When the dust settled from another thrilling weekend of college football, the new AP Poll had a new team at No. 1. The Texas Longhorns, coming off a big win in the Big House at Michigan, easily dispatched UTSA. But the story of that game was a stunning performance from backup quarterback Arch Manning. The nephew of Peyton and Eli came off the bench when starter Quinn Ewers got hurt and threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for a 67-yard touchdown as well.
With Texas ascending to the top spot in the poll this week, the SEC has taken control of the board already. Six of the top seven teams in the poll are from the conference, with only the Big Ten’s Ohio State able to crack the top seven. The Big Ten also has Oregon and Penn State in the top 10, with the lone Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) representative, Miami, checking in at No. 8.
