2023 college football news and notes

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It's that time again.  The new AP poll is here.  Let's see how Saturday's huge slate impacted the rankings and what's next for each Top 25 team.

1.  Georgia (at Auburn on Saturday in Auburn, Ala.)
2.  Michigan (at Nebraska on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.)
3.  Texas (vs. No. 24 Kansas on Saturday in Austin, Texas)
4.  Ohio State (vs. Maryland on Oct. 7 in Columbus, Ohio)
5.  Florida State (vs. Virginia Tech on Oct. 7 in Tallahasee, Fla.)
6.  Penn State (at Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.)
7.  Washington (at Arizona on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.)
8.  USC (at Colorado on Saturday in Boulder, Colo.)
9.  Oregon (at Stanford on Saturday in Stanford, Calif.)
10.  Utah (at. No. 19 Oregon State on Friday in Corvallis, Ore.)
11.  Notre Dame (at No. 17 Duke on Saturday in Durham, N.C.)
12.  Alabama (at Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.)
13.  LSU (at No. 20 Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.)
14.  Oklahoma (vs. Iowa State on Saturday in Norman, Okla.)
15.  North Carolina (vs. Syracuse on Oct. 7 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
16.  Washington State (at UCLA on Oct. 7 in Pasadena, Calif.)
17.  Duke (vs. No. 11 Notre Dame on Saturday in Durham, N.C.)
18.  Miami (Fla.) (vs. Georgia Tech on Oct. 7 in Miami Gardens, Fla.)
19.  Oregon State (vs. No. 10 Utah on Friday in Corvallis, Ore.)
20.  Ole Miss (vs. No. 13 LSU on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.)
21.  Tennessee (vs. South Carolina on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.)
22.  Florida (at Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.)
23.  Missouri (at Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.)
24.  Kansas (at No. 3 Texas on Saturday in Austin, Texas)
25.  Fresno State (vs. Nevada on Saturday in Fresno, Calif.)

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As if he couldn’t look more ridiculous.  Ken Jeong and Lee Corso got into a headgear-pick dance-off and busted some moves after Corso picked No. 11 Notre Dame to beat No. 17 Duke.  Updates to come.

Notre Dame beat Duke, 21-14.

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LSU drops another one. I am beginning to wonder if Kelly will even finish out his contract if every year they are super hyped up and just disappoint like this.

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Here we go again!  The new AP poll is here.  Some teams squeaked by on Saturday.  Was it enough to shake up the Top 25?  Here’s what’s next for each team.

1.  Georgia (vs. No. 20 Kentucky on Saturday in Athens, Ga.)
2.  Michigan (at Minnesota on Saturday in Minneapolis)
3.  Texas (vs. No. 12 Oklahoma on Saturday in Dallas)
4.  Ohio State (vs. Maryland on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio)
5.  Florida State (vs. Virginia Tech on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.)
6.  Penn State (vs. UMass on Oct. 14 in State College, Pa.)
7.  Washington (vs. No. 8 Oregon on Oct. 14 in Seattle)
8.  Oregon (at No. 7 Washington on Oct. 14 in Seattle)
9.  USC (vs. Arizona on Saturday in Los Angeles)
10.  Notre Dame (at No. 25 Louisville on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.)
11.  Alabama (at Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station, Texas)
12.  Oklahoma (vs. No. 3 Texas on Saturday in Dallas)
13.  Washington State (at UCLA on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.)
14.  North Carolina (vs. Syracuse on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
15.  Oregon State (at California on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.)
16.  Ole Miss (vs. Arkansas on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.)
17.  Miami (Fla.) (vs. Georgia Tech on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.)
18.  Utah (vs. California on Oct. 14 in Salt Lake City)
19.  Duke (vs. NC State on Oct. 14 in Durham, N.C.)
20.  Kentucky (at No. 1 Georgia on Saturday in Athens, Ga.)
21.  Missouri (vs. No. 23 LSU on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.)
22.  Tennessee (vs. Texas A&M on Oct. 14 in Knoxville, Tenn.)
23.  LSU (at No. 21 Missouri on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.)
24.  Fresno State (at Wyoming on Saturday in Laramie, Wyo.)
25.  Louisville (vs. No. 10 Notre Dame on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.)

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This game was bonkers from start to finish!  Dillon Gabriel hit a wide-open Nic Anderson in the end zone with 15 seconds left as No. 12 Oklahoma upset No. 3 Texas, 34-30.

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I guarantee this will be on the next edition of the Not Top 10.  Georgia Tech scored the winning touchdown with one second left for a 23-20 upset after No. 17 Miami (Fla.) fumbled the ball instead of taking a knee.

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How are we going to untangle the madness from yesterday?  The new AP poll is here.  Seven ranked teams lost on Saturday.  Here’s what’s next for each ranked team.

1.  Georgia (at Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.)
2.  Michigan (vs. Indiana on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.)
3.  Ohio State (at Purdue on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.)
4.  Florida State (vs. Syracuse on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.)
5.  Oklahoma (vs. UCF on Oct. 21 in Norman, Okla.)
6.  Penn State (vs. UMass on Saturday in State College, Pa.)
7.  Washington (vs. No. 8 Oregon on Saturday in Seattle)
8.  Oregon (at No. 7 Washington on Saturday in Seattle)
9.  Texas (at Houston on Oct. 21 in Houston)
10.  USC (at No. 21 Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.)
11.  Alabama (vs. Arkansas on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
12.  North Carolina (vs. No. 25 Miami (Fla.) on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
13.  Ole Miss (at Auburn on Oct. 21 in Auburn, Ala.)
14.  Louisville (at Pittsburgh on Saturday in Pittsburgh)
15.  Oregon State (vs. No. 18 UCLA on Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.)
16.  Utah (vs. California on Saturday in Salt Lake City)
17.  Duke (vs. NC State on Saturday in Durham, N.C.)
18.  UCLA (at No. 15 Oregon State on Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.)
T19.  Washington State (vs. Arizona on Saturday in Pullman, Wash.)
T19.  Tennessee (vs. Texas A&M on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.)
21.  Notre Dame (vs. No. 10 USC on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.)
22.  LSU (vs. Auburn on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.)
23.  Kansas (at Oklahoma State on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.)
24.  Kentucky (vs. Missouri on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.)
25.  Miami (Fla.) (at No. 12 North Carolina on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.)

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What a thriller tonight in Boulder!  Stanford’s Elic Ayomsnor made the catch of the year by making an incredible touchdown grab off the back of Colorado’s Travis Hunter as the Cardinal upset the Buffaloes, 46-43, in a double overtime thriller.

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I hate this with every fiber of my being.  Jadarian Price took a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown as No. 21 Notre Dame handed No. 10 USC their first loss of the season in a 48-20 upset.

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After a wild weekend, we need to untangle the mess.  The new AP poll is here.  Here is what has changed after three unbeatens fell in the Top 15, plus what’s ahead for each team in the rankings.

1.  Georgia (vs. Florida on Oct. 28 in Jacksonville, Fla.)
2.  Michigan (at Michigan State on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.)
3.  Ohio State (vs. No. 7 Penn State on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio)
4.  Florida State (vs. No. 16 Duke on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.)
5.  Washington (vs. Arizona State on Saturday in Seattle)
6.  Oklahoma (vs. UCF on Saturday in Norman, Okla.)
7.  Penn State (at No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio)
8.  Texas (at Houston on Saturday in Houston)
9.  Oregon (vs. Washington State on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.)
10.  North Carolina (vs. Virginia on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
11.  Alabama (vs. No. 17 Tennessee on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
12.  Oregon State (at Arizona on Oct 28 in Tucson, Ariz.)
13.  Ole Miss (at Auburn on Saturday in Auburn, Ala.)
14.  Utah (at No. 18 USC on Saturday in Los Angeles)
15.  Notre Dame (vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 28 in South Bend, Ind.)
16.  Duke (at No. 4 Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.)
17.  Tennessee (at No. 11 Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
18.  USC (vs. No. 14 Utah on Saturday in Los Angeles)
19.  LSU (vs. Army on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.)
20.  Missouri (vs. South Carolina on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.)
21.  Louisville (vs. No. 16 Duke on Oct. 28 in Louisville, Ky.)
22.  Air Force (at Navy on Saturday in Annapolis, Md.)
23.  Tulane (vs. North Texas on Saturday in New Orleans)
24.  Iowa (vs. Minnesota on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa)
25.  UCLA (at Stanford on Saturday in Stanford, Calif.)

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That is two years in a row that the Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy has been tainted by controversy!  Michigan State apologized for an Adolf Hitler image that appeared as part of a trivia question on the videoboard before their home game against No. 2 Michigan.  The Spartans lost to the Wolverines, 49-0.

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We need to sort through the calamity of the weekend.  The new AP poll is here.  Let’s see the impact of two Top 10 teams’ first loss, plus what’s next for each team.

1.  Georgia (vs. Florida on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.)
2.  Michigan (vs. Purdue on Nov. 4 in Ann Arbor, Mich.)
3.  Ohio State (at Wisconsin on Saturday in Madison, Wis.)
4.  Florida State (at Wake Forest on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.)
5.  Washington (at Stanford on Saturday in Stanford, Calif.)
6.  Oklahoma (at Kansas on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.)
7.  Texas (vs. BYU on Saturday in Austin, Texas)
8.  Oregon (at No. 13 Utah on Saturday in Salt Lake City)
9.  Alabama (vs. No. 15 LSU on Nov. 4 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
10.  Penn State (vs. Indiana on Saturday in State College, Pa.)
11.  Oregon State (at Arizona on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.)
12.  Ole Miss (vs. Vanderbilt on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.)
13.  Utah (vs. No. 8 Oregon on Saturday in Salt Lake City)
14.  Notre Dame (vs. Pittsburgh on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.)
15.  LSU (at No. 9 Alabama on Nov. 4 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
16.  Missouri (at No. 1 Georgia on Nov. 4 in Athens, Ga.)
17.  North Carolina (at Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlanta)
18.  Louisville (vs. No. 20 Duke on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.)
19.  Air Force (at Colorado State on Saturday in Fort Collins, Colo.)
20.  Duke (at No. 18 Louisville on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.)
21.  Tennessee (at Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.)
22.  Tulane (at Rice on Saturday in Houston)
23.  UCLA (vs. Colorado on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.)
24.  USC (at California on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.)
25.  James Madison (vs. Old Dominion on Saturday in Harrisonburg, Va.)

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The first Playoff rankings will be announced on Tuesday and already, they’re getting rewritten.  Kansas scored the go-ahead touchdown with 55 seconds left to upset unbeaten No. 6 Oklahoma, 38-33.

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We have entered the final stretch.  The new AP poll is here.  Check out what has changed with the first College Football Playoff rankings just two days away, plus what’s next for each Top 25 team.

1.  Georgia (vs. No. 14 Missouri on Saturday in Athens, Ga.)
2.  Michigan (vs. Purdue on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.)
3.  Ohio State (at Rutgers on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J.)
4.  Florida State (at Pittsburgh on Saturday in Pittsburgh)
5.  Washington (at No. 24 USC on Saturday in Los Angeles)
6.  Oregon (vs. California on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.)
7.  Texas (vs. No. 25 Kansas State on Saturday in Austin, Texas)
8.  Alabama (vs. No. 13 LSU on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
9.  Penn State (at Maryland on Saturday in College Park, Md.)
10.  Oklahoma (at Oklahoma State on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.)
11.  Ole Miss (vs. Texas A&M on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.)
12.  Notre Dame (at Clemson on Saturday in Clemson, S.C.)
13.  LSU (at No. 8 Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
14.  Missouri (at No. 1 Georgia on Saturday in Athens, Ga.)
15.  Louisville (vs. Virginia Tech on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.)
16.  Oregon State (at Colorado on Saturday in Boulder, Colo.)
17.  Air Force (vs. Army on Saturday in Denver)
18.  Utah (vs. Arizona State on Saturday in Salt Lake City)
19.  Tennessee (vs. UConn on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.)
20.  UCLA (at Arizona on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz)
21.  Tulane (at East Carolina on Saturday in Greenville, N.C.)
22.  Kansas (at Iowa State on Saturday in Ames, Iowa)
23.  James Madison (at Georgia State on Saturday in Atlanta)
24.  USC (vs. No. 5 Washington on Saturday in Los Angeles)
25.  Kansas State (at No. 7 Texas on Saturday in Austin, Texas)

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I have been waiting for tonight all season.  The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2023 are set to be revealed right now.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  I am calling bull on this!  Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan and Florida State topped the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2023.  Washington is fifth and Oregon sixth.