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On paper, Week 3 looked like the weakest slate of games on the college football schedule thus far. Never doubt this sport’s capacity for chaos, though. By the time the dust settled Saturday, two top-15 teams lost to unranked opponents and plenty of other results from around the nation caused eyebrows to raise.
No. 10 Alabama put on a poor showing in a 17-3 victory during a rare road game against a non-power conference opponent in South Florida. No. 3 Florida State couldn’t put away what should have been a haplessly overmatched Boston College squad, scraping by with a 31-29 victory to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive. Even top-ranked Georgia lost some of its shine with a pedestrian 24-14 win against South Carolina.
For all the letdowns, though, there were plenty of teams that impressed. No. 4 Texas knocked off any hangover it may have had from Week 2’s gargantuan win against Alabama and the Pac-12 had a really good weekend overall. Florida and Missouri both made huge statements by knocking off ranked squads as underdogs.
We learned a lot in Week 3, even though most wrote it off as one of the worst weekends of the year. Here are the biggest overreactions we could pull from the loaded weekend of action.
Alabama is in trouble
It takes time for a dynasty to fall, but Nick Saban’s run at Alabama certainly feels like it’s in its twilight. Maybe folks don’t want to accept it yet, but Saturday was another step in the wrong direction for his program.
The Crimson Tide left Tampa with a 17-3 win against USF, but it sure felt like a loss. The two teams were tied at 3-3 for a majority of the first half. Alabama starting quarterback Tyler Buchner, who replaced Jalen Milroe, looked awful. His replacement, Ty Simpson, showed…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2023-09-17 18:11:01
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