Vanderbilt, Cal lead Week 8 college football trolls

The trolls emerged in week eight of the college football season, led by an SEC team scoring a big win.

number 17 Vanderbilt beat number 10 LSU 31-24 On Saturday, marking their first season with multiple wins over AP top-15 opponents – the Commodores defeated No. 11 South Carolina on September.

vanderbilt quarterback diego pavia Accounted for 246 yards and three touchdowns, two of which were on the ground. According to ESPN Research, Pavia is the second Vanderbilt quarterback with multiple rushing touchdowns against an AP top-10 opponent in the last 20 seasons.

The Commodores’ big win came from a simple troll aimed at the Tigers. He used the Cajun spelling of “go” in his postgame caption.

geux dores ➡️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/kTjhoT8AFW

– #17 Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) 18 October 2025

Here are the top trolls of week 8.

California 21, North Carolina 18

golden bear won on tar heels Thanks for the defensive play late. At the California 13-yard line, the North Carolina quarterback geo lopez is associated with nathan leacock A catch and run looked like it would result in a touchdown.

However, Cal mounted a defensive comeback. brent austin The ball was punted and the Bears jumped on it to gain possession. Cal would hold on for its fifth win of the season.

The Tar Heels’ mascot, Ramesses, became the target of the Golden Bears’ troll, who concluded that it was “bear territory”.

defended the bay 🤝#smartandtough #gobears pic.twitter.com/dai7wuoyPd

– Cal Football (@CalFootball) 18 October 2025

Georgia Tech 27, Duke 18

georgia techUnbeaten season continues after win ruler to secure their first 7-0 start since 1966. yellow jackets quarterback haynes king Totaled 325 yards and one score on the ground. blue devils quarterback Darian Mensah Throwed for 373 yards and two touchdowns.

Georgia Tech poked fun at Duke’s nickname, emphasizing the “hell” in “Helluva Win”, which appeared in its caption with a devil emoji at the end.

helluva win 😈#StingM pic.twitter.com/mowBLNs7t7

– Georgia Tech Football (@GeorgiaTechFB) 18 October 2025

UConn 38, Boston College 23

Yukon moving forward in defeat boston college To record his fourth consecutive win.

The Huskies’ offense totaled 455 yards, including an FBS career-high 362 yards from the quarterback. joe fagnanoUConn has won five of its first seven games in the season for the fourth time as an FBS program. Meanwhile, the Eagles are 0-6 against FBS teams this season – becoming just the third ACC school in the last 15 seasons to lose each of their first six games against FBS opponents.

A husky was the main image of a graphic that implied he had eaten an eagle.