The 2025 Arizona State football season has been a roller coaster ride through six games. From suffering a heartbreaking last-minute loss to Mississippi

After Arizona football's heartbreaking loss to Houston, we examine the good things — and not-so-good things — for the Wildcats.

Vanderbilt has now registered multiple wins over teams ranked in the top 15 of the AP poll for the first time in school history, and already surpassed its preseason win total, which was 5.5. LSU, meanwhile, dropped 10 spots from No. 10 to No. 20, the largest fall of the week.

So far in the Brent Brennan era of Arizona football, the Wildcats have had their struggles on the road with four-straight losses dating back to last year. UA has lost those games by an average of 28 points and have fallen behind by double-digits in all four games.

A loaded Saturday of games features the two West Coast teams as major underdogs on the road in matchups with postseason implications.

The 2025 college football season has officially surpassed the midway point of the regular season after the conclusion of a thrilling Week 8 slate. Among the games that will shape the College Football Playoff picture was the final matchup between No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 20 USC for the foreseeable future.

Check out the latest Arizona high school football computer rankings for every classification as of October 20, 2025