2026 college football news and notes

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Gentlemen, we have a huge football day ahead of us.  No. 4 Ohio State is leading No. 5 Indiana late.  No. 6 Alabama is playing No. 14 Tennessee now.  No. 13 Missouri is also playing No. 9 Ole Miss now.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Here is another brutal way to lose.  Indiana's Nick Marsh had a great look at a go-ahead touchdown, but his foot landed out of bounds as Ohio State prevailed, 19-15.

UPDATE 2:  I hope the field goal posts stay dry this time.  College football has gone upside down with Tennessee upsetting Alabama, 26-10, as four of the Top 7 teams lost on the wildest day of the season so far.

Ole Miss beat Missouri, 31-3.

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Could one of the game's greatest rivalries feature a massive upset?  The top team is in trouble again as No. 1 Georgia has the ball and trailing Auburn, 24-17, with five minutes to go.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  What a thriller today in Athens!  No. 1 teams lost in back-to-back weeks to unranked teams for the first time since 1990 as Auburn kicked a walk-off field goal to upset Georgia, 27-24.

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Two great programs, one huge game and (I assume) millions of viewers.  We have a Top 10 showdown as No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 8 BYU are meeting for the 10th time in school history and the first with both teams ranked.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  This game is coming down to the wire.  Notre Dame has the ball trailing BYU, 28-24, with less than two minutes to play.

UPDATE 2:  Down goes another Top 5 team!  BYU upset Notre Dame, 28-24, after the Fighting Irish's CJ Carr's final pass into the end zone fell incomplete.  There are those who feel that the Cougars should have been flagged for pass interference in the end zone on the final play.

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Are we about to see another team fall in an epic rivalry?  Florida State's Duce Robinson scored a 75-yard touchdown to tie the score against No. 3 Miami (Fla.) with under three minutes to play.  Updates to come.

Miami (Fla.) beat Florida State, 43-35, in double overtime.

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We are so used to seeing these stunts that we forget just how dangerous they can be.  The Air Force said a service member died from a fall while attempting to repel from the rafters before the Navy vs. UTSA game.

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After all the chaos of the weekend, we need to make sense of it all.  There was a big shake-up in the AP football poll.  Miami (Fla.) is the new No. 1, BYU has their highest ranking since 1984 and big names slid after a wild week.  Here is the full Top 25 and who they play next.

1.  Miami (Fla.) (vs. Pittsburgh on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.)
2.  BYU (at UCF on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.)
3.  Ohio State (at No. 16 USC on Oct. 31 in Los Angeles)
4.  Notre Dame (vs. Navy on Oct. 31 in Foxborough, Mass.)
5.  Georgia (vs. No. 20 Florida on Oct. 31 in Atlanta)
6.  Indiana (at Michigan on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.)
7.  Ole Miss (at No. 19 Texas on Saturday in Austin, Texas)
8.  Texas Tech (at Cincinnati on Saturday in Cincinnati)
9.  UCLA (vs. Michigan State on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.)
10.  Utah (vs. No. 14 Houston on Saturday in Salt Lake City)
11.  Tennessee (at South Carolina on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.)
12.  Kentucky (vs. Vanderbilt on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.)
13.  Alabama (vs. Texas A&M on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
14.  Houston (at No. 10 Utah on Saturday in Salt Lake City)
15.  Iowa (at Minnesota on Saturday in Minneapolis)
16.  USC (at Wisconsin on Saturday in Madison, Wis.)
17.  Wake Forest (vs. Virginia on Oct. 31 in Winston-Salem, N.C.)
18.  LSU (at Auburn on Saturday in Auburn, Ala.)
19.  Texas (vs. No. 7 Ole Miss on Saturday in Austin, Texas)
20.  Florida (vs. No. 5 Georgia on Oct. 31 in Atlanta)
21.  Boise State (at Washington State on Saturday in Pullman, Wash.)
22.  Missouri (at Arkansas on Oct. 31 in Fayetteville, Ark.)
23.  SMU (vs. California on Saturday in Dallas)
24.  Northwestern (vs. Rutgers on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.)
25.  Arizona (vs. Iowa State on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.)

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Keep him locked away, preferably under the prison.  Utah defensive tackle Jamal Wallace is under investigation for an alleged rape and sharing videos of the incident on social media.

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It's tough to see a legend like him having to fight through something this awful.  Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Hall of Famer and Southern football head coach, revealed his Parkinson's diagnosis.

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I am on pins and needles.  Michigan kicked a tying field goal at the last second to extend the game to overtime against No. 6 Indiana.  Updates to come.

Indiana beat Michigan, 13-6, in overtime.

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Of course the eggheads made one of the worst players ever work.  Harvard moved their entire offensive line out wide, reminiscent of the famous Colts disaster, except this one work.

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This has to be one of the most bonkers games I have ever watched.  We have chaos in Orlando, Fla., with questionable clock management, blocked field goals and a runoff to end regulation... PHEW!  No. 2 BYU and UCF are heading to overtime.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  I need to sit down after this insanity.  BYU was upset in a double-overtime thriller as the Cougars suffered their first loss this season in a 39-31 drama-filled defeat to UCF, who got their first win over a Top 5 opponent.

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Time to get the sponge for clean-up duty again.  The new AP college football poll is here.  BYU fell to No. 8 and Texas rose to No. 11.  Kentucky entered the Top 10.  Ole Miss and Texas Tech dropped.  Here is the full Top 25 and who each team plays next.

1.  Miami (Fla.) (at North Carolina on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
2.  Ohio State (at USC on Saturday in Los Angeles)
3.  Georgia (vs. No. 17 Florida on Saturday in Atlanta)
4.  Indiana (vs. Minnesota on Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.)
5.  Notre Dame (vs. Navy on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.)
6.  Utah (at Cincinnati on Saturday in Cincinnati)
7.  UCLA (vs. Nevada on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.)
8.  BYU (vs. Arizona State on Saturday in Provo, Utah)
9.  Kentucky (at No. 16 Tennessee on Nov. 7 in Knoxville, Tenn.)
10.  Alabama (at No. 15 on Nov. 7 in Baton Rouge, La.)
11.  Texas (vs. Mississippi State on Saturday in Austin, Texas)
12.  Ole Miss (vs. Auburn on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.)
13.  Texas Tech (vs. No. 22 Arizona on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas)
14.  Wake Forest (vs. Virginia on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.)
15.  LSU (vs. No. 10 Alabama on Nov. 7 in Baton Rouge, La.)
16.  Tennessee (vs. No. 9 Kentucky on Nov. 7 in Knoxville, Tenn.)
17.  Florida (vs. No. 3 Georgia on Saturday in Atlanta)
18.  Houston (vs. Cincinnati on Nov. 7 in Houston)
19.  SMU (at Syracuse on Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y.)
T20.  Boise State (vs. Texas State on Saturday in Boise, Idaho)
T20.  Northwestern (at Oregon on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.)
22.  Arizona (at No. 13 Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas)
23.  Missouri (vs. No. 11 Texas on Nov. 7 in Columbia, Mo.)
24.  Oklahoma State (at Iowa State on Saturday in Ames, Iowa)
25.  Wisconsin (at Iowa on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa)