Here are the 5 biggest winners and losers of college football this week
▲ No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners — Up 1 spot in the AP Top 25 Poll
Heisman favorite Jalen Hurts put on a clinic against the then-No. 11 Texas Longhorns in one of the biggest rivalry games in all of college football. The Alabama quarterback-turned-Sooner recorded 235 passing yards, three touchdowns, and 131 rushing yards to secure Oklahoma's 34-27 victory and lift the Sooners into the top five of the AP Poll.
▲ No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions — Up 3 spots in the AP Top 25 Poll
The Nittany Lions marched into the sea of black and yellow at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday and took down the then-No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes on their home turf. The 17-12 victory was enough to catapult Penn State up three spots in the rankings to number seven.
▲ No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers — Up 2 spots in the AP Top 25 Poll
The Badgers put the beat down on the lowly Michigan State Spartans, holding Mark Dantonio's downtrodden squad scoreless and to just 149 total yards. The Wisconsin offense also racked up 38 points — including 21 in the fourth quarter — in the lopsided affair, good enough to rise two spots in this week's AP Poll.
▲ No. 2 LSU Tigers — Up 3 spots in the AP Top 25 Poll
The Tigers held off Dan Mullen's Florida squad in the only top-10 showdown in college football this week. Quarterback Joe Burrow erupted for 3 touchdowns and 293 yards on 21-for-24 passing to help lead then-No. 5 LSU to a 42-28 victory and the second spot in the AP Poll.
▶︎ No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide — Same spot in the AP Top 25 Poll
The Crimson Tide are sitting pretty atop the AP Poll for the third consecutive week. Stud quarterback Tua Tagovailoa led Alabama into College Station, Texas, to face their toughest test of the season to that point in the then-No. 24 Texas A&M Aggies. Four touchdowns and 293 passing yards were enough to secure the 47-28 victory and keep the Crimson Tide undefeated heading into Week 8.
▼ No. 9 Florida Gators — Dropped 2 spots in the AP Top 25 Poll
Despite an impressive 310-yard, three-touchdown performance from quarterback Kyle Trask, the then-No. 7 Florida Gators couldn't overcome the strength of this season's LSU squad. The Gators' 28-42 loss — their first of the season — knocked the team down two spots to number nine in the rankings this week.
▼ No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs — Dropped 7 spots in the AP Top 25 Poll
The unranked South Carolina Gamecocks never looked back after jumping out to a quick 7-3 lead over the then-No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs in the first quarter of their matchup on Saturday. The Bulldogs managed to tie the game with the clock winding down in regulation. However, a missed field goal gave South Carolina the major road upset and knocked Georgia back seven spots to number 10 in the AP Poll.
▼ No. 15 Texas Longhorns — Dropped 4 spots in the AP Top 25 Poll
Though they kept it close throughout, the Texas Longhorns couldn't keep up with Jalen Hurts and the then-No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners in Saturday's Red River Rivalry game. As a result, Tom Herman's team dropped four places to number 15 in the rankings this week.
▼ No. 23 Iowa Hawkeyes — Dropped 6 spots in the AP Top 25 Poll
Despite playing in front of a raucous home crowd, the then-No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes couldn't pull off the upset over the Nittany Lions, who remain undefeated on the season. Iowa, however, picked up its second loss and fell out of the top 20 of the AP Poll.
▼ Texas A&M Aggies — Dropped out of the AP Top 25 Poll
The advantage of Kyle Field and College Station wasn't enough to keep the then-No. 24 Aggies in the game for very long against Tua Tagovailoa and the juggernaut that is the Crimson Tide offense. By the second half, Alabama had racked up a double-digit lead and ran away with it to the tune of a 47-28 final score. Texas A&M fell out of the AP Poll rankings and to an even 3-3 on the season.
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