The Miami Hurricanes come off a bye week to host Louisville in a Friday night game in South Florida. The Gators need a win at home vs. Mississippi St.

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.

Here are the games you should be keeping an eye on this weekend in Week 8, including a top-10 SEC battle in Athens.

The No. 3 Miami Hurricanes, led by quarterback Carson Beck, face the No. 18 Florida State Seminoles, led by quarterback Tommy Castellanos, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee,

Miami has home wins against Notre Dame and Florida that may, or may not, be viewed as significant by the playoff committee. They are a combined 2-5.

Michigan running back Justice Haynes was one of nine players from the Big Ten who made the AP midseason All-America team.

College football heats up as October kicks off with conference races and the chase for playoff spots ramping up.

We've reached the halfway point of the 2025 college football season. Most teams have played six games through the first seven weeks. Some teams, like Miami, have only played five times. Others, like Oregon State, haven't had an off week yet.