Week 9 college football preview
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Saturday features three key SEC matchups and a few more important conference showdowns. Follow along as we track all the action.
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Nate Bargatze joins ESPN's 'College GameDay' to pick Week 8's biggest games
Comedian Nate Bargatze, a Nashville native, served as the show's guest picker. The crew, including Nick Saban, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee, selected XX games for the week. Four featured matchups between SEC teams.
Texas Tech now sits in a three-way tie with Arizona State and Houston for the second-best record in the conference. BYU and Cincinnati are tied for first at 4-0. But they’ll go head-to-head on Nov. 22, and Texas Tech gets to take on BYU on Nov. 8.
Through eight weeks of the college football season, national interest has soared to levels unseen in years. Nielsen’s latest Big Data + Panel ratings show that
Week 9 of the 2025 college football season should, once again, prove pivotal in a loaded SEC race. The SEC is home to all three games featuring ranked opponents during Saturday's slate, including two clashes between top-15 foes.
ESPN has updated its Total QBR rankings after Week 8, and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin is making a move up the Big Ten ranks.
Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels will look to keep the program's College Football Playoff hopes alive on Saturday in Norman with a matchup against the Oklaho
A slew of upsets among the top 10 in Week 8 caused a major shakeup of the US LBM Coaches Poll Top 25 rankings.