Week 8 of the regular season is nearly in the books, so let’s look ahead to Week 9! If your leagues are like mine, then you’ll be putting in waiver claims on

Injuries have a way of inflicting chaos on fantasy teams, leaving managers to scurry to the waiver wires and find replacement for their starters.

In this edition of The First Read, Jeffri Chadiha identifies teams that are wearing out trust and others who deserve some grace after Week 8. Plus, who's up and who's down? And what's the marquee matchup of Week 9?

SEC teams won in dramatic fashion, Texas A&M had no trouble against flailing LSU. Here's what to know about Week 9.

Week 9’s statewide schedule also includes a host of fun consolation matchups, including the SFC Ivy Division Championship on Wednesday between Fort Lee (8-0) and Ridgefield Park (6-2). Scroll for the complete Week 9 schedule and check back here later today/tomorrow to see the kickoff times for all postseason games.

How do all 32 teams in the NFL stack up against each other coming out of Week 8 of the 2025 NFL regular season? Here's an updated look from best to worst.

It's not always neat, but college football has a way of building a beachhead on wherever popular culture is squinting at a given moment. The 1920s belonged to Hollywood; USC won 10 games three times. Washington won the national title the year Nevermind and Ten came out; Stanford won 12 games the year The Social Network came out.