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The USC Trojans head to South Bend on Saturday for a marquee Top-25 matchup with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Trojans come in ranked No. 20 with a 5-1 record, while Notre Dame sits at No. 13 and has won four straight. Kickoff from Notre Dame Stadium is set for 7:30 PM ET on NBC, with playoff implications already in the air. The Trojans are riding high after an impressive 31-13 win over Michigan last week, where quarterback Jayden Maiava threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and running back King Miller added 158 rushing yards. Head coach Lincoln Riley praised his team’s focus after the win, saying, “When you play our schedule, there’s not much time to celebrate.”

The Memphis Tigers enter Week 8 as one of the top-ranked teams in the American Conference and will look to stay unbeaten when they visit the UAB Blazers on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM ET at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, with the game televised on ESPN2. Memphis comes in ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll after a dominant 6-0 start, while UAB will debut interim head coach Alex Mortensen following the dismissal of Trent Dilfer. The matchup carries intrigue — not just for the Tigers’ undefeated run but also for how the Blazers respond to their coaching change. UAB (2-4, 0-3 AAC) made headlines this week after parting ways with Trent Dilfer and promoting offensive coordinator

The Maryland Terrapins will travel west to face the surging UCLA Bruins on Saturday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Both teams enter Week 8 heading in opposite directions: UCLA has found new life under interim head coach Tim Skipper, while Maryland hopes to snap a two-game losing streak after a hot start. Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM ET on FS1. The Bruins (2-4, 2-1 Big Ten) looked lost after an 0-4 start that led to the firing of head coach DeShaun Foster. Since Skipper took over, UCLA has completely changed its tone, upsetting Penn State 42-37 before rolling past Michigan State 38-13. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava has led the resurgence. After early-season struggles, the young passer has now

The Arizona Wildcats will visit the Houston Cougars on Saturday in a key Big 12 matchup at TDECU Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM ET, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Houston is 5-1 overall and coming off a convincing 39-17 win over Oklahoma State, while Arizona (4-2) is aiming to recover from a heartbreaking 33-27 double-overtime loss to BYU. Both teams remain in the middle of the Big 12 standings, making this a pivotal Week 8 showdown. Arizona’s home loss to BYU was emotionally draining, but head coach Brent Brennan insists his team is ready to move forward. “We were devastated, and we still are,” Brennan said. “But we’re not looking backward — we’re going