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College Football Week 8 Viewing Guide

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There are a lot of games/prospects to keep an eye on. I will be picking a fat stack of games based on matchups and talent that we should follow. I will mention the positions we will need to address in the offseason. Unfortunately for us, that is almost all of them. Right now in order of need, those positions are as follows: IOL, S, TE, CB, EDGE, RT, WR, LB, IDL, RB.

Kansas State Vs. Texas Tech, 12:00 PM EST, FS1

Kansas State

*IOL, Josh Rivas, #76

T, Cooper Beebe, #50

WR, Malik Knowles, #4

IDL, Eli Huggins, #92

*RB, Deuce Vaughn , #22

Texas Tech

*CB, DaMarcus Fields, #23

*IOL, Dawson Deaton, #73

S, Eric Monroe, #11

*LB, Colin Schooler, #17

LB, Riko Jeffers, #6

*WR, Erik Ezukanma, #13

*WR, KeSean Carter, #82

RB, SaRodorick Thompson, #4

Northwestern Vs. Michigan, 12:00 PM EST, FOX

Northwestern

*CB, A.J. Hampton Jr, #11

*S/CB, Cameron Mitchell, #2

EDGE, Adetomiwa Adebawore, #99

*S, Brandon Joseph, #16

IOL, Sam Gerak, #52

S/LB, Chris Bergin, #28

RB, Evan Hull, #26

Michigan

*CB, Gemon Green, #22

*EDGE, Aidan Hutchinson, #97

IOL, Andrew Vastardis, #68

*S, Brad Hawkins, #2

*S/CB, Daxton Hill, #30

*LB, Josh Ross, #12

T, Andrew Stueber, #71

*WR, Ronnie Bell, #8 -Out for season

WR, Cornelius Johnson, #6

*RB, Hassan Haskins, #25

Wisconsin Vs. Purdue, 3:00 PM EST, BTN

Wisconsin

CB, Faion Hicks, #1

T/IOL, Logan Bruss, #60

IOL, Josh Seltzner, #70

S, Scott Nelson, #9

*TE, Jake Ferguson, #84

*T, Tyler Beach, #65

*LB, Jack Sanborn, #57

LB, Leo Chenal, #45

WR, Danny Davis, #7

IDL, Matt Henningsen, #92

Purdue

*EDGE, George Karlaftis, #5

T, Greg Long, #69

LB, Kieren Douglas, #43

TE, Payne Durham, #87

*WR, David Bell, #3

IDL, Branson Deen, #58

Clemson Vs. Pittsburgh, 3:30 PM EST, ESPN

Clemson

*CB, Andrew Booth Jr, #23

EDGE, K.J. Henry, #5

EDGE, Xavier Thomas, #3

*S, Nolan Turner #24 - Hurt

*T, Jordan McFadden, #71

*WR, Justyn Ross, #8

WR, Joseph Ngata, #10

LB, Jake Venables, #15

LB, James Skalski, #47

Pittsburgh

*TE, Lucas Krull, #7

*Habakkuk Baldonado

LB, John Petrishen, #0

LB, SirVocea Dennis, #7

T, Carter Warren, #77

LSU Vs. Ole Miss, 3:30 PM EST, CBS

LSU

*CB, Derek Stingley Jr, #7 - Done for year

CB, Cordale Flott, #25

*EDGE, Andre Anthony, #3

IOL, Liam Shanahan, #56

IOL, Ed Ingram, #70

IOL, Chasen Hines, #57

Ole Miss

*EDGE, Sam Williams, #7

S, Otis Reese, #3

LB, Chance Campbell, #44

T, Nick Broeker, #64

T, Jeremy James, #78

WR, Dontario Drummond, #11

WR, Jonathan Mingo, #1

RB, Jerrion Ealy, #9

Maryland Vs. Minnesota, 3:30 PM EST, ESPN2

Maryland

EDGE, Durell Nchami, #30

S, Nick Cross, #3

T, Spencer Anderson, #54

WR, Dontay Demus Jr, #7

Minnesota

CB, Coney Durr, #16

EDGE, Boye Mafe, #34

*IOL, John Michael Schmitz, #60

S, Justus Harris, #21

S, Benny Sapp III, #22

*T, Daniel Faalele, #78

T/IOL, Blaise Andries, #77

*WR, Chris Autman-Bell, #7

*RB, Mohamed Ibrahim, #24 - Out for season

Oklahoma State Vs. Iowa State, 3:30 PM EST, FOX

Oklahoma State

*CB, Jarrick Bernard-Converse, #24

*S, Jason Taylor, #25

*S, Kolby Harvell-Peel, #31

EDGE, Tyler Lacy, #89

*IOL, Josh Sills, #72

LB, Malcolm Rodriguez, #20

WR, Tay Martin, #1

RB, Jaylen Warren, #7

Iowa State

*CB, Anthony Johnson Jr, #26

EDGE, Eyioma Uwazurike, #58

EDGE, Will McDonald, #9

S, Isheem Young, #1

T, Sean Foster, #75

*LB, Mike Rose, #23

LB, O’Rien Vance, #34

WR, Xavier Hutchinson, #8

*RB, Breece Hall #28

Oregon Vs. UCLA, 3:30 PM EST, ABC

Oregon

*CB, Mykael Wright, #2

*EDGE, Kayvon Thibodeaux, #5 -

*S, Verone McKinley, #23

IOL, Alex Forsyth, #78

WR, Johnny Johnson, #3

IDL, Brandon Dorlus, #97

*RB, CJ Verdell, #7

RB, Travis Dye, #26

UCLA

CB, Jay Shaw, #1

*EDGE, Mitchell Agude, #45

*IOL, Paul Grattan Jr, #65

IOL, Atonio Mafi, #56

*S, Quentin Lake, #37

*RB, Zach Charbonnet, #24

RB, Brittain Brown, #28

Nevada Vs. Fresno State, 7:00 PM EST, FS2

Nevada

CB, Berdale Robins, #0

*EDGE, Tristan Nichols, #95

S, Jordan Lee, #13

TE, Cole Turner, #19

LB, Daiyan Henley, #11

WR, Romeo Doubs, #7

*IDL, Dom Peterson, #99

Fresno State

CB, Wylan Free, #4

*EDGE, Arron Mosby, #3

*S, Evan Williams, #32

LB, Tyson Maeva, #58

WR, Josh Kelly, #11

IDL, Kevin Atkins, #90

*RB, Ronnie Rivers, #20

Tennessee Vs. Alabama, 7:00 PM EST, ESPN

Tennessee

CB, Alontae Taylor, #2

CB, Theo Jackson, #26

EDGE, Tyler Baron, #9

S, Trevon Flowers, #1

*T/IOL, Cade Mays, #68

RB, Tiyon Evans, #8

Alabama

*CB, Josh Jobe, #28

*EDGE, Christopher Allen, #4

*IOL, Emil Ekiyor Jr, #55

*S, Jordan Battle, #9

S, DeMarcco Hellams, #29

TE, Jahleel Billingsley, #19

*T, Evan Neal, #73

*LB, Christian Harris, #8

*WR, Jameson Williams, #1

*WR, John Metchie III, #8

*IDL, Phidarian Mathis, #48

*RB, Brian Robinson Jr, #4

North Carolina State Vs. Miami, 7:30 PM EST, ESPN2

North Carolina State

S, Tanner Ingle, #10

S/SCB, Tyler Baker-Williams, #13

*T, Ikem Ekwonu, #79

LB, Isaiah Moore, #1

LB, Drake Thomas, #32

WR, Emeka Emezie, #86

Miami

T, Jarrid Williams, #62

*T, Zion Nelson, #60

TE, Will Mallory, #85

*S, Bubba Bolden, #21

LB, Waynmon Steed, #17

IDL, Nesta Jade Silvera, #1

*WR, Charleston Rambo, #11

WR, Mike Harley, #3

RB, Cam’Ron Harris, #23

South Carolina Vs. Texas A&M, 7:30 PM EST, SECN

South Carolina

*CB, Cam Smith, #9

*CB, Darius Rush, #28

*S, Jaylan Foster, #12

*EDGE, Kingsley Enagbare, #1

IOL, Jovaughn Gwyn, #54

*T, Dylan Wonnum, #79

LB, Brad Johnson, #19

IDL, Zacch Pickens, #6

RB, ZaQuandre White, #11

Texas A&M

CB, Jaylon Jones, #17

EDGE, DeMarvin Leal, #8

S, Demani Richardson, #26

IOL, Layden Robinson, #64

*T, Kenyon Green, #55

*TE, Jalen Wydermyer, #85

LB, Aaron Hansford, #1

WR, Ainias Smith, #0

IDL, Jayden Peevy, #92

*RB, Isaiah Spiller, #28

USC Vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 PM EST, NBC

USC

CB, Isaac Taylor-Stuart, #6

*EDGE, Drake Jackson, #99

*S, Isaiah Pola-Mao, #21

*IOL, Andrew Vorhees, #72

IOL, Liam Jimmons, #71

IOL, Brett Neilon, #62

*WR, Drake London, #15

IDL, Tuli Tuipulotu, #49

Notre Dame

*EDGE/IDL, Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, #95

EDGE, Isaiah Foskey, #7

*IOL, Cain Madden, #62

*IOL, Jarrett Patterson, #55

*S, Kyle Hamilton, #14

LB, Drew White, #40

WR, Kevin Austin Jr, #4

IDL, Jayson Ademilola, #57

*RB, Kyren Williams, #23