The No. 6 Oregon Ducks defeated Rutgers 56-10 in Piscataway, New Jersey in week 8 of the college football season. Week 8 saw quite a few top-25 teams suffer ups

After suffering their first loss of the season in a 26-22 setback at Arizona State, the Texas Tech football team took a tumble in the latest national rankings.

When the College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams, Bracketology fully entered the sport. With the CFP now using a straight-seeding model -- giving the top four teams in the rankings first-round byes -- the battle for at-large bids and the committee's bubble decisions have started to reshape how we view the second half of the season.

Find out how The Advocate's Southern football reporter voted in BOXTOROW's national HBCU football poll after Week 8.

After making program history last week with a No. 3 national ranking in both national polls, IU football moved up another spot this week.

The win moved the Knights to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the SOL National with one regular-season game left to go. The Bucks are now also 7-2 and 4-2 in the SOL National. North Penn, CB West and Neshaminy, all 4-2 in conference, are all one game behind Pennridge, which is 5-1 in the SOL National.

A key game in the Suburban League National Conference takes center stage in Week 9 of OHSAA high school football action. Hudson (6-2, 4-1) plays host to Nordonia (6-2, 3-2) Oct. 17 at Memorial Stadium.

Looking to claim its second conference title in three seasons, South Side High School football ran into a tough test against Laurel.