Week 8 added a little extra shine, and one flag is flying a little higher today.

Fifteen years ago, Washington State's Ol' Crimson flag started flying high because of one man and his sewing machine.



It has been planted in the heart of College GameDay ever since. pic.twitter.com/mCxrgPnek7 — College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 20, 2018

Ol' Crimson is finally flying at home.

For 15 years, the Washington State flag has flown during College GameDay, no matter what city or campus is hosting. Never once has the show visited Pullman, Washington, its home turf. Until today.

According to the Ol' Crimson Booster Club, it has traveled to 72 cities, 62 host schools, 34 states and appeared on 216 consecutive shows.

And fans were certainly prepared. This was quite a scene in the pre-dawn hours as the show kicked off.

I remember my first cigar ...

As is tradition, Alabama players pulled out the cigars after they took down Tennessee for the 12th straight year. It just so happens that the guy who was calling the shots at Tennessee for five of those losses now resides on the Crimson Tide sideline. Today, he finally learned how victory on the third Saturday in October tastes.

SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM COACH JONES #RollTIde pic.twitter.com/iQa11oN42F — Chris Owens (@BGChrisOwens) October 20, 2018

Get you a helmet that does both

LSU keeps it pretty traditional when it comes to their uniforms. But the Tigers are breaking with that tradition in grand style.

On Saturday night, LSU will be wearing a new color-changing helmet that transforms from purple to gold depending on how the light hits them. According to LSU equipment manager Greg Stringfellow, that's a first for college football.

LSU will emerge Saturday night from the Tiger Stadium chute in specially designed uniforms that salute the past and pay homage to heroes. #LSU125 pic.twitter.com/GA8L5HSVsf — LSU Football Equip (@LSUFBEquipment) October 18, 2018

The Baton Rouge Advocate reports that Nike designers outsourced the helmet project to a California auto shop that did similar paint jobs on vehicles, and the paint alone cost about $1,500 a gallon. The iridescent paint is meant to look like a Mardi Gras bead.

Overall, the alternates honor the school's 1918 "Silent Season," when the Tigers didn't field a team to join the World War I effort.

Army holds the line

At West Point, after scoring in overtime to make it 31-30, Miami (Ohio) went for the 2-point conversion and the win, and a wild ending ensued.

WHAT A FINISH! Miami goes for the win and @ArmyWP_Football comes up with a HUGE stop. pic.twitter.com/G0glJfphq6 — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 20, 2018

Moe Neal, mo problems

Syracuse running back Moe Neal found a huge hole with one exception -- an official was square in the middle of his path. Advantage: Moe Neal.