Some college football teams did a lot this week to prove themselves as the No. 3 Notre Dame, entering the unranked Pittsburgh as the only 10-point favorite for the game. With No. 5 Ohio State making its debut on Saturday, the Fighting Irish needed a strong performance to qualify for a place in the top three ahead of the bookies.
But Notre Dame will hold Ohio State in the polls for at least another week after beating the Panthers -345-4. Fighting Irish’s 3-point win was the highest margin of victory for any of the top five teams in action on Saturday. Top-seeded Clemson was favored to beat Syracuse 48, but had to scrap in the second half with a 47-21 victory over Orange.
The Clemson and Notre Dame wins brought the teams closer to a potential huge showdown with each other in less than a week. If the Tigers manage Boston College and beat the Fighting Irish Georgia Tech next week, they will both be in November. Will be invincible when we meet at Notre Dame on the 7th. The game will have major ACC and national impact. Clemson will almost certainly favor the game, but Fighting Irish showed on Saturday that – at least for now – they are engaged in conversations with the country’s top teams.
CBS Sports was with you on Saturday, updating you with all the scores and highlights of the top sports across the country in college football.
College football scores – 8 weeks
No. 1 Clemson 47, Syracuse 21 – score
No. 5 Ohio State 52, Nebraska 17 – Recap, Takeoways
No. 14 North Carolina 48, No. 23 NC State 21 – Score of B score
35 burn 35, ole miss 28 – b score x score
Oklahoma 33, TCU 14 – Score of the score
No. 2 Alabama 48, Tennessee 17 – Recap, Takeaway
No. 3 Notre Dame 45, Pittsburgh 3 – score
No. 6 Oklahoma State 24, No. 17 Iowa State 21 – Score of B score
Indiana 36, No. 8 Penn State 35 (OT) – Recap
Wake Forest 23, No. 19 Virginia Tech 16 – B score x Score
Texas 27, Baylor 16 – Score of the score
No. 18 Michigan 49, No. 21 Minnesota 24 – Recap, Takeoways
No. 11 Miami 19, Virginia 14 – B score x score
No. 9 Cincinnati 42, No. 16 SMU 13 – Score of B score
Check out the full Week 8 scoreboard
