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Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from Week 8 of the college football season.

1. Hoosiers are here.

Wow. It’s real. A flukey team doesn’t beat a solid conference opponent by 49 on national television. Kurt Cignetti is magic.

2. Sleeping through the alarm.

Allow me to list the results of Oklahoma’s first seven possessions on Saturday.

1) Interception

2) Fumble (Returned for TD)

3) Interception (Returned for TD)

4) Punt

5) Punt

6) Turnover on Downs

7) Punt

You’d literally have to be throwing the game to do much worse than that.

Offensive coordinator Seth Littrell is out, and Brent Venables’ seat warmer just got flicked on.

3. Uncharted waters for Kalen DeBoer.

Josh Heupel did his best to spoon-feed a win to his fellow South Dakota native on the other sideline. Tennessee’s head man foolishly entrusted his rattled kicker with two long field goal attempts, and also gave his backup quarterback the freedom to chuck a deep ball into double coverage on his first play of emergency duty.

But DeBoer kindly declined the victory, and now he’s facing real media heat for the first time in his coaching career. Let’s see how he responds to the pressure. This isn’t Fresno State, or even Washington anymore.

4. A new Vols icon.

The only human outside of Knoxville raving about Dylan Sampson prior to the season was me. Greg McElroy joined the bandwagon during the broadcast, and yet I still don’t see enough buzz about Dylan nationally. It continues to be a sea of Vols fans, begging everyone else to pay attention to this kid.

17 rushing touchdowns in seven games, for a top-10 team in the nation? You’d think the talking heads would at least give him a compliment or two.

5. Michigan’s disastrous honeymoon.

The Wolverines finished with more total yards than Illinois. They also picked up more first downs. They were better on third down. They were better on fourth down. They had the ball longer. Yet, Michigan lost by 14. That definitely should not happen.

If Aidan Chiles and the boys can grab one at the Big House on Saturday, Michigan is in real danger of falling short of a bowl game. Seriously.

6. The $110 million mistake.

I know I wasn’t the only one who frantically looked up Lincoln Riley’s buyout as the final seconds ticked off the clock. This is just flat-out unacceptable. My beloved 2-5 Bruins might be the best team in Los Angeles.

Ditching Oklahoma was a jaw-dropping decision in the moment, and it looks incredibly stupid in hindsight. I think Riley jumps to an NFL offensive coordinator job next, and two of his former Heisman-winning quarterbacks might be eager to welcome him into the building. I’d guess that our friend Lincoln has already started perusing the homes for sale in Glendale and Chicago.

7. LSU is mystifying.

This is the one program near the top of the poll that I can’t get a great read on. The Tigers lost the best quarterback in the nation, two first-round wide receivers, and the foundation of their defensive line. Yet the squad is… better?

I think LSU could hang with Oregon on a neutral field this Saturday. I also believe that Kansas State would give Brian Kelly’s guys a serious fight. I need to see more from this group before I make up my mind.

8. Texas unravels under the lights.

I can’t remember the last time I saw the coach of the No. 1 team in America panic like that. Steve Sarkisian actually pressed the Arch Manning button. Needless to say, I could not believe my eyes.

The move didn’t affect the result at all; Georgia was never going to lose that football game. It was just such a bizarre decision to me. The Longhorns were getting bullied in the trenches and couldn’t give Quinn Ewers a clean pocket. So, your solution is to bring in… a less experienced quarterback? Wait, what?

Sarkisian has handled this whole thing extremely poorly. Don’t ferociously cement Quinn into the starting spot to the public, if deep down he’s on that short of a leash. It’s not fair to either QB.

9. Be better, ESPN.

This network is so unbelievably bad at broadcasting sporting events. The dudes in the truck literally cut to Nico Iamaleava’s parents after the kid got hurt. Did that honestly feel like the respectful thing to do?

I promise you, ESPN. I promise you that no one tuned into Georgia-Texas to watch Matthew McConaughey’s reactions. If you had any backbone, you would’ve at least shown him one last time after Georgia delivered the dagger against his precious Longhorns.

10. Time to peek ahead.

To no one’s surprise, there’s another awesome slate on the way. Notre Dame heads to Annapolis and Missouri is in Tuscaloosa, with the winners of those clashes possessing solid footing in the playoff race. Oregon faces No. 20 Illinois, and Texas hits the road to battle a ranked(!!) Vanderbilt squad.

But perhaps the best game takes place in College Station. LSU and Texas A&M, in front of 100,000. Let’s go.

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