UNLV visits The Blue on the back of a 51-48 comeback win over Air Force, which doesn’t bode particularly well for its hopes of holding back the Boise State offense. Maddux Madsen threw for two touchdowns and no interceptions in last week’s win over the Lobos, but could do with some clean-up in his game to withstand UNLV’s assault.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/unlv as UNLV Rebels: Games With College Football Playoff Implications In Week 8.

It’s been quite a week in college football, as our midseason coverage was joined by Penn State’s James Franklin becoming the fifth Power 4 coach to be fired in the first half of the season.

After trailing at the half, Fowler would get the comeback win over Ithaca 48-28.