About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Week 8 of the 2026 college football season has concluded for Southeastern Conference schools.
No. 11 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2 SEC) played its second league road game on Saturday. The Vols were defeated by South Carolina (4-3, 2-3 SEC), 27-24, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
"Give credit, South Carolina made plays down the the stretch that, you know, put them in position to to win the football game," Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said . "You know, for us, guys competed hard. We didn't play smart enough, offensively, penalties just crushed us, and you let a good football team hang around on the road. It's got a chance to bite you in. It sure did at the end."
Arkansas, Florida , Georgia and Missouri had an open date in Week 8. Following Week 8 games, SEC football power rankings are listed below.
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Members of the military hold up a American Flag before the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 11, 2010 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images) Sept. 18, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker Jake Yurachek (35) carries the United States flag onto the field prior to the game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. (Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports) Wide receiver Quindarius Carr #9 of the Auburn Tigers runs onto the field carrying the American Flag with wide receiver Travante Stallworth #85 of the Auburn Tigers on September 10, 2011 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. (Butch Dill, Getty Images) Dominique Easley #2 of the Florida Gators holds an American flag before a game against the UAB Blazers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 10, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. (Sam Greenwood, Getty Images) Fans of the Georgia Bulldogs hold an American flag to commemorate 9/11 before a game against the UAB Blazers at Sanford Stadium on September 11, 2021 in Athens, Georgia. (Brett Davis, Getty Images) The American flag carried by Kentucky's ROTC covered the football field before the national anthem as the Kentucky Wildcats play Eastern Michigan at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky on Sept. 13, 2025. (Matt Stone/USA TODAY Network) Eric Reid #1 of the LSU Tigers carries an American Flag onto the field before playing the Idaho Vandals at Tiger Stadium on September 15, 2012 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Chris Graythen, Getty Images) Nov. 23, 2023; Starkville, Mississippi; Mississippi State Bulldogs linebacker Nathaniel Watson (14) carries an American Flag onto the field prior to the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. (Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) Sept. 29, 2001: Fans wave an American Flag before the Missouri versus Nebraska game at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. (Elsa, Getty Images) Nov. 4, 2023; Oxford, Mississippi; Mississippi Rebels defensive back Nyseer Fullwood-Theodore (44) runs the American flag onto the field prior to the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) Sept. 11, 2010; Norman, Oklahoma; Oklahoma Sooners Ruf Nek carries the american flag on the Sooner Schooner prior to kick-off for the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Memorial Stadium. (Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) The American flag is presented on the field before a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Alabama Crimson Tide on September 17, 2005 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. (Grant Halverson, Getty Images) A Tennessee marching band member holds an American flag during halftime against Auburn at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 9, 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Michael Patrick/USA TODAY Network) Oct. 3, 2020; Austin, Texas; Texas player Anton Simieou runs onto the field with an American flag before a NCAA college football game against TCU at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. (Ricardo B. Brazziell-USA TODAY Sports) Nov. 11, 2023; College Station, Texas; Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Sam Mathews (12) runs out with the American Flag prior to the game against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kyle Field. (Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports) Nov. 16, 2019; Nashville, Tennessee; Members of the Army hold a large American flag during the national anthem as helicopters perform a flyover before a game between the Vanderbilt Commodores game and the Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Stadium. (Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Network) 1 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Members of the military hold up a American Flag before the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 11, 2010 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images) 1 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Members of the military hold up a American Flag before the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 11, 2010 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images) 2 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Sept. 18, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker Jake Yurachek (35) carries the United States flag onto the field prior to the game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. (Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports) 3 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Wide receiver Quindarius Carr #9 of the Auburn Tigers runs onto the field carrying the American Flag with wide receiver Travante Stallworth #85 of the Auburn Tigers on September 10, 2011 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. (Butch Dill, Getty Images) 4 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Dominique Easley #2 of the Florida Gators holds an American flag before a game against the UAB Blazers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 10, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. (Sam Greenwood, Getty Images) 5 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Fans of the Georgia Bulldogs hold an American flag to commemorate 9/11 before a game against the UAB Blazers at Sanford Stadium on September 11, 2021 in Athens, Georgia. (Brett Davis, Getty Images) 6 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes The American flag carried by Kentucky's ROTC covered the football field before the national anthem as the Kentucky Wildcats play Eastern Michigan at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky on Sept. 13, 2025. (Matt Stone/USA TODAY Network) 7 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Eric Reid #1 of the LSU Tigers carries an American Flag onto the field before playing the Idaho Vandals at Tiger Stadium on September 15, 2012 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Chris Graythen, Getty Images) 8 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Nov. 23, 2023; Starkville, Mississippi; Mississippi State Bulldogs linebacker Nathaniel Watson (14) carries an American Flag onto the field prior to the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. (Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) 9 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Sept. 29, 2001: Fans wave an American Flag before the Missouri versus Nebraska game at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. (Elsa, Getty Images) 10 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Nov. 4, 2023; Oxford, Mississippi; Mississippi Rebels defensive back Nyseer Fullwood-Theodore (44) runs the American flag onto the field prior to the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) 11 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Sept. 11, 2010; Norman, Oklahoma; Oklahoma Sooners Ruf Nek carries the american flag on the Sooner Schooner prior to kick-off for the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Memorial Stadium. (Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) 12 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes The American flag is presented on the field before a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Alabama Crimson Tide on September 17, 2005 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. (Grant Halverson, Getty Images) 13 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes A Tennessee marching band member holds an American flag during halftime against Auburn at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 9, 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Michael Patrick/USA TODAY Network) 14 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Oct. 3, 2020; Austin, Texas; Texas player Anton Simieou runs onto the field with an American flag before a NCAA college football game against TCU at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. (Ricardo B. Brazziell-USA TODAY Sports) 15 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Nov. 11, 2023; College Station, Texas; Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Sam Mathews (12) runs out with the American Flag prior to the game against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kyle Field. (Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports) 16 / 16 PHOTOS: SEC football patriotic scenes Nov. 16, 2019; Nashville, Tennessee; Members of the Army hold a large American flag during the national anthem as helicopters perform a flyover before a game between the Vanderbilt Commodores game and the Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Stadium. (Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Network) Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
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