They've lost their last couple by more than 70. You know who is on the struggle bus? Indiana. Noon ET, Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (-5, 40) at Indiana Hoosiers SVP: 4-2 all-time when picking Marshall Saturday's picks We like the Thundering Herd plus the points in this one.

Marshall is coming off back-to-back road losses. JMU is a wrecking ball - haven't lost a game. Rare early edition of 'Winners' - perhaps the first ever - which means the Thursday-nighter in Huntington is on the board. James Madison Dukes (-3.5, 49) at Marshall Thundering Herdħ p.m. Also, if they continue to be terrible - at least there are fewer of them. No, it's all on me.īut so is the comeback. I don't want to blame the big man for what's gone sideways here. B, Stanford Steve is here with me to chime in as we go. A couple of inexcusably poor weeks leave us under. All that's left is this shaken, shell of a man. arrogant man you enjoyed last fall just blowtorching your book with winners that were boundless? Yeah, I don't either. Scott Van Pelt's 'Winners' for CFB Week 8: A six-pack of underdogsīetting, College Football, Marshall Thundering Herd, Indiana Hoosiers, Auburn Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Washington State Cougars, Minnesota Golden Gophers Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVP While USC and Utah are both on the brink of playoff elimination, the Trojans will look to win against a Utah team that is remarkably similar to the Notre Dame squad that just dismantled USC by 28.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser These will be two key games in terms of the CFP. Alabama looks to continue its march to Atlanta while Penn State looks to finally vanquish division-rival Ohio State.

This week, there are three key games so we will just focus on them.

Normally we try to select five games to preview. Can Penn State beat Ohio State for the first time since 2016? Can USC get over its terrible loss to Notre Dame and rebound? Can Alabama avenge its 2022 loss to Tennessee and remain in the hunt for the playoffs? These are the three biggest questions in Week 8 of the college football season and we will try to answer them here.

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