College Football Rankings: Where Michigan Landed After Its Week 1 Hail Mary Win FOX Sports Western Michigan president: Nothing 'unfair' with last play ESPN A single second saved Michigan. Did officials follow the rule bo...
College Football College Football Rankings: Where Michigan Landed After Its Week 1 Hail Mary Win Updated Sep. 8, 2026 12:39 a.m. ET share facebook x reddit link RJ Young College Football Writer If it feels like Michigan can't do much of anything without inviting controversy, you've just been paying attention for the past two years.
Add to that list the seemingly phantom single second of time Big Ten officials found on their clock but not the game clock - the one all of us can see - that allowed the Wolverines to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. All official parties accept the result . College football fans are a different story.
But now the Wolverines get Oklahoma - a program which has more talent, a better defense and a better quarterback coming to the Big House than the one Kyle Whittingham's team showed up with in Week 1. And this is as, dare I say it, the rest of college football is blowing wind into the Sooners' sails to avenge what most have come to view as a wrong. Michigan should've lost last Saturday night. The Sooners have a chance to turn the conditional part of the aforementioned sentence into a declarative one.
Before we move onto Week 2, here are my top-25 rankings from Week 1.
Michigan won a game it should've lost to a Broncos team that isn't even in its weight class. Quarterback Bryce Underwood looked shook. He was responsible for two of the Wolverines' three turnovers, and the Hail Mary touchdown he threw to win the game can mostly be attributed to luck. Luck won't save the Wolverines on Saturday when they face Oklahoma.
I'm struggling to find a team on the Bison schedule that is capable of defeating them. After two games, the only program in FBS to never lose an FBS game - cheeky, I know - looks every bit like running the table.
Quarterback Faizon Brandon finished with 13 of 17 completions, 294 total yards and five total touchdowns after becoming the first true freshman to start at quarterback for the Vols since 2004. Keep your eye on him.
In the season opener, Utah put up 633 yards, including 364 on the ground, while allowing just 225 total yards by Idaho. This could be a powerful offensive force this season.
SMU proved you can do almost everything in your power to lose to Florida State, and FSU still simply won't allow it. SMU committed four turnovers. FSU had zero turnovers. SMU had twice as many penalties (six) as FSU (three). And yet, the Mustangs are 1-0 and 1-0 in ACC competition.
Look, quarterback Demond Williams Jr. did that Kyler Murray thing I've been telling you about for the better part of a year. But this game was 17-10 until there were about two minutes left to play because the Huskies are about as disciplined as a newborn puppy: 12 penalties for 130 yards will get you beat in Big Ten play.
Jon Sumrall's Gators put up a gaudy 624 yards against the Owls, and running back Jadan Baugh showed why he's one of the five best tailbacks in the country with 160 rushing yards and three touchdowns on just 14 rushes - 11.4 yards per rush.
Conner Weigman looked the part of a Big 12 championship-contending quarterback for Houston after completing 20 of 30 pass attempts for 305 pass yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Tigers quarterback Austin Simmons was special in his debut. He completed 17 of 19 passes for 252 passing yards with four passing touchdowns.
Despite a new head coach and 60 new players - or because of, if you prefer - Matt Campbell's Nittany Lions will enter Week 2 tied for the No. 1 scoring defense in the country.
The strength of the Cougars team was on display in their opener when they rushed for 308 yards.
Reporting synthesized and verified under Nexvoro.tech editorial guidelines. Full primary records referenced via Google News US Sports.
Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams dominated the gridiron as the Los Angeles Rams cruised to a commanding 28-6 victory over the New York Giants. However, the lopsided affair was severely marred by a potentially devastating MCL sprain suffered by Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.
NFL legend Aaron Donald made a triumphant and surprising return to the gridiron, wreaking havoc in the Los Angeles Rams' dominant rout of the New York Giants. The defensive powerhouse admitted the game felt surprisingly slow despite his two-year retirement.
The New York Giants' promising start to the season crashed to a halt on September 21, 2026, after a 28-6 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Rams was overshadowed by a severe knee injury to rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart. Initial medical evaluations point to an MCL sprain, throwing the franchise's offensive strategy into immediate turmoil.
