What happened: On The Locker Room, Will Compton and Taylor Lewan backed Tennessee ahead of the Week 8 slate. Host Josh Pate backed Houston as his favored side. The crew framed Week 8 as the follow to a chaotic Week 7 that wrecked their against-the-

Why it matters: The hosts said Week 7 featured multiple top-10 teams falling on the same day. That volatility left their 10-pick against-the-500 entering Week 8.

What to watch: The group measures Week 8 against that same 10-game board to settle the picks race.