Ranking 5 College Football Week 6 Upsets: Alabama Aftershock

5. Texas A&M Rolls Missouri

Texas A&M was a small favorite as they hosted Missouri and nearly everyone seemed like they were picking the Aggies. Missouri had flirted with disaster in previous games and there were blinking red lights that said this Tigers team was nowhere near last season's edition. On Saturday afternoon in College Station, the wheels fell off and Texas A&M blitzed Missouri en route to a 41-10 victory. Brady Cook looks like a shell of the quarterback he was in 2023 and Conner Weigman was outstanding for Mike Elko’s squad. Very quietly, Texas A&M is now 3-0 in the SEC and they have a bye week before playing at Mississippi State on October 19. The remaining games for the Aggies include a home date with LSU, road trips to South Carolina and Auburn and then a massive rivalry grudge match against the Texas Longhorns on November 30. The Aggies are playoff contenders if they can take care of business.

2. Minnesota Knocks Off USC

Coming into the matchup against the USC Trojans, the Minnesota Golden Gophers were 2-3 and 0-2 in the Big Ten. They had losses to North Carolina, Iowa and Michigan and mostly struggled mightily on offense. USC was ranked 11^th in the country and was still considered a playoff contender thanks to the win over LSU and the close loss at Michigan. This was a brutal weekend for the Trojans as Michigan lost again, largely removing the “good loss” label from their defeat in Ann Arbor and then Lincoln Riley’s squad was manhandled by Minnesota in a 24-17 humbling in Minneapolis. After impressing early in the season, Miller Moss has struggled and he was only 23 for 38 for 200 yards with two interceptions. USC ran for 6.2 yards per carry but they turned the ball over three times and had eight penalties for 59 yards to hand the Gophers the upset win. Lincoln Riley’s tenure looks a whole lot like Clay Helton’s did thus far in his time with the Trojans.

Week 7: Penn State (-4.5) at USC

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3. Arkansas Rocks Tennessee

The Tennessee Volunteers had been a freight train during the early portion of the season and they headed to Fayetteville as double-digit favorites coming off of a bye week. With hindsight, though, perhaps this result should not be such a shock. Arkansas had the Oklahoma State game won before tossing it away late and they went toe-to-toe with Texas A&M before losing 21-17. With just a few bounces of the ball going differently, the Razorbacks would have been 5-0 and ranked. Alas, they were 3-2 and played with a desperation on defense that limited Tennessee to only 5.4 yards per pass and just 158 passing yards. The Volunteers have to regroup and get ready for Alabama next weekend in what is now likely a playoff elimination game, while Arkansas gets a perfectly timed week off before hosting LSU.

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4. National Title Rematch Goes to Huskies

The Washington Huskies were actually slight favorites against Michigan, but the Wolverines were a top-ten team, so based on the rankings, this was an upset. Michigan’s offense continues to be a problem as they managed just one red-zone opportunity all evening. It does not really appear to matter who plays at quarterback: Alex Orji, Davis Warren, Jack Tuttle. Each has severe limitations and the attack is incredibly one-dimensional. Washington finished this game strong as they closed out the Wolverines 27-17 to improve to 2-1 in the Big Ten. The Huskies have wins over Northwestern and Michigan and if not for three missed field goals against Rutgers, they would be 3-0 in the league. Michigan is now eliminated from playoff contention and if they can’t figure out some balance on offense, they will struggle to win eight games.

Week 7: Washington (+2.5) at Iowa

5. Texas A&M Rolls Missouri

Texas A&M was a small favorite as they hosted Missouri and nearly everyone seemed like they were picking the Aggies. Missouri had flirted with disaster in previous games and there were blinking red lights that said this Tigers team was nowhere near last season's edition. On Saturday afternoon in College Station, the wheels fell off and Texas A&M blitzed Missouri en route to a 41-10 victory. Brady Cook looks like a shell of the quarterback he was in 2023 and Conner Weigman was outstanding for Mike Elko’s squad. Very quietly, Texas A&M is now 3-0 in the SEC and they have a bye week before playing at Mississippi State on October 19. The remaining games for the Aggies include a home date with LSU, road trips to South Carolina and Auburn and then a massive rivalry grudge match against the Texas Longhorns on November 30. The Aggies are playoff contenders if they can take care of business.