College football weekends are much like a daily newspaper; no two are ever the same.
And this past weekend featured maybe the wackiest gauntlet yet, from Oregon's stirring comeback-win at home against Ohio State to Alabama averting disaster late against South Carolina to Penn State's continued ascension -- at the expense of Lincoln Riley's Men of Troy, as USC's season essentially is over with the program's third loss this season, 10th in 21 games; Army and Navy history decades in the making -- both in the national rankings.
Plus, there's Kirby Smart shoving an opposing player on the sideline and Ohio State seven-figure NIL transfer-quarterback Will Howard with a captivating, 28-for-35 performance that will only be remembered for how he didn't slide soon enough to give the Buckeyes a chance for a game-winning field goal.
Is BYU the most surprising undefeated team in college football? Or, is it Pat Narduzzi's Pitt Panthers?
Tennessee finds a way against Florida, readies for Alabama in a de factor College Football Playoff game featuring teams with identity crises on offense and defense, respectively.
All this and plenty more discussion, plus a first-person account of the 'Red River Rivalry' contest between Oklahoma and top-ranked Texas from FootballScoop's own Zach Barnett.
Please, dive in below:
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