October 23, 2026 - 10:00 am

5 GAMES TO WATCH

Week 8 of the college football season brings another change at the top of the national rankings after five of the AP Top 25’s top seven teams suffered losses in Week 7.

With two ranked-on-ranked matchups on the schedule, here are five games to watch as the college football season rolls on toward Las Vegas.

No. 14 Houston at No. 10 Utah

Houston travels to Salt Lake City for a ranked Big 12 matchup after improving to 6-1 with a 35-32 victory over Oklahoma State.

Quarterback Conner Weigman threw for more than 300 yards for the first time this season while adding five touchdowns through the air. Wide receivers Amare Thomas and Trent Walker each surpassed 100 receiving yards on 14 combined receptions.

The Utes enter the Week 8 contest undefeated at 6-0 after outlasting Colorado 27-24 in Boulder.

The last time Utah started a season 6-0 was in 2015, when the Utes finished 10-3 including a win in the Las Vegas Bowl over BYU.…