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Brian Kelly and Co. are off to a 5-1 start, looking to get the offense to mesh down the stretch of the season.
Outlook the rest of the way: It's the SEC, so Texas still has plenty of time to stack some quality wins. As with other two-loss teams, though, the 'Horns are skating on thin ice. There will be a glut of 10-2 teams by season's end, so that means it will be virtually impossible for any programs beyond that bar to make the cut for a 12-team playoff.
Michigan football not only suffered its second loss of the season on Saturday, but it is no longer ranked. The Wolverines went from 15th to unranked after their 31-13 loss to USC, falling out of the Associated Press Top 25 and US LBM coaches’ polls this week.
David Pollack calls the Crimson Tide the “hottest one-loss team” in the nation The college football season often hinges on how well teams handle adversity. Typically, those who do best in challenging situations tend to emerge victorious.
Michigan running back Justice Haynes was one of nine players from the Big Ten who made the AP midseason All-America team.
The Red Raiders have asserted themselves as one of the very best teams in the country, and that doesn't seem likely to change tonight. Texas Tech has jumped all over Kansas in the early going, and its rushing attack is slicing the Jayhawks' defense.
With mounting discontent among fans with current coach Jonathan Smith, a former MSU star took to social media advocating for a leadership change.
Cleveland.com's expanded approach transforms its traditional preseason poll into weekly power rankings that reflect the true state of the 18-team conference.