The 2025 college football season has officially surpassed the midway point of the regular season after the conclusion of a thrilling Week 8 slate. Among the games that will shape the College Football Playoff picture was the final matchup between No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 20 USC for the foreseeable future.

The No. 13 Irish with a 5th straight after starting the year 0-2. USC falls to 5-2. Jayden Maiava throws it desperately down the field and Luke Talich is there to pick it off. That will wrap it in South Bend.

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7. Vanderbilt (17): As we mentioned earlier, history is set to be made as Vanderbilt will almost certainly set a new school record for highest-ever AP Top 25 poll ranking. The ceiling for Vanderbilt's rise will be Alabama, the only team that it's lost to this season, but the floor is LSU's previous ranking just on the outside of the top 10.

Multiple highly ranked teams went down on Saturday as Texas dominated No. 6 Oklahoma, 23-6, in the Red River Rivalry and No. 7 Indiana went on the road and stunned No. 3 Oregon, 30-20, in a statement win. Unranked USC also emphatically beat No. 15 Michigan, 31-13, in Los Angeles.

Two top 25 teams played on Friday night. No. 2 Miami (FL) hosted Louisville in an ACC game, and No. 25 Nebraska traveled to take on Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference showdown. Surprisingly, both teams suffered losses in a pair of big upsets in Week 8.

The No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the USA Today Super 25 Ohio high school football teams square off in a Week 10 contest. Follow along for live updates.

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