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Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from Week 7 of the college football season.

1. Utah is unraveling.

I feel so bad for everyone in the program. This was the year for the Utes to make a genuine run at a national title; instead, a Cam Rising injury has derailed things for the third time in five seasons. The 25-year-old tried to gut through it on Friday night, and it was ugly.

Rising previously indicated that he didn’t want to spend an eighth season in college, but coming back feels like the only logical solution at this point. Cam needs to shut it down now, and hope that his body holds up in 2025.

2. Don’t forget about Notre Dame.

The Irish feel to me like a great team that had one bad day. I don’t blame folks whatsoever for writing them off. That one bad day was disgusting, unacceptable, and jaw-dropping. I still think this group - by the time Selection Sunday rolls around - will be able to hang with anyone in the country.

3. A salute to Drew.

Drew Allar threw three picks against USC, and I thought it was one of the most impressive performances of his collegiate career. He was unbelievable on that game-tying drive at the end of regulation; the toughness, emotion, and guts he showed were awesome.

If the Nittany Lions are different this year, the chance to prove it is approaching fast. Ohio State comes to Happy Valley in 19 days. Allar has given me a reason to be scared when that contest arrives.

4. Be consistent.

AP voters have shown a willingness to ding top squads for looking vulnerable against inferior opponents. On Saturday, Alabama squeezed past South Carolina and Georgia gave up 31 points to 1-5 Mississippi State. Neither got leapfrogged by a single team. Oh, but wait a second. My apologies, I forgot. SEC programs get special treatment. It just means more.

5. LSU finds a way.

Garrett Nussmeier threw 29 incompletions and two interceptions, the Tigers’ leading rusher finished with 37 yards, and they… won? Against a top-10 team, which boasts arguably the best offense in the nation? Wait, what?

6. Game of the year, part three.

What an incredible football game in Eugene. No matter who you were rooting for, we should consider ourselves lucky to have witnessed it. As heartbroken as Ryan Day must’ve been that evening, I think he secretly loves this. Nothing like a little bit of midseason adversity to keep the boys hungry.

I was stinging too, but got over it very quickly; OSU will be just fine moving forward. Our guys got beaten fair and square, by an awesome football team. Shake hands and move on.

7. A message to Denzel Burke.

Dear Denzel,

Come on, dude.

Love,

Buckeye Nation

8. Someone do something!

Iowa State, BYU, Indiana, and Pitt are all undefeated at the midway point. It’s pretty wild to consider that - for each of those teams - it would require a 3-3 finish to not capture a 10-win regular season. But there are larger goals than that. How many of the four squads will we see in the playoff? Not to rain on anyone’s parade, but I’d still guess that it’s zero. They’re all stumbling at least once in November.

9. My updated Heisman ladder.

1) Ashton Jeanty, Boise State RB

2) Travis Hunter, Colorado WR/CB

3) Dillon Gabriel, Oregon QB

4) Cam Ward, Miami (FL) QB

5) Kaleb Johnson, Iowa RB

6) Kurtis Rourke, Indiana QB

7) Mason Graham, Michigan DT

8) Cade Klubnik, Clemson QB

9) Tre Harris, Ole Miss WR

10) Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College EDGE

10. Time to peek ahead.

Michigan and Illinois is a fun matchup for those of us with Big Ten roots. But it’s all about two colossal SEC matchups on Saturday. Alabama goes to Tennessee, and Georgia clashes with Texas under the lights in Austin. The landscape is about to shift.

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