Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Which teams in college football are passing the eye test? J.D. ranks his top five "eye test" teams in the country before giving a game prediction for Arkansas vs Texas A&M and revealing some more of his mid-season predictions. Forecasting what's in store for players like Ohio State's Julian Sayin and Miami's Rueben Bain, and Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel. Then to close the show, J.D. and producer Kaiden Smith give their Pre Week 8 Superlatives. 

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