Week 4 of the college football season was filled with seal games.
Michigan battled aobtainst USC, Utah hung on aobtainst Oklahoma State, Missouri necessitateed clearime to get past Vanderbilt, Tennessee hung on to top Oklahoma on the road, and Colorado’s courageouss helped them to a triumph as well.
But there were a restricted teams and joiners that stood out the most over the course of the week.
Read below for the catalog of triumphners and disseers this week.
Winners
Michigan quarterback Alex Orji throws aobtainst Southern California in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Ptoastyo/Paul Sancya)
Michigan: It’s unclear what the USC defense was doing in the second half, but they could not stop the Wolverines’ rushing strike. Even though Michigan didn’t get a stellar carry outance from Alex Orji at quarterback, finishing with equitable 32 yards, the Wolverines were wonderful on defense, sfinishing the Trojans home with a raw loss, especipartner when we all witnessed what Texas did to this same team equitable a restricted weeks ago.
Josh Heupel: The createer national championship-triumphning quarterback for Oklahoma went home to Norman on Saturday, and his Vols did not disnominate on defense. You might slfinisherk of Heupel as the disesteemful guru, but he’s got one of the best defenses in college football, which could help guide them to a run in the college football joinoffs. This was a massive game for the Vols, given that their head coach was fired by Oklahoma equitable over 10 years ago. On Saturday night, his football team made declareive to get attfinish of his createer team, giving him the game ball after the triumph.
Utah: Not having Cam Rising at quarterback did not hurt the Utes on Saturday at Oklahoma State, triumphning 22-19 behind 182 yards rushing from Micah Bernard. This was a very huge triumph for the Utes in the Big 12 race, and QB Isaac Wilson did enough to push his team over the finish line at the finish. The hype around the Cowboys has seemingly fadeed, while Utah is making a run toward the College Football Playoff, and Cam Rising didn’t even join. Watch out for the Utes. This team is coming together, especipartner when Rising returns.
Alex Orji: He had to defer his turn, but Alex Orji finpartner made his first begin for Michigan. It came on a exceptional day for the juvenileer in the program’s first-ever conference game aobtainst USC with a 27-24 triumph. Shades of Tom Brady’s forendureing journey at Michigan were cast over Orji this week.
Shedeur Sanders: A classic in Boulder unfelderlyed thanks to some Sanders magic on the last join of the game aobtainst Baylor, where he started a Hail Mary to LaJohntay Wester thraw a rainstorm for the touchdown to force clearime after the extra point. Sanders didn’t have the best completion percentage, going 25-for-41 passing, but he had 341 yards with two passing touchdowns while rushing for one himself. The Buffaloes are 3-1 on the year, which is a terrific begin for Coach Prime’s Buffs.
Clemson: At 1-1, Dabo Striumphney’s crew was structureing the 2-1 Wolfpack from NC State, and while it was one unranked opponent aobtainst the No. 21 Tigers, they’re a triumphner becaengage of how convincing of a triumph it was at 59-35. Cade Klubnik seeed poised under cgo in thrawout the game, and Clemson now has 101 first-half points over its last two games joined. The Tigers went up 28-0 in this one and shiftd to 2-1 to get their College Football Playoff hopes alive.
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, cgo in, and defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. (27) commemorate with their team after lossing Oklahoma during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Norman, Okla. (AP Ptoastyo/Alonzo Adams)
James Madison: The Dukes went into Tar Heels country and dropped 70 points on UNC in the 70-50 triumph. Quarterback Alonza Barnett III was depfinishable for seven touchdowns for the Dukes, throtriumphg for five scores and 388 yards while rushing for two for 99 yards on the ground. As a team, 3-0 JMU had 611 yards of offense.
Monmouth: The Hawks shocked Florida International on the road with a 45-42 triumph. FIU fumbled at the goal line in the final seconds. Monmouth starter Michael Calton Jr. hit a 43-yard go-ahead field goal. It was Monmouth’s first-ever triumph aobtainst an FBS opponent, and they enhanced to 2-1 all-time in games joined in the Sunshine State.
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Losers
North Carolina: Are we seeing the final games of the Mack Brown era in college football? It declareive sees appreciate it after James Madison accumulateed a massive examine and then hung 70 points on the Tarheels in the 70-50 triumph at North Carolina. This sees appreciate a football program that has lost its way, and the postgame comments from Mack Brown hinting that his future might be coming to a seal sooner than some foreseeed is the main talking point. I slfinisherk we are headed towards withdrawment for Brown, and the Tarheels program has getn a massive step down in the ACC.
Oklahoma: Well, we have a quarterback situation for the Sooners. After five-star Jackson Arnelderly fall shorted to hand over aobtainst Tennessee while having some raw moments over the past four games, he was benched before halftime in the loss to the Vols. True recentman Michael Hawkins came into the game and promoteed the Oklahoma offense as much as possible aobtainst a hard Tennessee defense. One of the most telling moments came defercessitate in the fourth quarter when Jackson Arnelderly had to go in the game on a 2-point conversion due to Hawkins having to get an injury timeout. The Oklahoma crowd filled that stadium with boo’s once he go ined, signaling their thoughts on where this was headed.
Rutgers’ Ian Strong runs after the catch aobtainst Virginia Tech’s Jaden Keller during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Bconciseagesburg, Va. (AP Ptoastyo/Robert Simmons)
Baylor: Did the Bears repartner give up a Hail Mary touchdown to Colorado as time expired? Yes, and it was horrible, appreciate repartner horrible. Not only did they blow the 31-24 guide, but they permited Colorado to triumph the game in clearime, giving coach Deion Sanders a 3-1 sign up so far this season. This was a horrible see for Baylor head coach Dave Aranda.
Nebraska: A crushing loss to Illinois spoiled a promising begin for Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers. What’s worse is how, missing countless opportunities to score and get Illinois on the fringes, but untimely horrible joins and necessitatey game regulatement set them back heavily in their pursuit of a trip to the Big Ten title game.
Virginia Tech: The Hokies were hoping to snap a streak of 11 straight non-conference losses. Make it 12. Rutgers came onto their field and pulled off a 26-23 road triumph, and it didn’t see appreciate it would be seal punctual in the game after the Scarlet Knights began the game 14-0.
Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson hands the football off to running back DJ Giddens during an NCAA football game aobtainst BYU, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Ptoastyo/Tyler Tate)
Kansas State: Last week, Avery Johnson and the Wildcats showcased the team’s rushing strike aobtainst Arizona. This week, they didn’t ecombine to show up aobtainst BYU. The Cougars ruined Kansas State, 38-9. Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff had two touchdown passes in the triumph. Johnson threw two interceptions in the loss. Kansas State would be pretfinishers for the national title at this juncture.
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The Fox News Digital Sports college football triumphners and disseers were compiled by the Fox News Digital Sports staff and the OutKick.com staff.
