Fox News Digital Sports' college football winners and losers: Week 9

There were nary awesome upsets successful Week 9 of nan college shot season, only shaky performances.

Ohio State and Texas some survived sloppy backmost play to triumph games against Nebraska and Texas, respectively. Kansas State narrowly defeated Kansas and SMU eked retired a triumph complete Duke.

The performances from nan play closed nan curtain connected October. The adjacent 4 weeks will person a tremendous effect connected really nan College Football Playoff could cookware out.

For now, here’s nan winners and losers of nan week that was.

Winners

Texas A&M backmost Marcel Reed (10) reacts aft scoring a touchdown against LSU during nan 3rd quarter, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, successful College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)

Texas A&M: How about those Aggies? After nan ferocious comeback against LSU connected Saturday night, acknowledgment to a beardown defense and backmost Marcel Reed, Texas A&M now sits atop nan SEC standings. The only undefeated SEC team, they are connected a way toward nan College Football Playoff. This was a monster triumph for caput coach Mike Elko, who is successful his first twelvemonth astatine nan helm astatine College Station. If they tin support this up, that matchup against Texas aft Thanksgiving is going to beryllium insane.

Colorado: Deion Sanders told america he was going to move nan Colorado programme around, and he's done that successful his 2nd play arsenic caput coach. The Buffaloes are 6-2, vessel eligible, and are still successful nan hunt for nan Big 12 championship. Travis Hunter continues to put together Heisman Trophy-worthy performances while Shedeur Sanders continues to impressment successful nan passing game. The Buffs could triumph out, which is thing I don't cognize that we were reasoning aft that nonaccomplishment to Nebraska past month.

Boise State: The Broncos proceed to tally their discourtesy done moving backmost Ashton Jeanty, and it's paying off. A large triumph complete UNLV connected Friday nighttime keeps them successful nan speech for nan at-large bid successful nan assemblage shot playoffs, and it doesn't look for illustration they are slowing down anytime soon. Boise State is going to beryllium a problem if they tin make nan playoffs, and they’re inching person to that opportunity. 

Oregon: The Ducks put an exclamation constituent connected a immense triumph successful nan Big Ten Conference to stay undefeated. Dillon Gabriel moved to 2nd successful FBS passing touchdowns aft he threw 3 successful nan 38-9 triumph complete Illinois. He had 291 passing yards arsenic well. Oregon is separating itself from immoderate of nan apical teams successful nan conference.

Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders fires a walk during nan 2nd half against Cincinnati astatine Folsom Field, Oct. 26, 2024, successful Boulder, Colo. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

Miami: It’s safe to opportunity nan Hurricanes tally Florida. Miami trounced Florida State, 36-14, successful different connection crippled by 1 of nan apical teams successful nan nation. Cam Ward improved his Heisman banal pinch 208 passing yards. The Hurricanes already person wins complete Florida, Florida A&M and South Florida this season, and they do not person different classed force connected nan schedule.

Iowa’s Brendan Sullivan: It was adjacent man up for nan Hawkeyes, and they whitethorn person discovered their caller violative formula. After Sullivan replaced Cade McNamara, Iowa went connected a 37-0 tally complete nan adjacent 2 quarters.

Losers

Nebraska protect lineman Jimari Butler, left, tackles Ohio State backmost Will Howard during nan 2nd half, Oct. 26, 2024, successful Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Ohio State: Yes, nan Buckeyes came distant pinch a victory, but it wasn’t nan prettiest arsenic Nebraska was conscionable short successful nan 21-17 finish. This came aft nan Buckeyes fell to Oregon, and they person different high-ranked squad successful nan Penn State Nittany Lions adjacent week connected nan road. The roster is nary uncertainty arsenic talented arsenic tin be, but Ryan Day’s group request to beryllium much polished aft not looking for illustration nan accustomed well-oiled instrumentality they are.

Kentucky: The Wildcats are windless astatine location this play successful nan SEC, dropping their 3rd consecutive crippled this play astatine nan hands of Auburn this time. I person nary thought what's going connected successful Lexington correct now, but this squad seems checked-out nether caput coach Mark Stoops, who mightiness want to look for a measurement retired aft this season, again. Kentucky is now 2-11 successful its past 13 SEC location games, and nan problems support adding up. 

LSU: The Tigers were classed No. 8 going into their crippled against Texas A&M but suffered a immense nonaccomplishment astatine nan hands of Marcel Reed and nan Aggies. Their 2nd nonaccomplishment of nan play dropped them to No. 16 successful nan nation. The nonaccomplishment against USC continues to not look awesome connected their resume.

LSU caput coach Brian Kelly speaks pinch nan officials during nan 2nd 4th against Texas A&M astatine Kyle Field, Oct. 26, 2024, astatine College Station, Texas. (Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images.)

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The Fox News Digital Sports assemblage shot winners and losers were compiled by nan Fox News Digital Sports unit and nan OutKick.com staff.