College Football Week 8 Picks, Preview: What To Expect in UW-Michigan, Ole Miss-Georgia

It might not be Thanksgiving weekend, but we've got a good number of rivalry matchups with high stakes coming up in Week 8. 

USC and Notre Dame meet in South Bend in a game that could end up determining a spot in the College Football Playoff. It's also the Third Saturday of October, which means Tennessee and Alabama are renewing their rivalry. As both teams already have one loss, the loser of Saturday's game won't have much margin for error the rest of the way. 

Finally, the Holy War also returns on Saturday, which is where "Big Noon Saturday" will be this weekend. That game between Utah and BYU might determine one of the spots in the Big 12 Championship Game.

I'll be on the call for the Washington-Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday. So, I'll preview that matchup and give some picks on a few of the other top games in Week 8. 

This is a game that is massive for a possible fourth team to make the College Football Playoff out of the Big Ten. One of these teams, with a win this weekend, can be the team that makes a push in the second half of the season. 

Last week, Washington was tremendous on offense against Rutgers. Quarterback Demond Williams became the first player with 400 passing yards and 135 rushing yards in a game since Lamar Jackson. This guy can fly, he’s a bit like Kyler Murray light — really quick short area quickness, throws the ball well when he's given protection and really good playmakers (RB Jonah Coleman, WR Denzel Boston). How Michigan decides to defend or spy Williams remains to be seen. It could try to replicate what Ohio State did, but let’s face it, Michigan’s defense doesn’t resemble that defense. Michigan’s defense got taken advantage of last week against USC, particularly in the run game as it