A college football season never goes to plan. There are always unexpected results. A look at the surprises at the biggest halfway mark of the year.

Alabama defeated Missouri on Saturday to mark the Crimson Tide's third consecutive ranked win. Next up is Tennessee.

Quarterback Beau Pribula has to get better for Mizzou to reach its potential. Eli Drinkwitz says he's on his way.

Simpson was at Tennessee's season-opening win against UT Martin in 2010, one in which Derek Dooley and the Volunteers beat the Jason Simpson -coached the Skyhawks 50-0, or in Ty Simpson's words, "whipped my dad's tail 50-0."

Ohio State and Texas A&M lead the way with five selections, followed by Texas Tech (four) and Indiana, Miami and Oregon (three each).

Curt Cignetti said he had a good feeling about Indiana's bout with Oregon heading into the Hoosiers' 30-20 win over the Ducks, the program's first away from home against a top-five opponent. And his team was rewarded in Sunday's Week 8 Coaches Poll, shooting to No. 3 behind Ohio State and Miami.

This is one of those weekends when college football fans must be judicious allotting time for yardwork or running errands. Their best option might be to plop down in front of their screens and take in a Week 8 schedule highlighted by a season-high five matchups of Associated Press Top 25 teams on Saturday.

Almost two months ago, it was all the rage for college football fans to dump on Alabama after that disastrous season opener. But since then, this has emerged as