Under review: Coaching winners and losers from Week 8
Four weeks ago, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn was sweating out a replay review that would eventually (and correctly) give Auburn an 18-13 win against LSU and signal the end for Tigers coach Les Miles. At the same time, Charlie Strong was spending an open week brainstorming ways to bolster Texas' defense, which had allowed 50 points in a loss to Cal, two weeks after allowing 47 in a win over Notre Dame. Both Malzahn and Strong had time to get things right.
