Week 8 is an enormous one for the SEC.
Saturday options two video games between top-11 opponents and will go a protracted method to deciding who’s taking part in in Atlanta for the convention title in December. Of the 4, solely No. 1 Texas is undefeated. No. 5 Georgia, No. 7 Alabama and No. 11 Tennessee every have a loss.
However there’s so much to look at outdoors the SEC too.
This is what to look at in Week 8. All instances are Jap and all odds are from BetMGM.
Time: Midday | TV: ABC | Line: Miami -4.5 | Total: 61.5
Is Miami in for a 3rd consecutive shut sport? Louisville has received its final two video games as dwelling underdogs and each of these victories got here towards ranked opponents. No participant in school soccer has greater than Cam Ward’s 23 whole touchdowns. If Miami can keep away from the upset on Saturday and Ward has a unbelievable sport, his Heisman marketing campaign might be in a good stronger place.
No. 7 Alabama at No. 11 Tennessee
Time: 3:30 p.m. | TV: ABC | Line: Alabama -3 | Total: 56.5
The Crimson Tide are street favorites in Knoxville because the Vols’ offense has had a tough two weeks. UT has been tormented by penalties and sacks, however the Crimson Tide have problems with their very own. After shedding on the street at Vanderbilt, Alabama couldn’t put South Carolina away till the ultimate play in a 27-25 win. Tennessee has top-of-the-line defensive strains within the SEC. Will Alabama have solutions up entrance?
No. 24 Michigan at No. 22 Illinois
Time: 3:30 p.m. | TV: CBS | Line: Michigan -3 | Total: 43.5
This has all of the makings of a slugfest; simply take a look at the over/underneath. Jack Tuttle got here on in aid of Alex Orji in UM’s Week 6 loss to Washington and is ready to be Michigan’s third beginning QB of the season within the Wolverines’ seventh sport. Michigan will, after all, look to run the ball as a lot as doable. And that might be an excellent technique towards Illinois.
No. 8 LSU at Arkansas
Time: 7 p.m. | TV: ESPN | Line: LSU -3 | Total: 55.5
That three-point line isn’t any coincidence. The final 4 video games on this collection have been determined by precisely three factors. The Razorbacks are taking part in their third straight ranked opponent after falling to Texas A&M and beating Tennessee. LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier had his roughest sport of the season within the Tigers’ OT win over Ole Miss in Week 7, but it surely was nonetheless a win because of the Tigers’ protection.
No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas
Time: 7:30 p.m. | TV: ABC | Line: Texas -4.5 | Total: 55.5
Georgia’s second large street check of the season is the largest sport of the weekend. The highest-ranked Longhorns are coming off a blowout win over Oklahoma in Quinn Ewers’ first begin since Week 3. It’s not a lot of a stretch to say that Georgia will want the very best sport of the season from Carson Beck to get the win. Ewers received extra snug because the Oklahoma sport went on, however Texas’ largest power has been its working sport.
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Fumble recovered by Indiana
The Cornhuskers had cobbled collectively an honest drive and had been within the purple zone attempting to choose up a primary down on fourth-and-1 and the Hoosiers pressured a fumble to get the ball again.
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Landing Miami!
Miami responds proper again with a rapid-fire drive of its personal capped off by a 27-yard landing go from Cam Ward to Jacolby George.
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Landing Louisville!
And similar to that, the Cardinals are in the long run zone with a rating! It is true freshman Isaac Brown breaking free for a 43-yard landing run to take the lead on Miami.
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No. 19 Missouri QB Brady Prepare dinner leaves sport vs. Auburn in first quarter after obvious non-contact damage
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Landing Indiana!
In the meantime, the Hoosiers took their opening drive 75 yards for a rating, with Justice Ellison working it in from 5 yards out.
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Miami begins off with FG
The Hurricanes began the sport with the ball and moved it with relative ease earlier than penalties introduced the drive to a halt.
Andres Borregalles hits a 55-yard discipline purpose to open the scoring.
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We’re underway with the primary wave of video games immediately!
We’ll largely be monitoring Miami-Louisville and Nebraska-Indiana right here on this early window, however we’ll additionally drop in highlights from across the nation.
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What to look at: Week 8 school soccer viewing information
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Alabama-Tennessee: Third Saturday in October is now the First Saturday of the Faculty Soccer Playoff
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Texas’ showdown with Georgia in Austin sums up why Longhorns made transfer to SEC
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The Auburn highlight is now vivid on Hugh Freeze. How will he reply?
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NCAA points rule change after Oregon’s late 12-man penalty drained break day clock vs. Ohio State
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Deion Sanders says Travis Hunter ‘ought to play for sure’ vs. Arizona
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Utah QB Cam Rising out for season with newest damage, Isaac Wilson will begin in his place
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Faculty Soccer Playoff Image: This is what the 12-team bracket seems like after Week 7
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Good morning of us and welcome to our Week 8 school soccer dwell tracker!
We nonetheless have a couple of half hour till the primary wave of video games kicks off, so atone for what’s occurred this week proper right here.