Overview

• Texas A&M edged Arkansas 45-42 to remain the SEC’s lone unbeaten and moved to No. 3 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, its highest ranking since 1995.
• Georgia handed Ole Miss its first loss, 43-35, and Alabama beat Tennessee 37-20 with a 99-yard Zabien Brown pick-six pivotal before halftime.
• Vanderbilt upended No. 10 LSU 31-24 behind Diego Pavia’s 246 total yards and three touchdowns, propelling the Commodores to a program-best No. 12 in the Coaches Poll.
• The Coaches Poll lists Ohio State as a unanimous No. 1, followed by Indiana at No. 2, with Alabama at No. 4 and Georgia at No. 5 as the SEC places 10 teams in the top 25.
• A volatile Week 8 saw nine AP-ranked teams lose as FanDuel title odds adjusted, including Texas A&M shortening to +1000 and Oregon and Indiana improving while Miami slid.