Texas might still be clinging to the No. 1 spot in the CBS Sports College Football Power Rankings this week, but they are already losing ground as Georgia absolutely storms up the charts. The Bulldogs are not just climbing, they are leading the entire country in scoring with an insane 59.3 points per game. That kind of offensive firepower is impossible to ignore, and it’s putting serious pressure on everyone else in the top five.
Texas Is Slipping While Georgia Drops the Hammer
The Longhorns stayed at the summit, but it definitely feels like they are hanging on by a thread after a “not perfect” 30-6 win against UTSA. Arch Manning was just OK, completing 50% of his throws for 161 yards. He is going to have to play a lot better next week to beat Uncle Peyton’s Tennessee on the road. Meanwhile, Georgia is playing like a team possessed. They took care of business in a 45-17 win at Arkansas, running the ball incessantly through the first two and a half quarters. Kirby Smart pushed his record to an unbelievable 28-0 against unranked teams, and the Bulldogs won their 12th straight SEC opener. They were rewarded big time for that four-touchdown road win in the SEC. Next up for Georgia is a stout Oklahoma defense, which will be their first real challenge of the season.
Ole Miss Got Robbed, And Next Week Is About to Explode
Honestly, the CBS Sports model did Ole Miss dirty this week. After a huge 32-24 win against top-10 LSU, I thought they would have risen faster. The analyst even had to move the Rebels up a few more spots by hand, saying Ole Miss, with two wins against ranked opponents, is “at the top of the world” on his own CBS Sports 138 ballot. Other teams are vibrating through the rankings, with Kentucky drilling Texas A&M and Louisville knocking off SMU. Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith now holds the career receiving yards record at Ohio State in just two seasons and three games, which is incredible, and the Buckeyes crushed Kent State 59-3, their most points against an FBS team since 2023. Darian Mensah for Miami just set an ACC and Miami record by completing his first 24 passes in a 33-20 road win over Wake Forest.
Get ready, because next Saturday is going to be pure chaos with six ranked-against-ranked matchups hitting the field! We have:
- No. 1 Texas at No. 11 Tennessee
- No. 20 Oklahoma at No. 2 Georgia
- No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 16 Florida
- No. 17 Oregon at No. 10 USC
- No. 18 Iowa at No. 15 Michigan
- No. 14 Missouri at No. 23 Mississippi State
This is where the real contenders separate themselves, and trust me, those rankings are going to be vibrating even harder come Monday morning!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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