COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 8 IS HERE, AND THE STAKES KEEP GETTING HIGHER! 🏈🔥
Welcome back to the Blue Collar Sports Podcast! This week, we're breaking down another HUGE slate of college football matchups as conference championship races heat up and the College Football Playoff picture continues to take shape!
We've got some MASSIVE SEC showdowns, ranked matchups, potential upsets, and plenty of questions heading into Week 8! Can Tennessee's defense carry the Vols past South Carolina? Will Alabama bounce back against Texas A&M? Can Ole Miss take down Texas? And will Indiana continue its impressive season against Michigan?
We're breaking down the biggest matchups, key players, betting spreads, and our predictions for who comes out on top!
🏈 WEEK 8 FEATURED MATCHUPS:
🔥 No. 6 Indiana vs. Michigan (IU -7)
Josh Hoover and Indiana look to keep rolling behind playmakers Charlie Becker and Nick Marsh. But can Michigan's true freshman quarterback Tommy Carr step up and pull off the upset?
🔥 No. 18 LSU vs. Auburn (LSU -7.5)
Sam Leavitt and LSU take on Byrum Brown and Auburn in a crucial SEC matchup! Both quarterbacks have shown flashes of greatness, but turnovers could decide this game. Which QB can protect the football and lead his team to victory?
🔥 No. 11 Tennessee vs. South Carolina (SC -2.5)
George MacIntyre and Desean Bishop lead the Vols into a tough matchup against LaNorris Sellers and South Carolina. Can Tennessee's defense step up and carry the Vols to another big SEC victory?
🔥 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Alabama (ALA -14)
Marcel Reed and the Aggies take on Keelon Russell and Alabama! Can the Crimson Tide get back on track, or will Texas A&M make things interesting?
🔥 No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 19 Texas (TEX -3)
Trinidad Chambliss and the Rebels face Arch Manning and the Longhorns in one of the biggest matchups of the weekend! Can Ole Miss continue its strong season, or will Texas finally put everything together offensively?
💰 THESE TEAMS WILL COVER 100%!
We're putting our confidence on the line and picking the teams we believe are LOCKS to cover the spread!
- No. 2 BYU vs. UCF (BYU -6.5)
- No. 8 Texas Tech vs. Cincinnati (TTU -10.5)
- Michigan State vs. No. 9 UCLA (UCLA -14)
🚨 WHICH TEAM IS LEAST LIKELY TO COVER?
Some of these favorites are facing HUGE spreads, but which team should be the most worried about covering?
- Pittsburgh vs. No. 1 Miami (MIA -20.5)
- California vs. No. 23 SMU (SMU -19.5)
- Rutgers vs. No. 24 Northwestern (NU -16.5)
- Colorado vs. Oklahoma State (OKST -13.5)
- Vanderbilt vs. No. 12 Kentucky (UK -10.5)
🏆 BCS GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 14 Houston vs. No. 10 Utah (UTAH -6.5)
Our GAME OF THE WEEK features a massive ranked Big 12 showdown between Houston and Utah!
Connor Weigman and the Cougars bring an explosive offense featuring Makhi Hughes and Amari Thomas, while Devon Dampier and Wayshawn Parker look to lead Utah to another huge conference victory!
Which team makes the bigger statement? Can Houston pull off the upset, or will Utah defend its home field and prove it belongs among the nation's best?
🎙️ We're giving you our picks, predictions, and biggest upset alerts for Week 8 of the college football season!
👇 DROP YOUR PICKS IN THE COMMENTS! Which underdog pulls off the biggest upset? Who is your LOCK of the week? And who wins the BCS Game of the Week?