The unofficial midway point of the 2025 college football season begins on Saturday with plenty of intriguing matchups in Week 8. Twenty-three of the teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25 poll will be in action this weekend, including five ranked-on-ranked matchups.

The Penn State Nittany Lions take their first shot at righting their ship Saturday at Beaver Stadium against the Northwestern Wildcats.

Penn State football lost its third straight game, a homecoming defeat to Northwestern. Fans chanted for coach James Franklin to be fired at the end.

The Tigers have won 10 straight over the Commodores; Vanderbilt has a chance to win for the first time in the series since a 24-21 victory in 1990. The Commodores have had an off week to prepare for the game following their loss to No. 6 Alabama in Week 7.

Franklin was fired just a day after Penn State’s third consecutive loss, which was a 22-21 home defeat to Northwestern. He will join the “College GameDay” crew live in Athens, Georgia. According to ESPN broadcaster Dave Pasche, Franklin is scheduled to appear during the 11 a.m. ET hour of the show.

Caleb Komolafe ran for 72 yards and a touchdown and Northwestern held on to beat Penn State 22-21 on Saturday.Preston Stone threw for 163 yards with a touchdown to Griffin Wilde and Jack Olsen kicked three field goals for the Wildcats (4-2,

The No. 6 Nittany Lions, more than a three-touchdown favorite, were somehow being dominated by winless UCLA at halftime.

Lane Kiffin and Co. enter the race for the Nittany Lions pledge, multiple teams in pursuit following James Franklin firing.