There's no greater winner on Saturday than Clark Lea's Vanderbilt Commodores, who find themselves in the thick of the College Football Playoff hunt after taking down No. 10 LSU at home (more on that in a minute). Let's dive into college football's Week 8 takeaways, starting as always, with a hot seat check.

The No. 10 LSU Tigers, led by quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, face the No. 17 Vanderbilt Commodores, led by quarterback Diego Pavia, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.

The trolls came out in Week 8 of the college football season, led by an SEC team that secured a huge victory. No. 17 Vanderbilt defeated No. 10 LSU 31-24 on Saturday, marking its first season with multiple wins over AP top-15 opponents -- the Commodores defeated No.

No. 10 LSU (5-2, 2-2 SEC) fell to Diego Pavia and the Vanderbilt Commodores 31-24 in Week 8 with the Tigers suffering their second SEC loss of the season. Brian

7. Vanderbilt (17): As we mentioned earlier, history is set to be made as Vanderbilt will almost certainly set a new school record for highest-ever AP Top 25 poll ranking. The ceiling for Vanderbilt's rise will be Alabama, the only team that it's lost to this season, but and the floor is LSU's previous ranking just on the outside of the top 10.

No. 10 LSU (5-2, 2-2 SEC) continued a sluggish stretch in Week 8 after falling 31-24 to No. 17 Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. Behind a strong per