College football isn’t without its problems: astronomic coaching-contract buyouts, largely unregulated free agency, an unsatisfying national championship process.

And a single October weekend is sometimes all it takes to overshadow all those looming uncertainties.

Oct. 18, 2025 was one of those special college football Saturdays that comes along every few years and packs all that we love about the sport into a single day. Well, into a couple days.

A chaotic Saturday really began with Louisville’s 24-21 upset of No. 2 Miami on Friday , setting a tone for a Week 8 with nine Top 25-ranked teams falling. Four lost to unranked opponents, including No. 7 Texas Tech — rolling through the first six games of its schedule — dropping a 26-22 decision at Arizona State with just 34 seconds remaini

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