CBS Sports named the top head coach performance for every conference during Week 8 of the 2025 college football season.

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.

All Times Eastern noon LSU at Vanderbilt — ABC UConn at Boston College — ACC Network Central Michigan at Bowling Green — CBS Sports Network Georgia Tech at Duke — ESPN Baylor at TCU — ESPN2 Army at Tulane — ESPNU Arizona at Houston — FS1 Stonehill at Yale — NESN/ESPN+ Furman at Wofford — Read

CBS Sports analysts Rick Neuheisel and Brian Jones both see an upset happening in the Week 8 SEC slate on Saturday.

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, rest assured, will be changing his signals ahead of Saturday's top-15 showdown at Oklahoma, a pivotal matchup in the SEC as college football's regular season approaches its final month.

Former NFL offensive lineman Blake Brockermeyer ranked the top 150 players in college football so far this season for CBS Sports this week. Brockermeyer, a former Texas Longhorns standout, ranked Tennessee Vols cornerback Colton Hood at No.

Vanderbilt has a big Week 8 game against LSU. One CBS Sports analyst feels a specific position group will give the Commodores the edge.

Week 9 brings the final Saturday of October, as college football's regular season gets deeper into the second half with so much still at stake. The College Football Playoff picture features too many possible scenarios to count, and spots in every Power Four conference championship game remain squarely up for grabs.

National narratives around college football often question the Big Ten's depth. How does that affect fans' views of Ohio State?