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- Iowa stunned Michigan 20-19 on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Hank Brown to Reece Vander Zee as time expired, delivering the Hawkeyes their first win at the Big House since 2015 and leaving longtime coach Kirk Ferentz visibly emotional
- Texas survived at Tennessee 20-17 behind 10 sacks — its first road win as AP No. 1 since 1984 — with Colin Simmons tying a program record with five sacks while Arch Manning was sacked six times
- Mississippi State knocked off Missouri 31-24, snapping a 14-game losing streak in ranked-on-ranked matchups, the longest such streak in AP poll history, behind Heisman contender Kamario Taylor's 360 passing yards
- Florida demolished then-No. 4 Ole Miss 52-28, rushing for a school-record 302 yards against a top-five opponent just one week after the Rebels' emotional upset of LSU
- Oregon quarterback Dante Moore was taken to a hospital by ambulance after a targeting hit by USC's Desman Stephens II, who was ejected and suspended one game; backup Dylan Raiola threw for 289 yards in a 41-27 win
- The talent gap between the elite and everyone else is widening — AP-ranked teams are 72-6 against unranked opponents this season (the best winning percentage since 2000), and home teams are winning 77.8% of games by an average margin of 19.4 points
Why it matters: The Week 4 carnage tightens the College Football Playoff race while exposing how thin the margin is between ranked and unranked teams — eight ranked losses in one week is a warning shot that mid-tier programs are one upset away from collapsing. Several coaches now face existential pressure: Lincoln Riley is 5-14 against ranked teams at USC, and Eli Drinkwitz is 0-16 against above-.500 SEC opponents at Missouri, putting jobs in play as conference play deepens.
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