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Looking ahead

WEEK 8 · 2026

What to know about Week 8

Keep Oregon circled. The exact rooting plan arrives when Week 8 becomes current.

Your game

Oregon at Illinois

TBD

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TV TBA

Game forecast

Oregon

Oregon 77%Illinois 23%

Illinois

On the radar

circled as of week 7

Week 8 is still a week out. Who to root for depends on what happens between now and then. The rooting guide appears when this becomes the current week.

TBD

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#9 Ole Miss at #1 Texas

Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.

Texas 78%

TBD

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#22 Houston at #12 Utah

Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.

Utah 92%

TBD

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#25 Pittsburgh at #4 Miami

Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.

Miami 91%

TBD

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#7 Indiana at Michigan

Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.

Indiana 85%

TBD

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#20 Iowa at Minnesota

Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.

Iowa 76%

TBD

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Michigan State at #21 UCLA

Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.

UCLA 83%

TBD

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#19 USC at Wisconsin

Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.

USC 54%

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.