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.

Here are the highlights from Week 8 of college football, including Washington-Michigan, Ole Miss-Georgia, USC-Notre Dame, Utah-BYU and more.

Tennessee football couldn’t overcome its own mistakes in a 37-20 loss to Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 18.

Game time is nearly here for the 18th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers. UVA is coming off of their bye week and back at home to face Washington State in their final no

Alabama football quarterback Ty Simpson talks about the "sweet" win over the Volunteers as a Tennessee native.

Auburn football fought until the end, and then some, but the lucky breaks did not bounce their way in the end.

Wayshawn Parker (55 yards), NaQuari Rogers (48 yards, two touchdowns) and Daniel Bray (41 yards) also had strong nights on the ground as Utah put up 412 yards of total offense while holding Arizona State to 259.

The best game on this week's Big Ten schedule is a nonconference matchup featuring No. 20 Southern California and No. 13 Notre Dame.

Iowa City is the setting for the Nittany Lions ' first game since head coach James Franklin was fired Oct. 12 amid a stunning three-game losing streak. The Hawkeyes (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten Conference) are banking on more nighttime home magic as they look to conquer another Penn State thriller.