a 60-yard touchdown to Reggie Roberson Jr.
6:42 p.m.: Oregon comes back to take the lead. Jaylon Redd has a five-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert.
6:34 p.m.: Two quick scores by Baylor and they’re back on top over Oklahoma State.
6:15 p.m.: Baylor is in some trouble. Oklahoma State is into the end zone to make it 20-10 and the Bears are on upset alert.
6:12 p.m.: Oregon remains within striking distance. The Ducks score six on fourth down to make it 31-28 shortly before the end of the third quarter.
6:00 p.m.: Yet another Joe Burrow passing touchdown, which sets the program’s single-season record.
5:49 p.m.: Oregon is back within seven after Cyrus Habibi-Likio plunges his way into the end zone.
5:45 p.m.: Joe Burrow is doing Joe Burrow things. He finds Derrick Dillon for a 37-yard score and LSU has blown it open.
5:37 p.m.: Another Washington score, this time Jacob Eason hits Puka Nacua for a 33-yard touchdown and the Huskies have a 28-14 lead.
5:33 p.m.: Vanderbilt is showing some fight. The Commodores are back on top with this 61-yard touchdown pass off the screen.
5:16 p.m.: Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant goes to Albert Okwuegbunam for a four-yard touchdown to tie it at 7 against Vanderbilt.
5:10 p.m.: Jacob Eason hits Andre Baccelia on a screen pass and he navigates his way for the touchdown as Washington has a 21-14 lead at halftime.
5:06 p.m.: Joe Burrow is starting to heat up, putting up his second passing touchdown of the day against Mississippi State.
4:57 p.m.: No problems so far for SMU. Shane Buechele has another deep touchdown strike, this one a 75-yard bomb to make it 17-0.
4:52 p.m.: LSU answers right back. Racey McMath cruises into the end zone for an easy score.
4:45 p.m.: Mississippi State erases the goose egg with Garrett Shrader scrambling and scoring a touchdown to cut into the lead against LSU.
4:30 p.m.: Jacob Eason with a 48-yard touchdown dime to Jordan Chin who houses it as Washington takes the lead.
4:26 p.m.: Oklahoma State answers with a perfectly-executed touchdown lob to tie the score with Baylor.
4:18 p.m.: Salvon Ahmed finds his way for a score on fourth down to tie things up between Oregon and Washington.
4:15 p.m.: Undefeated Baylor has its first points of the day on the road against Oklahoma State.
4:10 p.m.: Cincinnati is off to a quick start against Tulsa, leading 10-0 early after a Gerrid Doaks rushing touchdown.
4:00 p.m.: Justin Herbert strings together a 75-yard drive that ends with a passing touchdown.
3:50 p.m.: SMU strikes first with a touchdown pass via Shane Buechele, taking the early lead over Temple.
3:22 p.m.: Illinois pulls off the biggest upset of the season to this point with James McCourt drilling a 39-yard field goal to down previously-undefeated Wisconsin.
3:13 p.m.: The Illini get within two at 23-21 and record an interception following the touchdown. Wisconsin in serious trouble on the road.
2:49 p.m.: Illinois is keeping things close, getting back within a touchdown of the sixth-ranked Badgers with this long run.
2:37 p.m.: Kyle Trask remains patient in the pocket and connects with Freddie Swain for a beautiful catch to give Florida the lead.
2:32 p.m.: Bo Nix finds Seth Williams downfield for a 48-yard score for Auburn.
2:30 p.m.: Oklahoma adds another touchdown to the blowout. This time, special teams comes up with a punt block out of West Virginia’s end zone and falls on the loose ball.
2:15 p.m.: Jalen Hurts is having himself a day. The Sooners tack on another touchdown to make it a four-score game. Hurts has more passing touchdowns (three) than incompletions (one).
2:07 p.m.: Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor finds his way into the end zone for his first score of the day, extending the Badgers’ lead over Illinois.
2 p.m.: South Carolina fans are mad officials failed to catch this false start on Florida’s game-tying touchdown run.
1:58 p.m.: Iowa meanwhile is in a tough one with Purdue.
1:52 p.m.: Feaster’s run was after a horrendous pick by Florida’s Kyle Trask. Florida followed up with an 75-yard touchdown run by Dameon Pierce.
1:45 p.m.: West Virginia not going away.
1:30 p.m.: Not football-related per se, but glad everyone’s OK.
1:10 p.m.: Is that good?
1:04 p.m.: No amount of big plays from West Virginia’s offense will matter if the defense doesn’t get a few stops. It’s 21-7 Oklahoma after this Kennedy Brooks run:
1:02 p.m.: Just like Arkansas drew it up. Probably.
12:57 p.m.: Fortune favors the bold. It’s 14-7 Oklahoma after this fourth-and-6 strike by WVU.
12:52 p.m. Trevor Lawrence’s sophomore slump continues. With his second pick of the day, he doubled his interception total from last year in half as many games.
12:36 p.m.: The Cards’ defense is playing lights-out early:
12:32 p.m. I imagine we’ll hear the words “wide-open” a lot in this one.
12:28 p.m.: Some good running early by Auburn backs:
12:26 p.m.: Louisville’s defense out here making some big plays:
12:15 p.m.: A touchdown-turned-interception. Louisville can’t make mistakes like that if it wants to upend Clemson.
12:09 p.m.: Did we mention Auburn’s defensive line is really, really good?
12:06 p.m.: South Carolina, fresh off an upset of Georgia, isn’t afraid to leave it all on the field early. This led to a 1-yard touchdown from The Gamecocks, who have a 7-0 lead.
