North Carolina coach Bill Belichick will head to Halloween still searching for his first victory over a Power Four opponent after the Tar Heels fell 17-16 in overtime to No. 16 Virginia on Saturday. The loss dropped North Carolina to 2-5 (0-3 ACC). The victories are against 1-7 Charlotte and Richmond, which is an FCS program.

On a day when college football didn't have many marquee matchups on paper, the sport delivered with some wild moments, as always.

There were big wins and difficult losses in Week 9 of the college football season. We break down the winners and losers from Saturday.

Throughout Saturday’s slate, Sports Illustrated will give an updated look at the playoff seeding and matchups.

The Alabama Crimson Tide survived a close call at the end of a brutal October schedule to stay in the hunt for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff.

The No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers face the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.

Thomas Casale has locked in his top three college football picks for Week 9 and his CFB parlay could pay out nearly +600