Where college football teams stand in the rankings at the halfway point in the season matters little in the grand scheme of things. Every high-ranked team is just one upset special away from seeing all their success weigh little on the scales when the season comes to its end.
Week 8 features a quartet of matchups that could spell doom for teams striving to be one of the four to compete for the national championship.
In some cases, it’s because the opposing team is a worthy adversary, while in one the favorite must overcome some other obstacle.