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Penn States White Out turned into No. 2 Ohio States wipeout.The Buckeyes, who at times this season have looked like defending national champion Alabamas biggest threat in the College Football Playoff race, were stunned 24-21 at Penn State on Saturday night.The Nittany Lions blocked a field goal and returned it for the winning touchdown with 4:27 left, handing Ohio State its first road defeat in Urban Meyers tenure, ending a streak of 20 games.Penn States stunning win is the signature victory of coach James Franklins three-year tenure.Im just happy for our kids, I really am, Franklin said. Our kids, the former players, the lettermen, this town have been through a lot. This is the start of our healing process tonight. I couldnt be prouder.Penn States victory will undoubtedly shake up the top four teams in the polls before the CFP selection committee releases its first rankings of the season on Nov. 1.Heres a look at whats left for Ohio State and some other burning questions in college football after Week 8:Did Ohio States playoff hopes go bust in Happy Valley?The surprising loss to Penn State will not only knock the Buckeyes out of the top four spots in the polls; it also drops them one game behind No. 3 Michigan in the Big Ten East standings.But Ohio State isnt entirely out of the playoff race. As long as the Buckeyes dont drop one of their next four games -- home contests against Northwestern and No. 8 Nebraska, followed by road trips to Maryland and Michigan State -- theyll still have a chance to win the Big Ten East and be a CFP participant.The Buckeyes will still have to beat No. 3 Michigan at the Horseshoe in their regular-season finale on Nov. 26, which is still likely to be a make-or-break game for both teams. Obviously, their playoff chances will be enhanced if at least two of the top contenders -- Alabama, Michigan, Clemson, Washington and Louisville -- lose at least one of their remaining games.But the Buckeyes are going to have to get better in a hurry. They passed for only 93 yards in a 38-17 win over Indiana two weeks ago and then needed overtime to beat Wisconsin 30-23 on the road last week.Every goal is still alive, Meyer said. Were not a great team right now. Weve got to regroup, get guys healthy and come back and keep swinging.Remember that each of Meyers previous three national-championship-winning teams (Florida in 2006 and 08 and Ohio State in 14) won titles after losing once in the regular season.Is there a worthy adversary for Alabama?I cant picture the Crimson Tide losing, at least not during the regular season.The Crimson Tide actually trailed in the second half against Texas A&M. Quarterback Jalen Hurts was turning the ball over, Alabamas kicking game was shaky, and its red zone offense was sputtering. But after falling behind 14-13 with 12:54 left in the third quarter, the Tides defense scored six points and had four sacks while holding the Aggies scoreless the rest of the game.The game-changing play came when linebacker Ryan Anderson forced Aggies tailback Keith Ford to fumble, and star defensive end Jonathan Allen scooped up the ball and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown, helping the Crimson Tide pull away for a 33-14 victory, their 20th consecutive win.It was Alabamas 12th nonoffensive touchdown of the season and the 10th game in a row in which it scored on either defense or special teams.I think that was the real turning point in the game, because it changed the momentum of the game, Tide coach Nick Saban said. Those plays are always huge in games, but that one was especially huge.Thats why its going to be so difficult to knock off the defending national champion. Alabamas defense and special teams mask its offenses mistakes. Whenever Hurts looks like a freshman only months removed from high school, the Crimson Tide do something on defense or special teams to make up for it.Alabama had five sacks and 11 tackles for loss against Texas A&M. Opponents cant run between the tackles against college footballs most formidable front, and there arent many who can throw over the top of the Crimson Tide defense, either.But Alabama might not roll over resurgent LSU and Auburn like we once thought it would. No. 25 LSU improved to 3-0 under interim coach Ed Orgeron with a 38-21 win over Ole Miss, and No. 21 Auburn crushed No. 17 Arkansas 56-3 for its fifth straight victory by running for 543 yards, a school record in SEC games.Will Lamar Jackson have any company in New York City at the Heisman ceremony?It sure looks like Jackson has the Heisman wrapped up as long as he stays healthy and doesnt lay an egg in any of Louisvilles remaining five regular-season games.Jackson added four more touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) in the No. 7 Cardinals 54-13 rout of NC State, giving him 34 total touchdowns this season, which tops the FBS and sets a Louisville single-season record. It was his 10th straight game with a touchdown rushing and passing, which is the longest active streak among FBS players.The Cardinals will be heavy favorites in their last five games, including a Nov. 17 trip to No. 11 Houston, which was stunned 38-16 at SMU.What does Leonard Fournette have in store the rest of the way?Its probably too late for Fournette to make a serious Heisman run, but its hard to argue that hes not the best player in the country when hes healthy (and LSU is throwing the ball somewhat adequately).After missing three weeks with a sprained ankle, Fournette made quite a return in the Tigers 17-point win over Ole Miss. He ran for a career-high 284 yards on only 16 carries and scored three touchdowns. It was the highest single-game rushing total by an LSU player, breaking the previous record of 250 yards set by Alley Broussard against Ole Miss in 2004. It was the fifth 200-yard performance of Fournettes career, which also broke another LSU record.Fournette ran for touchdowns of 78, 76 and 59 yards, but his most impressive run might have been when he lowered his shoulder and plowed over Rebels defensive back Deontay Anderson in the second quarter.Its either he hits me, or I hit him, Fournette said. I dont like to be hit.Will Mark Helfrich and Charlie Strong make it to the end of the season?Neither embattled coach probably helped his chances of keeping his job beyond this season.The Ducks lost 52-49 in two overtimes at California on Friday night in a game that included a combined 203 plays and more than 1,000 yards of offense. It was Oregons fifth straight defeat, its longest losing streak since 1996, and it dropped the Ducks record to 2-5 (0-4 Pac-12).The Ducks have allowed an average of 49.8 points during their losing streak.I feel awful that we couldnt get it done for them, of how theyve stuck together and weathered through a lot. Theyve had a lot of opportunities to splinter, and they havent, Helfrich said.Meanwhile, Texas fell to 3-4 (1-3 Big 12) after losing 24-21 at Kansas State. It was the Longhorns fourth loss in the past five games, and they made many of the same mistakes theyve made in their previous defeats. A bobbled snap cost UT a red zone opportunity late in the game, and then it missed a 35-yard field goal with 4:03 left.The Longhorns are trying to avoid their third consecutive losing season under Strong, whose record fell to 14-18 at UT. The Longhorns probably need to win their last five games for Strong to keep his job, and they still have to play No. 9 Baylor at home next week and No. 12 West Virginia on Nov. 12.You have to move on, Strong said. You have to think about next week at home, and we just have to get ourselves back together.The Longhorns are running out of time to do it.Playoff teams after Week 81. Alabama: The Crimson Tide trailed in the third quarter but surged back for a 33-14 win over No. 6 Texas A&M at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Theyll get a much-needed bye week before playing at No. 25 LSU on Nov. 5. The Tide lost starting safety Eddie Jackson for the rest of the season after he broke his leg against the Aggies.2. Michigan: The Wolverines improved to 7-0 for the first time since 2006 with a 41-8 victory over Illinois at the Big House. It was the 10th time in coach Jim Harbaughs tenure that the Wolverines held an opponent to 10 points or fewer, the highest total in the FBS since the start of the 2015 season.3. Clemson: After last weeks closer-than-expected 24-17 win over NC State in overtime, the Tigers had the weekend off in preparation for next weeks showdown at No. 13 Florida State. The Seminoles have won three of four games against the Tigers, but lost 23-13 at Clemson last season. The Tigers havent won at Doak Campbell Stadium since a 27-20 victory in 2006.4. Washington: The Huskies easily defeated Oregon State 41-17 at home, and they get a major test at No. 19 Utah next week. The Huskies won their 10th consecutive game, which is their longest winning streak since winning 12 in a row during the 2000 and 01 seasons.Next four in contention1. Louisville: A week after struggling at home against Duke, the Cardinals didnt waste any time in dismantling NC State in a 54-13 blowout. The Cardinals led 17-0 after the first quarter and outgained the Wolfpack 244 yards to minus-1 yard of total offense in the first 15 minutes. Louisville probably wont be tested in its next two road games at Virginia and Boston College.2. Baylor: The Bears, who are 6-0 under acting coach Jim Grobe, had the weekend off before next weeks trip to reeling Texas. The Longhorns beat the Bears 23-17 in their regular-season finale last season, which cost Baylor a trip to the Sugar Bowl. The game was marred by an ugly first-quarter melee.3. West Virginia: Skyler Howard threw four touchdown passes and the Mountaineers vastly improved defense shut out TCU in the second half of a 34-10 victory. West Virginia is 6-0 (3-0 Big 12), its best start since winning its first seven games in 2006. The Mountaineers play at Oklahoma State next week.4. Nebraska: The Cornhuskers had to come from behind in the second half to beat Big Ten cellar dweller Purdue 27-14 at home. Theyre 7-0 for the first time since 2001, but will have to play a lot better in next weeks trip to No. 10 Wisconsin. Quarterback?Tommy Armstrong Jr.?set a school record with his 13th career game with 300 yards or more of total offense.Heisman candidates1. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville: Jackson accounted for four more touchdowns (three passing and one rushing) in the Cardinals 54-13 rout of NC State, which gives him 34 this season, setting a new Louisville single-season record with five regular-season games to play. Jackson passed for 355 yards with no interceptions and ran 17 times for 76 yards.2. Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson: Watson didnt play this weekend, but hell have a chance to impress Heisman voters again when the Tigers play at Florida State next Saturday. His most impressive outing to date was a five-touchdown performance in Clemsons 42-36 win over Louisville on Oct. 1. Hes completing 63.6 percent of his passes for 1,950 yards with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions.3. Jake Browning, QB, Washington: Browning threw for 291 yards with three touchdowns and ran for a fourth score in the Huskies 41-17 win over Oregon State. He has 26 touchdown passes and only two interceptions this season. Hell have a big opportunity to impress voters in next weeks trip to Utah.4. Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State: Pumphrey ran for 135 yards with two touchdowns in the Aztecs 42-3 win over San Jose State on Friday night. Hes the leading rusher in the FBS with 1,246 yards in seven games, and his 58 career rushing touchdowns and 63 overall TDs broke Marshall Faulks school records.Best momentsTweets of the nightBest playsWorst plays1. How does Missouri lose to Middle Tennessee? By fumbling into the end zone for a touchback after a 40-yard gain on a bizarre play.2. Eastern Michigans Kwanii Figueroa had a chance for a scoop-and-score against No. 20 Western Michigan, but the turf monster tripped up the big man.3. Things got a little testy between Boston College and Syracuse. A hard tackle on an interception return resulted in a near-brawl and three personal fouls.4. A team never wants to be accused of, ahem, quitting, but it sure looked like Arkansas defense stopped playing with much effort or emotion in an ugly 56-3 loss at Auburn. The Tigers ran for 543 yards, the most ever allowed by the Hogs, including Stanton Truitts 31-yard touchdown run?right up the middle.Quotes of the night1. This style in particular is a tip of the cap, a nod to Woody Hayes, to Michael Douglas in the movie Falling Down and also a tip of the cap to Malcolm X. In honor of those three men. -- Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, on the stylish eye glasses he wore during the Wolverines game against Illinois.2. I didnt have anybody tell me that they thought it had been a waste of time. They thought they were treated respectfully, and that was certainly my aspiration. I wanted to keep them informed. I wanted to feel like they had the opportunity to put their best foot forward. I guess you wouldnt call them joyous conversations, but everyone was complimentary in the manner in which they were treated. -- Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, on his conversations with potential expansion candidates after the league announced it was staying put at 10 schools.3. Im almost in tears and got chills all over me. -- Purdue interim coach Gerad Parker during his on-field interview after the Boilermakers took a 14-10 lead into halftime over No. 8 Nebraska. The Cornhuskers came back to win 27-14.4. We have one goal, and thats Pac-12 champions. Winning six games, thats cool, its cute. But we have to continue to move on. We have bigger things to worry about. -- Colorado running back Phillip Lindsay, after the Buffaloes beat Stanford 10-5 to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2007.Stats that matter1. 332: Utah running back Joe Williams, who quit the team two games into the season and then came back three weeks later, set a school record with 332 rushing yards on 29 carries in the No. 19 Utes 52-45 win at UCLA. It was the highest rushing total by an FBS player since Oklahomas Samaje Perine set an FBS record with 427 yards against Kansas on Nov. 22, 2014.2. 82-1: Alabamas record under coach Nick Saban when it holds opponents to 14 points or fewer. The only loss was a 9-6 defeat against LSU in 2011. The next closest Power 5 team in holding opponents to two touchdowns or fewer is Ohio State, which has done it in 56 games.3. 1: Stanford has scored one offensive touchdown in its last 13 quarters after a 10-5 loss to Colorado. The Cardinals lone offensive touchdown during that span came on the final play of a 42-16 loss to Washington State on Oct. 8. Stanford hasnt scored a first-half offensive touchdown in five straight games.4. 819: You can take your pick of offensive records set during Oklahomas 66-59 win over Texas Tech, but the standout is Red Raiders QB?Patrick Mahomes II?setting an FBS record with 819 yards of total offense. 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Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. Elie Okobo Jersey . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. Duke had three of its highly touted freshman go down with injuries, yet still managed to win four games and take another Top 10 team to overtime.The question now is, will that loss knock the Blue Devils from the top spot in Mondays AP Top 25?The case for No. 1: Duke (4-1) beat No. 21 Rhode Island by 10, rolled over three other opponents and lost by two to No. 7 Kansas in overtime. The Blue Devils did it with freshmen Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden all out with injuries, so imagine what they can do when everyone is healthy.The case against No. 1: No. 3 Kentucky (3-0) and No. 3 Villanova (4-0) are still undefeated and both have wins over Top 25 teams. The Wildcats survived a grinding game against No. 13 Michigan State to win by 21 and the defending champion Wildcats held off No. 15 Purdue by three behind preseason All-American Josh Harts array of big shots. Either team could be a legitimate choice for No. 1 and the Blue Devils had another injury against Penn State last week when junior Chase Jeter sprained his right ankle, leaving them even more vulnerable.When were healthy were going to have a lot of good players, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Right now, we have a lot fewer.It will be up to the poll voters to decide whether Dukes injuries should be a factor in deciding a No. 1 team or if, after a week and a half, its already time for someone else to get a turn.Tune in Monday.---DILLONS DUCKSPut No. 4 Oregon in the same category as the Blue Devils.The Ducks moved up a spot from the preseason poll, but lost 66-49 to unranked Baylor after struggling in the second half.The caveat is that preseason All-American Dillon Brooks has yet to play this season.The do-it-all guard is still recovering from offseason foot surgery and left the Ducks with a big early-season hole in their lineup. Oregon coach Dana Altman said Brooks could play some at the Maui Invitational this week.Oregon will fall at least a few spots in the upcoming poll, but its tough to say are far.---HIGHLIGHT REELThe first two weeks of the season have been filled with some fantastic dunks already.This one by Villanovass Jalen Brunson against Wake Forest has to be up there among the best.dddddddddddd---MASON RISESA big theme heading into the season was the stellar class of freshmen across the country.A senior from the Midwest is making a lot waves and put himself in the early conversation for national player of the year.Kansas guard Frank Mason III has been superb through the seasons first two weeks, averaging 23 points, 5.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds. He scored 30 points against Indiana, including the final 11, then hit the game-winning shot with 1.8 seconds left in overtime against Duke to cap a 21-point night.I think the NBA is missing the boat on him, Kansas coach Bill Self said. I think he doesnt fit the eye test with length and standing height and that kind of stuff, but hes got some things you cant teach, and intangibles that are as good as anybody in American probably possesses.---FRESHMAN WATCHLonzo Ball, UCLA. The predictions for Balls impact seemed to be a bit exaggerated when he arrived in Westwood with so much hype.Its only been three games, but maybe there wasnt enough hype.The 6-foot-6 guard from nearby Chino Hills had a superb college debut, finishing with 19 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in a blowout win over Pacific.Ball is averaging close to a triple-double so far, with 15 points, 8.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game. Keep that up and hell be in the national POY conversation as well.---RHODY RISESRhode Island was No. 23 in the AP preseason Top 25, its first time being ranked since 1998-99.The Rams may end up staying there all season.With four starters and E.C. Matthews back from a torn ACL, Rhode Island had preseason expectations of making a run at the Atlantic 10 title.The 21st-ranked Rams (4-1) opened the season with three straight wins, followed with a victory over No. 24 victory over Cincinnati and made a late run at top-ranked Duke before losing on Sunday.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '