Week 8 preview: Playoff hopes on the line for USC vs. Notre Dame + Top 25 SEC matchups


Week 8 is here, and with just over half of the season gone, there is already a matchup with playoff implications on the line. #13 Notre Dame plays host to #20 USC for another chapter of this storied rivalry. With Notre Dame already having two losses, a third loss would all but eliminate them from playoff contention. USC has a tough stretch of Big Ten games to end the season, so a loss to Notre Dame would make their playoff chances even less-likely. Ross Dellenger returns to join Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey to discuss this matchup and who they think will come out victorious.

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Later, there are multiple Top 25 matchups in the SEC on Saturday. You will get to watch them all back-to-back-to-back starting at noon eastern with #10 LSU visiting #17 Vanderbilt. #5 Ole Miss at #9 Georgia is the game that follows, and the night finishes up with #11 Tennessee visiting #6 Alabama. Can Ole Miss take down Georgia again? Can Diego Pavia keep Vandy on a playoff track? Is Alabama poised to win the SEC? The guys discuss all of these topics and more as they preview each matchup.

Finally, the guys make their picks in I’ve Got A Feeling. Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Hawai’i are the picks for this week. Plus, they take a quick look at some other games on Saturday. The Holy War, #23 Utah at #15 BYU, and Washington at Michigan.

All of this and more to get you ready for Week 8 on College Football Enquirer.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman & USC head coach Lincoln Riley

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Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman & USC head coach Lincoln Riley Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images

(Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

(1:32) – USC & Notre Dame playoff hopes on the line

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(23:53) – #5 Ole Miss at #9 Georgia preview

(35:15) – #10 LSU at #17 Vanderbilt preview

(42:46) – #11 Tennessee at #6 Alabama preview

(49:10) – I’ve Got A Feeling

(53:05) – Holy War preview: #23 Utah at #15 BYU

(56:00) – Kansas & Texas Tech pocket knife drama

(59:15) – Washington at Michigan preview

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