The new No. 1 team gets a week off and the state of Mississippi steps back from the spotlight after two weeks of being the dominant story in college football.Top-ranked Mississippi State – it still seems odd to hear that – has an open day after leaping Florida State in the rankings last week. No. 3 Mississippi is a big favorite at home against Tennessee.So the old No. 1 is the center of attention this week. The now second-ranked Seminoles face No. 5 Notre Dame in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday night. The off-the-field drama never seems to stop following Jameis Winston, but Florida State just keeps on winning. The school-record streak is at 22 games.What else to watch for in week eight of the college football season.HOME WOES: Being home has been far from an advantage in the Pac-12, where road teams are 15-4 going into Saturday’s games. Utah was the latest Pac-12 team to win away from home, beating Oregon State 29-26 in double overtime on Thursday night.If the trend continues, it’s good news for UCLA, which will try to break a two-game skid at California; Washington, which has lost 10 straight games to Oregon; Stanford, which has won four straight at Arizona State; and Colorado, which goes to USC as the only Pac-12 team without a conference victory.O-H! I-O! ON A ROLL: Remember Ohio State? …
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