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It felt like a scene from The Walking Dead in Los Angeles on Saturday, with Penn State wandering around like zombies while UCLA suddenly came to life. Just weeks removed from firing head coach DeShaun Foster, the Bruins played like a team possessed, shaking off weeks of lifeless offense to blow the doors off a drowsy Penn State in a seismic 42-37 upset. 

The previously winless Bruins came out of the gate hot, rattling off 27 first-half points behind superb play from quarterback Nico Iamaleava. Iamaleava did it in the air and on the ground, combining for almost 300 yards and five scores. 

The usually vaunted Penn State defense got gashed early and often by the UCLA run game, with the Bruins tallying 269 yards on the day. Penn State made a strong second-half push with 30 points, but ultimately it was too little too late for the seventh-ranked Nittany Lions. 

A week removed from going toe to toe with Oregon, James Franklin’s bunch came out flat and is suddenly staring down the barrel of a treacherous Big Ten and College Football Playoff fate. 

Many questions remain about Penn State moving forward. Should a loss like this disqualify the Nittany Lions from the CFP discussion? Is Franklin’s job safe after coming up short again? Where does this program go from here?

Since the start of the 2025 season, the Texas offense has been DOA. Outside of a few quarters against the Sam Houstons of the world, the Longhorns have looked devoid of life and unable to reach top gear.

Saturday afternoon, the struggling Longhorns squared off against a similarly inept Florida Gators offense, a battle of offensive ineptitude on an epic scale. But like any good gator, Florida was just waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Behind a strong outing from quarterback DJ Lagway, the Gators dragged ninth-ranked Texas into the deep end in a 29-21 upset win. 

Last season, Billy Napier’s bunch emerged after a rocky start and rounded out the year with a respectable record. Could that outcome be on the cards again? Good luck figuring out this Florida team week to week.

Texas suddenly looks more mortal than ever and has a big Red River Rivalry game coming soon. There’s plenty of season left, but at the time of writing, this team does not have the look of a College Football Playoff team.

Last year’s meeting between Alabama and Vanderbilt was the stunner of all stunners, the college football equivalent of the walls of Jericho coming down. This time around, however, Alabama kicked it into high gear in the second half, blanking the ‘Dores down the stretch for a 30-14 win. 

Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson continues to look like perhaps the best signal-caller in the SEC. Today, he outplayed Short King Diego Pavia, finishing 23-of-34 for 340 yards and two touchdowns. Pavia talked the talk in the lead-up to the game, but couldn’t push the Commodores up the Houndstooth mountain for the second time in two years. 

As strange as it might sound, after beating Vanderbilt, Alabama just might’ve cemented itself as the class of the SEC. So much for that whole ‘Fire Kalen DeBoer’ narrative we heard after losing to FSU, huh? .

Just when you think you’ve got the Big 12 figured out, Cincinnati comes along and throws a wrench in the title race picture. The unranked Bearcats threw a bevy of first-half haymakers, jumping out to a big lead and holding on for a 38-30 upset win over 14th-ranked Iowa State. 

This Cincinnati team looks nothing like the team that lost a drab season-opener to Nebraska. The Bearcat offense looks frisky, the defense feels very bend-but-don’t-break, and don’t look now, but this team is 2-0 in conference play, and there’s a growing case for them as a Big 12 contender. 

Iowa State had the look of a team that had run out of gas after a jam-packed early schedule that featured a trip to Dublin. Iowa State is still a good team, but it’s fair to question the ceiling now, especially after losing a pair of starting corners to injury for the rest of the season.

Despite an admirable, late-game rally from 18th-ranked Florida State, Miami left little doubt who runs the Sunshine State after the Canes’ 28-22 win in a game that wasn’t as close as the scoreline indicates. 

Miami dominated early, jumping out to a big 28-3 lead behind 240 yards and four touchdowns from quarterback Carson Beck. Florida State scored 19 fourth-quarter points as Mario Cristobal did his best to “Mario” the game away, but to no avail.

The ACC is a weird league, but it’s crystal clear that Miami remains the team to beat moving forward. Florida State is suddenly on a two-game skid and needs to right the ship, and fast, if it hopes to be part of the College Football Playoff discussion later this season.   

Losing to Clemson one month ago would’ve been nothing to scoff at. Getting blown out by this version of Clemson? Big yikes. 

Bill Belichick’s rookie season continues to go from bad to worse. On Saturday, Clemson put the Tar Heels in a blender in a blowout 38-10 win. Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik had more touchdowns (4) than incompletions (2) in the pronounced victory. 

This is the type of loss that’s a major indictment on the entire UNC operation, from Belichick to GM Michael Lombardi on down.

It took a while to get going, but Notre Dame pulled away in the second half to knock off Boise State 28-7. 

The game ball goes to the Notre Dame secondary, with that group forcing four Maddux Madsen INTs in the victory. Notre Dame’s dazzling running back pairing of Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price combined for over 180 yards and a pair of scores, while quarterback CJ Carr looked every bit the cool customer we’ve seen since that opening-season loss to Miami. 

The Fighting Irish currently do not have a ranked team left on their schedule. It’ll be interesting to see if Notre Dame can win out and force its way back into the College Football Playoff discussion.

A week removed from a stunning double OT victory over FSU, it felt fair to question what we should expect from Virginia this weekend. The Hoos staved off the big-game hangover to knock off a frisky Louisville team 30-27 in overtime.

Turnovers often tell the story of college football games. Louisville outgained Virginia by a significant margin, but two critical turnovers stalled out the offense. Despite the late-game Cardinals’ rally, the Hoos held on to move to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the ACC. 

Could we be looking at an ACC title darkhorse in Virginia? 

In the first leg of the battle for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy, it was Navy’s passing attack that made all the difference. Midshipmen quarterback Blake Horvath threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns to power undefeated Navy to a 34-31 win over Air Force. 

Special shoutout to Navy wide receiver Eli Heidenreich, who finished with a school-record 243 receiving yards and three touchdowns. 

In a game so often dominated by the option offense and a “three yards and a cloud of dust” mantra, it was fun to see Navy air it out against, of all teams, Air Force.  

In a day full of strange outcomes, the Ohio-Ball State finish just might take the cake. 

The previously 2-2 Ball State Cardinals stunned defending MAC champs Ohio on a last-minute touchdown pass to pull off a shocking 20-14 win. 

Conference play has just started for MAC teams, but this outcome was not one that I had on my Bingo card. The Bobcats have time to make up ground with mid-week MAC games coming soon. But I can’t help but feel like they’ll desperately wish they had this one back come late November.

We thought Week 6 would be quiet. We were wrong. Dead wrong.

Three top 15 teams fell to unranked opponents in what might be the most chaotic Saturday of the season. We dive deep into Penn State's shocking 42-37 loss to UCLA—a team that fired its coach just days earlier. The loss raises serious questions about James Franklin's future despite his $50+ million buyout. Can this relationship be salvaged? We also break down Florida's inspired 29-21 upset of Texas in The Swamp, where the Gators' defense sacked Arch Manning six times and exposed flaws in the Longhorns' offensive line. Plus, Miami continues to look like a legitimate contender with a dominant road win over Florida State, powered by freshman sensation Malachi Toney and an elite defensive front.

Beyond the headline upsets, we analyze Alabama's methodical win over Vanderbilt, Cincinnati's offensive explosion against Iowa State, Bryce Underwood's career day against Wisconsin, and what all this chaos means for the playoff picture.

To close things out, Ty reveals his updated top 12 rankings, we answer live Verballer questions about Ohio State inevitability, the best G6 teams, and the champions of NIL, and finally, hand out Dude Alerts to standouts like Bear Bachmeier, Dallas Wilson, and Ty Simpson.

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