College football took a massive hit this Saturday, man. Forget multi-million dollar rosters, historic brands, or even brash unbeaten teams, because they all took a tumble. No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 6 Alabama, and No. 7 Texas? All of them lost. It was absolute chaos out there, with some teams right out of the Top 10 after this shake-up.
History Gets Rewritten, Again and Again
Seriously, this Saturday was historic. UGA’s loss to Auburn meant we saw the No. 1 team lose on the final play of a game in consecutive weeks for the first time in AP Top 25 history. Remember Texas losing to Oklahoma last week on a field goal? Yeah, that. And a top-ranked team lost to an unranked opponent for a second straight week for the first time since 1990! The notes just pile up, too. For the first time in the 90-year history of the AP poll, five of the top eight teams in the country went down, with No. 5 Indiana losing to No. 4 Ohio State in the mix.
It gets crazier. Georgia, Alabama, and Texas all lost on the same day for the first time since 1996. And get this: the Tide dropped back-to-back regular season games for the first time in 220 tries. Georgia’s ridiculous 53-game winning streak against unranked teams? Gone. But it wasn’t only the top teams causing drama. Bill Belichick’s squad is now 4-2 after UNC knocked off Duke. Northwestern is 5-1, which, come on, *Northwestern*?! Lloyd Carr’s other grandson, Tommy Carr, stepped in for a benched Bryce Underwood and delivered Michigan its first Big Ten win this year, sending Penn State to a fourth straight defeat. And Arkansas finally snapped a brutal 14-game SEC losing skid at Vanderbilt. What a day!
The New Guys in Charge, Or At Least Near the Top
Alright, so who made it through the madness? Let’s check the new Top 3.
First up, the **Ohio State Buckeyes**, who are now at No. 1 after beating Indiana 19-15. Coordinator Matt Patricia’s defense played a nasty, smashmouth game up front. They only got to IU’s quarterback once for a sack, but they shut down the Hoosiers’ two running backs to less than 70 yards and pressured Hoover enough to rattle him to a 50% completion rate. The bad news, and it’s a huge one, is QB Julian Sayin is out for “several weeks” with a throwing arm injury. He was seen in a sling in the fourth quarter. That’s a tough break. They’re off next week, giving them some time to regroup.
Then we’ve got the **BYU Cougars** at No. 2, who took down Notre Dame 28-24. If you haven’t heard about BYU QB Bear Bachmeier, you need to read up on this dude! Bachmeier was responsible for every single yard on the Cougars’ 10-play, 55-yard, game-winning touchdown drive, and then BYU’s defense sealed it with a goal-line stand. He threw for 224 yards, ran for 45, and scored four touchdowns, even catching one himself! And they did all that without star running back L.J. Martin, who’s sidelined with an injury. They’re heading to UCF next week.
Rounding out the top three are the **Miami Hurricanes** at No. 3. They barely survived what would have been an incredibly damaging, resume-busting loss at home to the three-win Seminoles, winning 43-35 in double overtime. Miami’s defense definitely needs some work if it plans to actually compete against the big boys later in the season. They’re at home again next week, facing Pitt.
What a weekend, huh? This season is shaping up to be wild, and we’re only in October. Can’t wait to see what happens next.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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