CBS Sports releases updated QB Power Rankings following Week 8 of college football

One Big 12 quarterback is shooting up the power rankings this week. At No. 4 overall, TCU quarterback Max Duggan has his highest ranking of the season in CBS Sports’ post-Week 8 power rankings.

Taking down Kansas State, Duggan added 280 passing yards and three touchdowns to his resume, moving his TD-INT ratio to 19:1.

Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker remains No. 1 after Week 8 action. Hooker will lead the Vols versus No. 19 Kentucky on Saturday in one of the most intriguing matchups of the weekend.

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There are two new names in the rankings this week. Oregon quarterback Bo Nix is now No. 8 after finishing the win over UCLA 22-of-28 for 283 yards, with 51 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Also new after Week 8, Houston quarterback Clayton Tune. Tune has only improved as the season’s gone along. In Week 8, he posted 261 passing yards, five touchdowns and another 43 yards rushing.

Here are CBS Sports’ updated power rankings before the kickoff of Week 9 games.

Updated QB power rankings after Week 8

1. Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
2. CJ Stroud, Ohio State
3. Bryce Young, Alabama
4. Max Duggan, TCU
5. Drake Maye, North Carolina
6. Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
7. Caleb Williams, USC
8. Bo Nix, Oregon
9. Cameron Rising, Utah
10. Clayton Tune, Houston

Power Rankings Movement

No Longer Ranked: Quinn Ewers, Texas; Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA

Standing Next To Coach On The Sideline With Their Helmet On To Let Him Know They’re There: Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA; Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina; Quinn Ewers, Texas; K.J. Jefferson, Arkansas; Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma

After taking their respective losses in Week 8, Quinn Ewers and Dorian Thompson-Robinson fell out of the top 10. They’re still right on the cusp of making the power rankings in Week 9, along with Grayson McCall, KJ Jefferson and Dillon Gabriel.