5. Ole Miss 59, South Carolina 42
South Carolina gave up 52 points to LSU, followed that up by allowing 48 points to Texas A&M, and then Ole Miss came along and showed what a real offensive performance is with 708 yards, 59 points, and a 513-yard, four-touchdown passing day from Matt Corral. South Carolina RB Kevin Harris ran for 243 yards and five scores, and it wasn’t nearly enough because the Gamecock defense was so porous.
4. Indiana 24, Michigan State 0
There’s no dogging this, and there are no excuses. Indiana has beaten Penn State, Michigan, and now Michigan State in the first four games of the season, and it’s getting better and better just as it’s time to go deal with Ohio State. The running game isn’t strong enough – it was stuffed by the Spartans for fewer than three yards per carry – but the defense was a rock and QB Michael Penix threw for 320 yards and two scores.
3. Notre Dame 45, Boston College 31
What more do you want after an emotional win over Clemson? Ian Book needs to start being appreciated for just how good he is – hitting 20-of-27 passes for 283 yards and three scores with no picks, and leading the team with 85 yards and a TD – as he and the Irish all but put this away in the second quarter. Don’t get caught up in the three turnovers, the lack of pass rush of the final score, this was another dominant effort by the Notre Dame lines in a good win on the road.
2. Wisconsin 49, Michigan 11
Michigan stunk. There was no energy, the gameplan was a disaster, and QB Joe Milton was awful, but this needs to be as much about how good Wisconsin is as it is about whether or not Jim Harbaugh should be the next head coach of the New York Jets. This was a Badger team hammered by injuries, lack of practice, and virus issues, and it held the ball for over 40 minutes, ran for 341 yards by running a jet sweep over and over and over again, didn’t turn the ball over, and committed one penalty for five yards.
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1. Florida 63, Arkansas 35
Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, and Mac Jones are wonderful players having wonderful seasons, but we need to get used to calling the Florida quarterback Heisman-elect Kyle Trask.
The 23-of-29 day for 356 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions in the win over the Hogs was fantastic, the running game was okay, and this all worked with Mackey-elect tight end Kyle Pitts out with a concussion. And Feleipe Franks and his return to Gainesville? The Hog QB hit 15-of-19 passes for 250 yards and two scores, the running game was explosive, and it all wasn’t nearly enough because of Trask and the Florida O.
How incredible is this? Last year after six games, Burrow had thrown for 1,864 yards and 23 touchdowns with three interceptions. He lit up Texas, but he also had games against Northwestern State, Utah State and Georgia Southern in there. After six games – all against SEC teams – Trask is hitting 70% of his passes for 2,171 yards and 28 touchdowns with three picks.
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