"There are stakes, too! The SEC race is a giant, puddly mess and should achieve only so much clarity Saturday. Notre Dame-USC could be a College Football Playoff eliminator of sorts (and, oh yeah, it might be the last Notre Dame-USC game for a while). The Big 12 and ACC each have a couple of huge, title-related games, and we've got hierarchy-establishing battles in the Sun Belt and Mountain West."
"The SEC has no team in the current SP+ top four, but it has eight of the next nine and 10 of the top 19. The conference title race and the race for playoff spots are up for grabs, especially if Alabama stops producing loads of close-game magic. On Saturday, the league gets the tripleheader of its dreams: Three ranked-versus-ranked battles, all relative toss-ups. The results could establish a bit of a hierarchy within the conference, or they could make things even messier."
Week 8 features numerous closely contested college football games, with four ranked-versus-ranked matchups and an SEC tripleheader projected within about three points. Thirty-two of 60 FBS games are projected within one score, promising many tight contests and potential classics. Notre Dame-USC carries playoff implications and might be the teams' last meeting for a while. The SEC title race and playoff picture remain unsettled, while the Big 12 and ACC host major, title-related games. Additional conference hierarchy battles are scheduled in the Sun Belt and Mountain West.
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