π College football Bottom 10: Minutemen fire shot heard 'round the world β SkimNews
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- UMass ended a 16-game losing streak by beating Rutgers in Week 1, a result the author described as generating "hope during these times that so often feel overwhelmingly hopeless" and likened to the Battle of Lexington.
- Rutgers (0-1) claimed the No. 1 spot in the Bottom 10 after the home loss, with the column invoking the fan uproar that prompted Tennessee to rescind its 2017 job offer to head coach Greg Schiano.
- Charlotte (0-1) dropped to No. 2 after falling to The Citadel in triple overtime β The Citadel's second-ever win against Charlotte and one of just nine all-time FBS victories for the program.
- Clemson earned the "Coveted Fifth Spot" after a 51-10 loss to Lane Kiffin's LSU, described as the "Fightin' Dabos" with the column conceding "I got nothing" for silver linings.
- Kent State lost 57-0 at South Carolina and Northern Illinois fell 40-0 at Iowa, with each school pocketing guarantee money ($1.3 million and $1.6 million respectively) for the trips.
- Sacramento State (1-1) rebounded from a MACtion loss to Eastern Michigan with a 52-0 win over Mississippi Valley State, then travels to Fresno State β the author noting the Hornets' conference is now "2,000 miles away."
- The column marks the author's 12th season writing the Bottom 10, dating back to a Labor Day weekend 2014 poll that ranked UMass seventh after a season-opening loss to Boston College in the Mark Whipple era.
Why it matters: UMass had appeared in the Bottom 10 in over 90% of weekly polls across the author's 12-year tenure, making this Week 1 upset a rare reversal β but for Rutgers fans, the loss revives old skepticism about Greg Schiano, whose 2017 Tennessee offer was withdrawn amid fan backlash that the column links to Tennessee's later Jeremy Pruitt misstep.
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