On Saturday, the Texas Longhorns opened as a 3.5-point home favorite against No. 7 Ole Miss for College football Week 8, CBS Sports reported.
FanDuel Sportsbook provided the opening line, which can change before game day.
The Texas-Ole Miss matchup is one of seven highlighted games carrying an early spread, with the broader slate also featuring several ranked teams and an unsettled national picture after a major Saturday of losses.
Key Takeaways
- Texas opened as a 3.5-point favorite at home against No. 7 Ole Miss.
- Colin Simmons leads the country with 10.5 sacks, but his status remains unknown after he was carted off against Florida.
- Five of the Associated Press poll’s top seven teams lost on the same Saturday for the first time in the poll’s 90-year history.
Texas Opens as a 3.5 Point Favorite
CBS Sports listed Ole Miss at Texas with the Longhorns favored by 3.5 points. The number gives the home team an early edge in a matchup that includes one of the most significant injury questions attached to the Week 8 market.
CBS Sports identified Texas defensive end Colin Simmons as that key personnel variable. Simmons leads the country with 10.5 sacks, and the outlet reported that his status remains unknown after he was carted off against Florida.
The opening spread does not establish Simmons’ availability for the game. It represents an early FanDuel price rather than a final game-day line, leaving the number subject to movement before the matchup.
College Football Week 8 Odds Across the Ranked Matchups
CBS Sports listed the following FanDuel Sportsbook opening spreads for the highlighted games. The table includes the Texas-Ole Miss number alongside six other matchups from the national schedule.
| Matchup | Opening spread |
|---|---|
| Ole Miss at Texas | Texas -3.5 |
| Indiana at Michigan | Indiana -7.5 |
| Tennessee at South Carolina | Tennessee -2.5 |
| Houston at Utah | Utah -5.5 |
| LSU at Auburn | LSU -6.5 |
| Pittsburgh at Miami | Miami -22.5 |
| Texas A&M at Alabama | Alabama -15.5 |
The SEC numbers include Tennessee as a 2.5-point favorite at South Carolina, LSU as a 6.5-point favorite at Auburn and Alabama as a 15.5-point favorite against Texas A&M. Miami’s 22.5-point spread against Pittsburgh is the largest number among the seven listed matchups.
The Injury Context Behind the Texas Line
Simmons’ 10.5 sacks make his status especially relevant to the Texas-Ole Miss matchup, but CBS Sports listed that status as unknown after the Florida incident. The report did not establish whether the defensive end will play in Week 8.
That distinction matters because the Texas line is an opening price, not a settled game-day number. FanDuel’s initial 3.5-point spread shows the market’s early position on the matchup while Simmons’ status remains listed as unknown.
The Midseason Market Remains Volatile
CBS Sports reported that five of the AP poll’s top seven teams lost on the same Saturday, the first time that had happened in the poll’s 90-year history. That result placed added attention on the remaining unbeaten teams and the broader College Football Playoff race.
BYU, James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah remained unbeaten at midseason, according to CBS Sports. The group included teams represented in the Week 8 opening numbers, including Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah.
The other listed spreads also show the range of early market positions: Indiana was favored by 7.5 points at Michigan, Utah by 5.5 against Houston and Alabama by 15.5 against Texas A&M. Each number remains an opening FanDuel line and can change before the games are played.
