College Football Week 8 Picks: Houston-Utah, Texas on the Brink & Michigan's QB Gamble

College Football Week 8 might not have the biggest headliners of the season, but after another wild Saturday, there are plenty of opportunities for things to go sideways. Which teams can build on emotional wins, which ones are heading for a letdown, and which supposed contenders are running out of answers?

We make our picks for Ole Miss at Texas, Indiana at Michigan, LSU at Auburn, USC at Wisconsin and Houston at Utah. Can Texas fix its sputtering offense against a surging Ole Miss team? How does Michigan's quarterback change affect its chances against Indiana? And is Utah ready for its toughest test yet? We also discuss Julian Sayin's injury and what it could mean for Ohio State's Big Ten and College Football Playoff hopes, plus the coaching change at Maryland.

Then we go window by window with our Quadfather picks, including Tennessee-South Carolina, Texas A&M-Alabama, BYU-UCF, Texas Tech-Cincinnati and plenty of games beyond the marquee matchups. There's a particularly bold upset pick, a late-night showdown between North Dakota State and New Mexico, and an under-the-radar game whose abbreviated name practically writes its own jokes.

*Timecodes:*
0:00 - Intro & Saturday Nickname
14:56 - LSU-Auburn
22:20 - Indiana-Michigan
29:33 - Ole Miss-Texas
37:50 - USC-Wisconsin
44:27 - Houston-Utah
53:59 - Biggest Early Games
59:14 - Biggest Afternoon Games
1:10:31 - Biggest Night Games
1:15:39 - Under the Radar Games

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