πΈ Top scenes from a wild, historic day in college football β SkimNews
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- Saturday's Week 7 slate produced the first day in the AP poll era (since 1936) where five top-eight teams lost, with each time window from noon to prime time featuring at least one top-eight defeat and eight ranked teams losing overall.
- No. 4 Ohio State escaped No. 5 Indiana 19-15 in Bloomington when a potential go-ahead Josh Hoover pass to a streaking Nick Marsh fell incomplete near the sideline, sealing a statement Buckeyes win.
- Florida handed Texas its second straight loss in Austin following the Red River Rivalry defeat to Oklahoma, with Gators coach Jon Sumrall capping the upset by striding out in a black cowboy hat.
- No. 14 Tennessee stunned No. 6 Alabama 26-10 at Neyland Stadium, sparking both a field rush and the customary postgame cigar celebration in Knoxville.
- Auburn became the first unranked team since 2007 to knock off an AP No. 1 on the road, beating Georgia in Athens and prompting fans to roll Toomer's Corner in toilet paper.
- No. 8 BYU upset No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in a primetime 'College GameDay' showcase at LaVell Edwards Stadium, sending Provo into a field-storming frenzy.
Why it matters: Five AP top-eight teams β including No. 1 (Georgia), No. 2 (Notre Dame), and No. 6 (Alabama) β fell on a single Saturday for the first time in 90 years of polling, guaranteeing a major reshuffling of the AP Top 25 and reshaping the College Football Playoff conversation heading into Week 8.
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