If we’re truly going to get the chaotic conclusion to the 2023 college football season that has been teased, Week 9 felt like the calm before the storm.
It was far from the most loaded weekend slate we’ve seen since the season really kicked into gear, and most of the nation’s top teams survived relatively unscathed.
That is unless you’re Oklahoma.
The list of unbeaten teams shrunk from nine to eight as the Sooners were stunned in Lawrence by Kansas, which claimed its first victory over its border state rival since 1997 in what was the final conference matchup between the two programs.
The most high-profile matchup of the day proved to be a relative snooze as Oregon had no problems dispatching Utah, making a clear statement to the rest of the Pac-12 in the process.
October is in the books, and the season is now on its home stretch. The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday night, and Week 10 features some games that are sure to carry massive postseason implications.
In the meantime, here were the winners and losers from Week 9.