It will be hard to match the huge matchups and great games we saw in week seven, but week eight also has some very important matchups. Bill Trocchi and Bill Bender of Sporting News break down the weekend's biggest matchups and give their confidence picks.

Here are the games they look at:

#14 Syracuse at #5 Clemson

#9 UCLA at #10 Oregon

#20 Texas at #11 Oklahoma State

#7 Ole Miss at LSU

#17 Kansas State at #8 TCU

#24 Mississippi State at #6 Alabama

Minnesota at #16 Penn State

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