College Football Week 9 Picks
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The 2025 college football season has officially surpassed the midway point of the regular season after the conclusion of a thrilling Week 8 slate. Among the games that will shape the College Football Playoff picture was the final matchup between No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 20 USC for the foreseeable future.
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday that he is in favor of expanding the NCAA Tournament and the College Football Playoff, though he remains cautious about exactly how two of college sports' premier events will look in the future.
For years, Ohio State football has been a staple at the top of college football rankings, and since last year's national championship, no one's taken them down.
On Saturday night, Texas' offense averaged --0.37 EPA per snap. Among games between Power Four schools this season, that performance is the eighth-worst performance by any offense this season. It's also the only one of the 31 worst offensive performances this season in which that team somehow managed to win the game.
The verdict: Fiction. Honestly, Illinois’ resume isn’t far too different from that of Notre Dame, which is being widely viewed as a Playoff team. USC is the best win for each of them. And their losses are against top-10 teams — No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana for the Illini, and No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 9 Miami for the Fighting Irish.