A month into the school soccer season, one factor seems sure: the groups many people thought may be again are very a lot not again.

We’re taking a look at you Texas and Miami. Texas Tech beat the Longhorns in time beyond regulation, and Center Tennessee walloped Miami in perhaps probably the most stunning results of the day (on coach Mario Cristobal’s birthday, noless). On Saturday, it was good to be a Raider, each Purple and Blue.

It was good to be Orange, too. Simply ask Tennessee, which rolled Florida, and Clemson, which survived a scare at Wake Forest. And there’s Auburn, too, which didn’t precisely win as a lot as Missouri misplaced in an epically ugly time beyond regulation sport on the Plains. Coach Bryan Harsin survives for at the least one other week.

In one other SEC battle, Arkansas blew a 14-0 lead in a 23-21 loss to Texas A&M that included one of the weird missed subject objectives you’ll ever see. Cam Little’s go-ahead try within the ultimate two minutes doinked off of the top of the right upright and fell into the top zone! Gone from the High 10 are the Hogs in addition to the Sooners. The Adrian Martinez-led Kansas State Wildcats, every week after shedding to Tulane at house, went on the highway to stun Oklahoma.

In the meantime, Kansas remained undefeated with a win over Duke, and Sonny Dykes’ TCU staff took it to SMU in his return to Dallas. The skillet heads again to Fort Price. Michigan lastly performed a Energy 5 staff, Maryland, and handed the check, whereas Minnesota traveled to Michigan State and bludgeoned Sparty.

Out in Colorado, issues have gone from unhealthy to worse. The Buffaloes and the Rams are a mixed 0-8, shedding on Saturday by a cumulative rating of 86-27 to UCLA and Sacramento State, respectively (sure, Sacramento State). At Georgia Tech, issues aren’t a lot better. Geoff Collins’ sizzling seat is scorching after the Yellow Jackets dropped to 1-3 with a 17-point loss at UCF.

However let’s return to discussing those that are very a lot not again. The Longhorns at the moment are 2-2 to begin 12 months 2 beneath coach Steve Sarkisian after shedding for the primary time to Tech since 2017. At Miami, 12 months 1 of the Cristobal Period is off to an terrible begin. The Hurricanes scored 9 factors in a loss at A&M final week, and their protection allowed chunks of yards to Center Tennessee. The Blue Raiders had scores of 69, 71 and 98 yards, and their quarterback, Chase Cunningham, threw for 401 yards on simply 16 completions (that appears nearly unattainable).

Evidently, the Longhorns and the Hurricanes usually are not in our High 10. Earlier than we get to the rankings, needless to say we put explicit significance on who groups performed (ahem, Michigan followers).

To the rankings!

1. Georgia (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Kent State 39-22

Subsequent sport: at Missouri (Saturday)

To begin with, give it up for Kent State, which performed at Washington, Oklahoma and Georgia this 12 months as a sacrificial lamb for the payday. The Flashes picked up $5.2 million price of sport ensures. And so they appeared to have Georgia on the ropes halfway by means of the third quarter. The Bulldogs led 12-10 earlier than pulling away, totally on the heels and arms of versatile tight finish Brock Bowers, who had two rushes for 77 yards (each touchdowns) and 5 catches for 60 extra.

2. Ohio State (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Wisconsin 52-21

Subsequent sport: Rutgers (Saturday)

The Buckeyes jumped out to a 21-0 lead earlier than the primary quarter even ended. For probably the most half, Ohio State did what he wished in opposition to the Badgers, which is considerably uncommon. The truth is, the 52 factors is probably the most Wisconsin’s given up in a non-overtime sport in at the least six years.

3. USC (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Oregon State 17-14

Subsequent sport: Arizona State (Saturday)

Oregon State gave USC all it may deal with for three-plus quarters in Corvallis on Saturday night time. However the Trojans’ protection and particular groups stored Lincoln Riley’s staff in it to set the desk for QB Caleb Williams, whose 11-play drive late within the fourth quarter gave USC the lead for good. Jordan Addison, who had been comparatively quiet a lot of the night time, caught the profitable 21-yard go to seal the drive. 

4. Penn State (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Central Michigan 33-14

Subsequent sport: Northwestern (Saturday)

The Nittany Lions proceed to churn out working again expertise. Final week, it was Nick Singleton working throughout Auburn. This 12 months, it was freshman Kaytron Allen serving to PSU put away a feisty Central Michigan staff coached by a one Jim McElwain. Allen had 111 yards on the bottom and James Franklin’s squad turned a one-score sport at halftime right into a rout within the second half.

5. Alabama (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Vanderbilt 55-3

Subsequent sport: Arkansas (Saturday)

Bryce Younger plods alongside in his try to change into simply the second repeat Heisman winner, padding the ol stat ebook in opposition to the Commodores with 385 yards and 4 touchdowns. Nick Saban’s crew didn’t solely hold Vandy out of the top zone however the ’Dores took a complete of 11 snaps on Bama’s facet of the sphere (seven of these on the sphere purpose drive).

6. Tennessee (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Florida 38-33

Subsequent sport: LSU (Oct. 8)

The Vols and second-year coach Josh Heupel have exploded out of the gates in 2022, scoring in bunches. They’re averaging greater than 500 yards of offense, and so they piled up 576 in opposition to the Gators. Don’t sleep on the Vols. They get a bye week earlier than touring to play LSU after which internet hosting Alabama in what could possibly be the primary related UT-Bama sport in a really very long time.

7. Clemson (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Wake Forest 51-45 in OT

Subsequent sport: NC State (Saturday)

The Tigers, for a second straight season, aren’t their dominant selves, however they discovered a solution to win on the highway in time beyond regulation and with their quarterback lastly having a breakout sport. DJ Uiagalelei handed for 371 yards and 5 touchdowns to assist lead Clemson to the comeback victory. Wake had 4 second-half leads (one in time beyond regulation) that it blew. Dave Clawson is now 0-9 in opposition to Dabo Swinney, who claimed throughout a post-game interview that the sport aged him 10 years.

8. Florida State (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Boston School 44-14

Subsequent sport: Wake Forest (Saturday)

The Noles are welcomed into our High Ten at 4-0 for the primary time since 2015. It comes a 12 months after they began 0-4. QB Jordan Travis continues to make performs (321 yards passing) and Mike Norvell’s protection suffocated in opposition to the Eagles in what was 60 minutes of dominance from FSU. BC had two drives go greater than 25 yards.

9. Kansas (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Duke 35-27

Subsequent sport: at Iowa State (Saturday)

A month into the season, Kansas nonetheless hasn’t misplaced. Who’d a thunk that earlier than the 12 months kicked off?! The Jayhawks smothered the Blue Devils within the assembly of surprisingly undefeated basketball powers. KU QB Jalon Daniels delivered a gem. He accomplished 82% of his passes for 324 yards, 4 TDs and ran for 83 extra.

10. Michigan (4-0)

Final sport: Beat Maryland 34-27

Subsequent sport: vs. Iowa 

Wolverines, welcome to the High Ten! An uninspired early season schedule – Colorado State, Hawaii, UConn – stored us from placing Michigan into our High Ten. However the win over the Terps was sufficient for them to eek into the rankings. It wasn’t the prettiest of performances, however RB Blake Corum rolled up 243 yards and two scores to squelch a gutsy outing from Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa

10. NC State (4-0)

Final sport: Beat UConn 41-10

Subsequent sport: at No. 5 Clemson

The standard of NC State’s wins aren’t nice, we all know. However we’ll discover out if the Wolfpack is actual subsequent week in a sport at Clemson. After the scare at East Carolina to open the season (NC State received 21-20), Dave Doeren’s squad beat Charleston Southern, UConn and Texas Tech. That Tech win appears to be like awfully good after the Purple Raiders knocked off Texas.

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