#25Pittsburgh Panthers

5–0 · 2–0 ACC

Looking ahead

WEEK 8 · 2026

What to know about Week 8

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

Your game

Pittsburgh at Miami

TBD

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TV TBA

Game forecast

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh 9%Miami 91%

Miami

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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California at #24 SMU

ACC race game involving a ranked team.

SMU 92%

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