Dwayne Haskins Jr. – Noteworthy
After four of the top eight teams lost on Saturday, The Associated Press Top 25 football poll looks much different on Sunday than it did 24 hours earlier. Alabama retained the top spot after receiving 60 of 61 first-place votes. The other first-place vote went to Ohio State, which moved up one spot to No. 2. Clemson and Notre Dame avoided the upset bug and moved up to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. LSU defeated No. 2 Georgia and jumped to No. 5. Michigan’s blowout of Wisconsin allowed the Wolverines to climb to No. 6, followed closely by Tom Herman’s Texas Longhorns. Rounding out the Top 10 was Georgia at No. 8, Oklahoma at No. 9 and Central Florida at No. 10. Iowa earned enough votes to make its first appearance at No. 19. Michigan State’s win at Penn State opened the door for the Spartans to get back in the poll at No. 24. Washington State rounds out the Top 25. Miami, Colorado and Auburn fell out of the poll. – The Sports Xchange
K.J. Hill – Noteworthy
All of No. 3 Ohio State’s strengths and weaknesses were on full display in a win over persistent Minnesota. Dwayne Haskins and the passing game continue to be tip-top. Ohio State’s receivers get open and vacuum in anything thrown near them. K.J. Hill’s grab and run for a touchdown in the first half was the best catch of the season, so far. Hill caught another TD pass in the fourth quarter to seal the 30-14 win over Minnesota (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) on Saturday. The bad news for the Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) is that for another week they couldn’t get either of their two elite running backs loose. J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber combined for 3.7 yards per carry after managing just 3.2 last week against Indiana. Neither had a single carry over 11 yards. And the Ohio State defense is still giving up chunks of yardage against heavy underdogs. Mohamed Ibrahim broke runs of 25 and 34 yards in the first half on his way to a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns. – AP College Football