College football odds, lines, schedule for Week 8: Texas opens as favorite vs. Ole Miss

Initial odds for college football’s top Week 8 matchups are out

Two weeks away from the first set of College Football Playoff rankings coming out of the wildest Saturday across the sport in decades, the 2026 season has delivered in a big way so far. For the first time in the 90-year history of the AP poll dating back to 1936, five of the top seven teams lost on the same afternoon, sparking a much-needed rebound opportunity for the perceived elites in Week 8. While next weekend's matchups within the top 25 fail to offer a litany of "good on good" games like last, the unpredictability of the sport this season continues to carry significant weight. The only unbeatens remaining at midseason are BYU, James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah after most of the unblemished went down on Saturday.

Could more fall in Week 8 to unranked foes? Let's take a look at the schedule and early lines. Ole Miss at Texas (-3.5): Will the Longhorns rebound as a home favorite against the Rebels, or will Steve Sarkisian lose a third straight SEC game and bring more questions to the Forty Acres this season? It benefits Texas if defensive end Colin Simmons, who leads the country with 10.5 sacks, returns after being carted off against Florida, but his injury status remains unknown. Trinidad Chambliss is the SEC's top individual