Arizona State is the reigning Big 12 champ, but have two losses by October for the second straight year. With quarterback Sam Leavitt sidelined, the Sun Devils were obliterated 42-10 against Utah. Backup quarterback Jeff Sims connected on only 18 of 38 passes.

The second game of a tough four-game stretch sees Arizona State take on Texas Tech at Mountain America Stadium.

No. 7 Texas Tech has passed every test in dominating fashion so far this season, winning its first six games by an FBS-best 35.3 points to reach its highest ranking since 2008. The Red Raiders' next hurdle might be the most difficult one yet: Saturday at reigning Big 12 champion Arizona State.

Texas Tech just won a recruiting battle against Georgia for one of the top defensive players in the country. Five-star edge rusher LaDamion Guyton, a Texas Tech commit, told On3 on Wednesday night that he will reclassify from the 2027 to the 2026 class, effectively making this fall his last year of high school football.

Duke football is back home for the first time since Week 4 to host No. 12 Georgia Tech in an ACC contest during Week 8 of the college football season. The Blue Devils (4-2, 3-0 ACC) and the Yellow Jackets (6-0, 3-0) will face off at noon ET in a game that will be televised on ESPN and can be streamed via Fubo (free trial)

The Big 12 fined Kansas $25,000 for coach Lance Leipold’s statement that a pocketknife was thrown at his staff during the Jayhawks’ game at Texas Tech last weekend.

The Big 12 fined the University of Kansas $25,000 after determining head coach Lance Leipold made an "inaccurate statement" about a pocket knife found on the team’s sideline.