Brandon Marcello

Scott Frost got his first win over a ranked team in nearly nine years, snapping a streak that started at Nebraska. “One thing I've learned is it's not all about the head coach." Frost is done talking about the Huskers. UCF's upset of No. 2 BYU says plenty. ✍️ www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

"The bowl system is not going anywhere." Inside the bowl game scramble as executives await the 10 FBS conferences’ plans for the 2027 season. Story for CBS Sports: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

New CBS Sports Power Rankings - Only 3 teams remained in the same spot - 2 new teams (Welcome to the PARiTY, #Badgers!) 🔢 www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

A week ago, the SEC fined Tennessee $500,000 after its fans rushed the field. That money went to Alabama. This week, the SEC fined South Carolina $500,000 after its fans rushed the field. That money went to Tennessee. You're on the clock, Oklahoma. Pay it forward.

Three undefeated teams left, the fewest at this point in a season since 1977. Get used to it because it's the new normal. College football's powerhouse era is over: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

The last time the FBS had three or fewer undefeated teams by Oct. 24 was 1977, per CBS Sports Research.

Playoff chances before/after losses today Texas Tech: 85.3% / 69.3% BYU: 68% / 49% Tennessee: 56.9% / 38.9% Oregon: 24.4% / 6.6% Source: CBS Sports Forecasting and Projections

NEWS: NC State has fired longtime head coach Dave Doeren gopack.com/news/2026/10...

Indiana survives a real scare at Michigan and wins 13-6 in overtime. Hoosiers’ first win in Ann Arbor since 1967. QB Josh Hoover “wasn’t 100%” this week, Curt Cignetti says on FOX. Hoover 8-18, 81 yards, 1 INT and ran for game-deciding TD in OT.

Malachi Toney now has 5 games with 12+ catches. Only five other games in Miami's history featured a player with 12-plus catches in a single game. Toney had 12 catches for 159 yards and 2 TDs in the first half against Pitt today.

There is growing optimism that Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor will start Saturday after missing last week with an injured ankle, sources tell CBS Sports. Another availability report is expected to be released at 8 p.m. ET.

Texas AD Chris Del Conte to CBS Sports on the pressure mounting on Longhorns football: "Rome is not burning. Expectations should be high. They're high for us, too. … But the noise is a lot greater outside than it is in our building." Story: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

Down goes James Madison. Appalachian State wins 34-31 on a 40-yard field goal in OT. App State has ended James Madison's late-season quest for an undefeated season twice in the last 4 years. Billy Napier's 17-game Sun Belt win streak ends. Five undefeated teams remain in FBS.

Joining Finebaum at 5 p.m. ET on SEC Network.

Neyland Stadium noise hit 130.3 decibels Saturday on field level, the highest scientifically verified decibel crowd event in college football history, according to the Tennessee Health Sciences Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology.

Auburn has proof of concept after shocking Georgia, but Alex Golesh refuses to buy into the hype www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

There's a new No. 1 in the CBS Sports Power Rankings after a wild Week 7, but it's not Miami: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

We've hit the season's midpoint, and it's time to hold each other accountable. Revisiting CBS Sports' 2026 preseason college football predictions: 10 things we were dead wrong about www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

Alex Golesh's son asked Thursday to be on the field when Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia. "I believed him," Golesh tells CBS Sports. "I get emotional on that simply because nobody gives you a chance, and then your 12-year-old son actually believes ..."

In brightest day, in blackest night, no QB escapes Phil Knight. Dylan Raiola leaves Nebraska and then comes off the bench to beat Nebraska. Should’ve never recruited a Manhunter, Matt Rhule.

Six undefeated teams remain after a chaotic Week 7. - 3 in the Big 12 - 2 in the state of Utah - 2 with current/former James Madison head coaches - 1 in Big Ten (UCLA) - 1 in ACC - 0 in SEC

The most chaotic week ever? Five of the AP’s top seven teams lost Saturday, the most in a single week in poll history. No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Texas

UCLA is the only remaining undefeated team in the Big Ten and SEC. Just like we expected.

Ask your doctor about Kentucky in the CFP

After enduring five straight losing seasons and 21 years without a win between the hedges, Auburn delivered its most monumental upset in years. "It's detail — six to eight seconds," Auburn coach Alex Golesh tells CBS Sports. How Auburn found its magic again: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

Deny it all you want, but SEC upsets happen because the league is physically exhausting each week. It's the toughest conference in the country.

Chatted with Alex Golesh and Gus Malzahn on the phone tonight after Auburn's first win against the nation's No. 1 team since 2017. Column coming at CBSSports.com soon.

The last time Alabama, Georgia and Texas all lost on the same day was Oct. 26, 1996. Macarena was the No. 1 song then.

Georgia had won 53 (!) straight games against unranked teams before Auburn's walk-off win. It was the fifth-longest streak in the AP Poll era (since 1936).

Four of the top 7 teams in the AP poll have lost today. First time since 2014. Five of the top-7 teams have *never* lost in the same week. Notre Dame plays at BYU tonight.

Alex Golesh, emotional after the game on ESPN: "Our fan base has been through a lot. We're going to build Auburn back to where everybody wants it -- one game at a time. Just hang with us."

Texas Toast: No excuses for the Longhorns

No. 4 Ohio State 19, No. 5 Indiana 15 Indiana's 22-game winning streak ends on a fourth-down pass that would have been a TD if Nick Marsh's left foot hadn't stepped out of bounds on the catch.

Only three teams since 1936 have lost back-to-back games against unranked teams when they entered the streak No. 1 in the AP poll: 1939: Pitt 1961: Michigan State 2026: Texas

Florida upsets No. 7 Texas 27-24 on the road. AP Top-7 teams are now 694-4 at home when leading by 14+ pts against unranked teams since 2003. Not the kinda history you want in Austin.

Iowa State has hired Jared Benko as its athletic director. Benko spent the past two years as Auburn's executive deputy AD. He previously served as AD at Georgia Southern. He will start his new job on Oct. 30, pending approval from the Iowa Board of Regents.

James Madison's last three coaches are still undefeated. Is it #CFB's modern Cradle of Coaches? "Maybe the baton starts to be passed. A lot of it speaks to the institution ..." www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

CFP statement on ESPN negotiations:

Some of my reporting for CBS Sports last week on what the CFP is asking of ESPN financially and what the 24-team format will look like when/if it starts in 2027: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

Nine FBS teams are unbeaten. Three are coached by men who have coached James Madison. Cignetti: 6-0
Chesney: 5-0
Napier: 6-0 How JMU became college football's new Cradle of Coaches: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

It'll be Big 12 vs. a Pac-12 Legacy team in the Independence Bowl this season. P12 Legacy teams: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington and Washington State.

Associate’s degree at 16. Bachelor’s at 19. Grad degree coming at 21. Austin Simmons was always ahead of schedule. Then Trinidad Chambliss came along. On Saturday, the Mizzou QB returns to Ole Miss "It's not a grudge match," his dad tells @CBSSports 📰 www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

NCAA president Charlie Baker sent this memo to schools today after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued an Executive Order attempting to give Ohio institutions the option to permit certain former Class of 2022 players to play.

Are refs struggling more than ever, or are the bad/missed calls just happening more often in big moments? Not knowing the rules in two big games this season (UCLA-Oregon and Texas-Tennessee) is bad enough. Details on College Football Insiders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk7_...

SEC adopts standardized NIL contracts in latest step toward self-governance www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

What will CFP hopeful UCLA's passing game look like without Nico? The Bruins' backups have thrown 7 passes combined this season. Ty Dieffenbach was 3-of-6 for 43 yards and 1 TD against Oregon. Reaction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBG0...