BPort Sports' College Football Picks (Week 8)

It's that time of the week! BPort Sports has got you covered with a wide variety of showcased games all across college football. FBS Rankings are based on the AP Top 25. All games are FBS unless otherwise noted. Below, you can find a list of our picks for Week 8.

This Week: 0-1

Last Week: 15-5

Record This Season: 58-32

2022-2024 Record: 980-680

Overall Record: 1,038-712

**Teams in bold denote my pick to win the listed game.

Parentheses denote 2024 record. *2025 record.

LS = Live Stats (normally paired with a radio stream, Ex: Radio/LS)

Away at Home- Game of the Week

Away at Home- Non-Power 4 Game of the Week

Away at Home- Small College Game of the Week

Wednesday, October 15 (0-1)

Conference USA

Delaware (3-2, 1-1) at Jacksonville State (3-3, 2-0) [7:00 PM on ESPN] L

Friday, October 17

ACC (1 of 3)

Louisville (4-1, 1-1) at No. 2 Miami (5-0) [7:00 PM on ESPN]

Big Ten (1 of 3)

No. 25 Nebraska (5-1) at Minnesota (4-2, 2-1) [8:00 PM on FOX]

Saturday, October 18

ACC (2 of 3)

No. 12 Georgia Tech (6-0) at Duke (4-2, 3-0) [12:00 PM on ESPN]

SMU (4-2, 2-0) at Clemson (3-3, 2-2) [3:30 PM on ACCN]

American

Army (3-3, 2-2) at Tulane (5-1, 2-0) [12:00 PM on ESPNU]

Big 12

Baylor (4-2, 2-1) at TCU (4-2, 1-2) [12:00 PM on ESPN2]

No. 7 Texas Tech (6-0) at Arizona State (4-2, 2-1) [4:00 PM on FOX]

No. 23 Utah (5-1) at No. 15 BYU (6-0) [8:00 PM on FOX]

Big Ten (2 of 3)

Washington (5-1, 2-1) at Michigan (4-2, 2-1) [12:00 PM on FOX]

Penn State (3-3, 0-3) at Iowa (4-2, 2-1) [7:00 PM on Peacock]

FBS Independents & Pac-12

No. 20 USC (5-1) at No. 13 Notre Dame (4-2) [7:30 PM on NBC]

MAC

Central Michigan (3-3, 1-1) at Bowling Green (3-3, 1-1) [12:00 PM on CBSSN]

Mountain West

UNLV (6-0, 2-0) at Boise State (4-2, 2-0) [3:30 PM on FS1]

SEC

No. 10 LSU (5-1) at No. 17 Vanderbilt (5-1) [12:00 PM on ABC]

No. 5 Ole Miss (6-0) at No. 9 Georgia (5-1) [3:30 PM on ABC]

• Location: Sanford Stadium (Athens, GA)

• Head-to-Head History:

  • Georgia is 33-14-1 against Ole Miss all-time.

  • Ole Miss most recently beat Georgia on November 9, 2024 in a 28-10 home win.

  • Georgia is 19-5-1 against Ole Miss at home.

  • Georgia most recently beat Ole Miss on November 11, 2023 in a 52-17 home win.

• No. 5 Ole Miss

  • Radio Coverage: Watch - Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy

  • Team Stats (vs FBS Teams):

    • Points per Game: 37.8 (12th in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 19.2 (24th in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 517.0 (3rd in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 338.0 (34th in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Trinidad Chambliss (65.4 CMP%, 1,286 yds, 7-1 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Kewan Lacy (126 car, 587 yds, 8 TD)

    • WR1: Harrison Wallace III (17 rec, 361 yds, 2 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DE Kam Franklin (25 tot, 3 TFL, 12 QBH)

    • LB1: T. J. Dottery (37 tot, 0 sacks, 1.5 TFL)

    • DB1: CB Wydett Williams Jr. (25 tot, 1 int, 4 PD)

• No. 3 Georgia

  • Radio Coverage: Watch - University of Georgia Athletics

  • Team Stats (vs FBS Teams):

    • Points per Game: 33.0 (T-29th in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 15.6 (11th in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 414.2 (42nd in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 329.8 (29th in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Gunner Stockton (68.1 CMP%, 1,264 yds, 6-1 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Chauncey Bowens (60 car, 315 yds, 4 TD)

    • WR1: Zachariah Branch (27 rec, 291 yds, 2 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DE Gabe Harris Jr. (13 tot, 0 sacks, 2.5 TFL)

    • LB1: C. J. Allen (46 tot, 3 sacks, 5.5 TFL)

    • DB1: SS K. J. Bolden (30 tot, 1 int, 2 PD)

No. 11 Tennessee (5-1) at No. 6 Alabama (5-1) [7:30 PM on ABC]

Sun Belt

Troy (4-2, 2-0) at UL Monroe (3-3, 1-1) [3:00 PM on ESPN+]

Small College Games of the Week

{DIII} No. 4 UW-La Crosse (4-0) at No. 13 UW-Platteville (4-1) [2:00 PM on WIAC Network]

{DII} No. 4 West Florida (6-0) at No. 13 West Alabama (5-0) [7:00 PM on UWA Tiger AN/LS]