Week 4 of college football hit like a ton of bricks, with eight AP-ranked teams taking an L. The CBS Sports Power Rankings just got a massive facelift, tossing six new teams into the Top 25 after all that carnage.
Big Ten Meltdown Rocks the Nation
Man, talk about a shakeup. Two ranked squads got straight-up upset at home by unranked foes. Even wilder, five ranked teams lost at home last week, and three of those were from the Big Ten: Michigan, Penn State, and USC. That is the first time *three* ranked Big Ten teams have lost at home in the same week. The Big House was absolutely silenced when Iowa’s Hank Brown dropped a 16-yard touchdown pass to Reece Vander Zee right in the corner of the end zone as time expired. That wasn’t just a win, that was Iowa’s first W at Michigan since 2015, and you know their longtime coach Kirk Ferentz had tears in his eyes for that one. Meanwhile, Florida just absolutely demolished Ole Miss, who were probably still riding high from their emotional win against LSU and Lane Kiffin a week prior.
Powerhouses Flex and New Stars Emerge
It wasn’t all chaos for everyone. Mississippi State is soaring up the CBS Sports Power Rankings after a ranked-on-ranked win against Missouri. That’s their third victory against a Power Four opponent already, and they’ve got two road wins padding that resume. Out in Texas, the Longhorns solidified their No. 1 ranking, barely escaping Tennessee 20-17. Their defense was on another level, racking up 10 sacks, with Colin Simmons tying a program record himself with five! Yeah, Arch Manning got sacked six times, but the D definitely carried them to their first road win as an AP No. 1 team since 1984.
Georgia is just burying teams, 41-13 over Oklahoma, making them the third SEC team to win their first four games by 28-plus points. They’ve also crushed 52 straight unranked opponents, which is the longest active streak in the nation. Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith tied a school record with four touchdowns in a 42-19 beatdown of Illinois, and he’s only two TD catches away from passing Chris Olave for the program record! Miami is also lighting it up, with Darian Mensah throwing 14 touchdown passes to only 12 incompletions in four games, a feat no FBS quarterback has achieved in 30 years. Their 42.8-point average margin is a program best! Notre Dame didn’t mess around either, rolling 49-10 at Purdue for their 19th straight win against an unranked team.
So yeah, we’re heading into October with six new teams shaking up the rankings. What a start to the season, right? Next up, we’ve got Ohio State heading to face unbeaten Iowa on CBS. That’s gonna be a showdown you won’t want to miss after Iowa’s heroics this week!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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