Few College Football Playoff contenders were safe in Week 8 . Four teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll lost.
The carnage started Friday night with the Miami Hurricanes ' upset loss to the Louisville Cardinals . The Texas Tech Red Raiders , Ole Miss Rebels and Memphis Tigers were the other undefeated teams to lose this week. The Ohio State Buckeyes , Indiana Hoosiers , Oregon Ducks and Alabama Crimson Tide were big winners.
One game with huge playoff implications was the annual rivalry between the USC Trojans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish . After opening the season with two losses, Notre Dame needed a win to keep its CFP hopes alive and USC was the last remaining team on the Irish's schedule that is currently ranked. USC's credentials would have been bols