Indiana, Penn State and College Football
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What you need to know about a wild Week 11 in the Big Ten, Texas Tech's statement, ACC chaos, an open Group of 5 race and more.
FOX Sports' RJ Young reveals his Top 25 rankings after Week 11, with Texas Tech on the rise and Virginia falling.
Penn State's 27-24 loss to Indiana turned into a high-octane gem, even though the anticipated high stakes of September had been neutralized. The Nittany Lions (3-6) brought the crowd back, flustered the unbeaten Hoosiers and came within a few blades of grass from upsetting the nation's second-ranked team.
Once again, Penn State football fought hard enough but couldn't make the biggest play at the end against No. 2 Indiana.
No. 24 James Madison of the Sun Belt Conference made its first AP poll appearance since 2023. The Dukes are 8-1, their only loss to Louisville, and are the highest-ranked G5 team. No. 25 South Florida of the American Conference is right behind, and Tulane of the American received the most votes among the unranked.
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Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Texas A&M makes strong case for No. 1 in updated college football rankings
Last week's voting had Ohio State as the rock-solid No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll with 55 first-place votes and 1,633 voting points. Indiana had the second-most first-place votes with 11, but the 1,591 voting points was closer to No. 1 than it was to No. 3, where Texas A&M checked in with just one first-place vote and 1,523 voting points.
The Week 11 college football slate was highlighted by a showdown of Big 12 top dogs as Texas Tech handed BYU its first loss, while Virginia and Louisville both suffered their second losses of the season in upset fashion to throw the ACC into chaos.
Texas Tech dominated BYU in a top-10 showdown. How far should the selection committee drop the Cougars after a blowout loss to a good team?
Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza are now the co-favorites at BetMGM to win the award. Both Big Ten QBs have odds of +175 as Alabama’s Ty Simpson is now at +550 following the Crimson Tide’s win over LSU on Saturday night.