.Joel Klatt.Lead University Regulation Football Professional.When the university regulation football timetables were actually created and also established for this time, Oct. 12 was one of the days all of us circled. Our team foreseed that time for months, as well as it surely delivered.There were electrifying finishes all weekend. Penn State came back to gain and also remain unbeaten observing its own journey to USC. LSU removed Ole Miss in overtime. Tennessee additionally required overtime to trump Florida, which was actually a little an unpleasant surprise. Of course, the big one was actually Oregon's thrilling gain Ohio State. The Ducks played their best video game of the year in their most significant game of the year. Well carried out, Oregon. That was actually an incredible setting, and Ohio State took a trip effectively. The game lived up to the buzz and also supplied likewise to the Georgia-Alabama video game merely a couple of weeks ago.It's tough to say with superconferences adhering to video games like that, isn't it? That mentioned, allow's enter my best 10. 1. Texas (Recently: 1) Report: 6-0Week 7 end result: Beat Oklahoma, 34-3I thought about placing Oregon at No. 1, however the method Texas participated in Saturday sufficed to maintain the best spot. Texas' gain Oklahoma was simply close during the course of the first area, when quarterback Quinn Ewers was ripping off some rust in his gain. Texas outgained Oklahoma through 170 lawns. Texas has both the No. 1 scoring offense and protection in the nation. The last might be a little bit filled with air based on the timing of its activity versus Oklahoma and also Michigan. Put simply, the Longhorns seem like the most effective crew in the nation. Texas QB Quinn Ewers threw for 199 backyards and possessed 2 total touchdowns in his gain versus Oklahoma. 2. Oregon (Last week: 4) Record: 6-0Week 7 end result: Beat Ohio State, 33-32The Oregon crew we saw Sunday was the variation we expected to observe all period. Oregon got off to a little bit of a slow beginning, winning a set of activities to open up the year that were actually closer than they ought to possess been actually. Sunday was the type of game that Oregon brought in QB Dillon Gabriel for, as well as he provided. Dan Lanning must be actually thrilled. I've watched Gabriel for a number of years, which was one of the greatest activities he is actually played. He was actually mind-blowing. His downfield passing and potential to escape on a number of his runs were actually enormous. What amazed me the best approximately Gabriel's elite performance-- 397 total backyards of outburst and also three total touchdowns-- was that he played outside his durabilities. I have actually mentioned for some time that he's a card supplier or a point player. Ohio Condition's game plan was actually designed to stop that. So, it was fabulous to see Gabriel release the round down the field. Therefore, Gabriel also released his Heisman project. That's exactly how excellent he was.We additionally must provide debt to Oregon's offensive product line. That device strained in the first married couple full weeks of the season. Gabriel was actually pushed on roughly 40% of his dropbacks, however he had not been sacked. Gabriel and also Oregon's offense truly illuminated Ohio State's self defense. Ohio State gave up 7.5 gardens every play in Sunday's game, which is actually the absolute most it surrendered in a game since late in the 2022 time. Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart truly attacked Ohio State cornerback Denzel Burke in some of the much bigger private matches of that activity. Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel threw for 341 backyards as well as counted three total goals against Ohio State. 3. Ohio Condition (Last week: 2) Record: 5-1Week 7 end result: Shed to Oregon, 33-32Ohio Condition just fell an area in the positions afterwards near battle, yet something requires to transform with its self defense. When you enjoy the film, it really did not believe that Ohio State quit nearly five hundred backyards of outburst, 7.5 lawns every play and also five lawns every carry. It believed that Ohio Condition played some fantastic defense prior to allowing a large use specific drives.Why were actually these major plays taking place? There were a handful of issues with Ohio Condition's defense. It wasn't an excellent taking on night. Great defenses constantly tackle well. That's amplified when you are actually participating in male coverage like Ohio State largely did on Sunday. It resembles tossing gasoline on a fire. One more thing I viewed on the movie was actually Ohio State running industry defense frequently, which implies that the defensive lineman that is actually taken into consideration a three-technique was actually to the vast edge of the area, predominantly. It failed to observe the tough side or even durability of the outburst as long as it was contacted us to the wide edge of the industry. That indicates the one-technique protective lineman is lined up over the center while there was actually a three-technique aligned over the handles. There was actually a position in the B-Gap and also Ohio State wasn't defending that gap well. Oregon was injuring Ohio Condition on short-side runs and the Buckeyes didn't change in time.Lastly, Ohio State really did not obtain sufficient stress on Gabriel. When you do not acquire adequate stress on the quarterback, your protective backs are going to be actually defeated. There's not a protective back in the nation that are going to manage to cover for as long as Oregon was offering Gabriel to toss. When It Comes To Last will and testament Howard, he played enormously for the majority of the game. In reality, Ohio Condition's offense was actually a lot more efficient throughout the activity. But there were actually a number of moments where Howard didn't participate in well, and everyone is going to remember that. He had actually a fallen snap on a snap late in the 3rd quarter, and also he missed WR Jeremiah Smith at the sticks on a third-down toss on Ohio State's penultimate ride. Obviously, there was additionally the last play, where he failed to recognize how much opportunity was on the clock to get down as well as specify his team up for a basket. That was a sensational video game, though. I can not stand by to observe these teams play once again. However Ohio Condition may have to operate the dining table in the regular season to get to the Major Ten headline activity right now. Ohio Condition QB Last will and testament Howard threw for 326 yards and racked up 3 overall touchdowns in Saturday's reduction to Oregon. 4. Georgia (Recently: 3) Document: 5-1Week 7 end result: Beat Mississippi State, 41-31I'm still riding along with Georgia, yet it is actually acquired some blemishes. Our experts could need to be actually a little bit of concerned concerning the Bulldogs, though. While QB Carson Beck tossed for over 400 gardens on Saturday, Georgia hasn't been terrific on the ground. It had a great ground assault versus Mississippi State, yet the Bulldogs are actually a one-win staff. Georgia has actually rushed for lower than 4 gardens per lug in half of its own games until now. Our team'll know every thing our team need to understand about Georgia after Saturday's video game versus Texas. I assume Kirby Smart will definitely have the Dawgs all set for that. Georgia QB Carson Stream tossed for over 300 gardens in the 1st half of its own win over Mississippi State. 5. Penn State (Last week: 5) Document: 6-0Week 7 outcome: Beat USC, 33-30 (OT) This thought that a huge, significant win for James Franklin. USC had not been placed entering this match, however I assume it's much better than its own 3-3 report proposes. We understand that Penn State has actually come up short in these form of moments over the final couple of years. If Penn State lost that video game, it would certainly've received attacked the "usual Penn Condition tag." PSU QB Drew Allar ought to obtain some credit score for this succeed. He didn't play his best video game, yet he was wonderful in significant moments. He had 2 large fourth-down sales and threw for 391 yards, bouncing back coming from the three interceptions he threw to supply some subconscious instants behind time during that video game. WR Julian Fleming and also TE Tyler Warren stepped up in massive minutes, which I believe was actually the largest component of that gain. If they end up being regular hazards, that 'd truly fill out a presently well-rounded crew. We know PSU's run game and also protection are good, to ensure would certainly be actually a primary development for the Nittany Lions.Penn Condition goes back from a 14-point deficiency to beat USC in overtime 6. Clemson (Recently: 7) Report: 5-1Week 7 outcome: Defeated Wake Rainforest, 49-14I have actually been on the Clemson train for at least a few full weeks. Some people could not would like to hear it after this staff was burnt out by Georgia in Full week 1, but they've built offensively and are actually much much better now than what they were at the begin of the year. The Tigers had another activity where they joined scoring almost 50 factors. With the technique QB Cade Klubnik and also offensive planner Garrett Riley are rolling, I think Clemson is heading to gain the ACC. Cade Klubnik led Clemson to another high-scoring gain, tossing for 3 touchdowns in its 49-14 triumph over Wake Forest. 7. Alabama (Recently: 6) Report: 5-1Week 7 end result: Defeated South Carolina, 27-25What was that activity on Sunday, Alabama? Are we panicking, Alabama supporters? The self defense didn't play terrific after it climbed 14-0 versus South Carolina. If this team plays a crew that is actually any sort of great, they are actually visiting have to play completely on offense and also is going to likely require to gain in a shootout. If they participate in a crew that they need to beat, they will likely succeed by a considerable margin, unless QB Jalen Milroe and also the outburst don't play properly. That's what happened on Sunday. Alabama's self defense have not obtained any type of better during the course of this period. Our team'll see if head instructor Kalen DeBoer can easily receive Alabama secured on a week-to-week manner like Scar Saban did for nearly twenty years. Jalen Milroe was on the relocation commonly in Alabama's get South Carolina, hurrying for two touchdowns. 8. LSU (Recently: Unranked) Record: 5-1Week 7 outcome: Beat Ole Miss, 29-26 (OT) LSU remains in a wonderful posture moving forward after Sunday's succeed. I am actually considering LSU's game against Texas A&M on Oct. 26 as a game that is resembling it can find out among the spots in the SEC Championship Game. QB Garrett Nussmeier was actually outstanding against Ole Miss. LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier accomplished fewer than fifty% of his passes versus Ole Miss, however he had 337 passing gardens and also three touchdowns in the gain. 9. Iowa State (Last week: 10) Document: 6-0Week 7 outcome: Defeated West Virginia, 28-16Is this an overrank? Possibly. However I rely on Matt Campbell's squad. That is actually a definitely audio regulation football crew. It plays top quality protection, as well as I think its own offense is much better than individuals understand. No. 11 Iowa Condition Cyclones vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Emphasizes 10. Miami (Fla.) (Last week: 8) Record: 6-0Week 7 end result: IdleI only do not depend on the Hurricanes today, at least certainly not with exactly how the draw Virginia Tech and Cal played out. Miami resides in my best 10 because of QB Cam Ward, yet merely No. 10. Joel Klatt is FOX Sports' top college volleyball activity analyst as well as the hold of the podcast "The Joel Klatt Series." Follow him at @joelklatt and subscribe to the "Joel Klatt Show" on YouTube. [Want wonderful stories provided straight to your inbox? 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