Florida jumps into college football’s top 10 after taking down Ole Miss
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It's great to be a Gator in the latest AP Top 25 rankings: Florida made a massive jump, landing in the top 10 for the first time in five years.
The Gators' 24-point win over Mississippi on Saturday earned them a 13-rung promotion to No. 8, their highest ranking since 2020 and first top-10 appearance since 2021.
Texas, Georgia and Notre Dame held their grip on the top three spots in the poll. Miami was a season-high No. 4, and Ohio State moved up two spots to No. 5.
Indiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and BYU rounded out the top 10. That's a five-spot drop for the Rebels.
Dante Moore suffers a scary injury against USC
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore went down with a scary injury after USC linebacker Desman Stephens hit him late on a slide on Saturday night.
Moore laid motionless on the field before being carted off and taken to a nearby hospital in an ambulance.
Stephens was ejected for targeting, and the game was delayed 15 minutes as a result.
Oregon backup and former Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola added a spark off the bench, completing 19 of 25 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns and guiding Oregon to a 41-27 win.
"He's in recovery, so I don't want to speak too soon, but he's moving," Oregon coach Dan Lanning said after the game. "We'll continue to assess him, but I don't want to speak too soon, but he's moving."
No. 21 Florida sends No. 4 Ole Miss packing
No. 21 Florida made its biggest statement yet with a 52-28 win over No. 4 Ole Miss.
The Gators had six rushing touchdowns, with standout running back Jadan Baugh accounting for three of them and 142 rushing yards. Duke Clark added 126 rushing yards and a score. Quarterback Aaron Philo also ran one in and completed 16 of 23 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown.
It's the first defeat this season for Pete Golding's Rebels, who took a trip to the swamp after a highly anticipated 32-24 win against rival LSU.
This weekend, Florida outscored Ole Miss 21-7 in the fourth quarter to come out with the win.
"I didn't come here for us to be average," Florida coach Jon Sumrall said after the game.
Texas A&M and Oklahoma fall to 2-2 overall
Two of the SEC's highly ranked College Football Playoff teams -- Texas A&M and Oklahoma -- each lost this weekend.
Both teams have plummeted in the rankings recently. The Sooners tumbled out of the AP Top 25 after a loss to Michigan and a shaky win against New Mexico in back-to-back weeks. Texas A&M dropped to No. 23 last week following a 31-21 upset loss to Kentucky.
The Aggies lost 35-6 to No. 10 LSU on Saturday, and the Sooners fell 41-13 to No. 2 Georgia.