College football's traditional powers aren't the only ones worthy of recognition this season. Teams like Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech are joining the party in this new era of parity.
Here's the worst part about the LSU's loss to Vandy: It wasn’t as close as the score, LSU got outcoached and in the end none of it was a surprise. That's why the Tigers are leading the Misery Index this week.
The Bulldogs are no longer dominant enough defensively to pound you into the turf physically. But they have a way of hanging around and making opponents pay for every mistake in the end.
Georgia Tech (7-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won its first seven games for the first time since 1966. The last time the Yellow Jackets were 4-0 in ACC play came 27 years ago.
James Franklin said Saturday he was shocked when Penn State fired him hours after a loss in which the Nittany Lions also lost quarterback Drew Allar to a season-ending injury but that he cannot wait to coach again elsewhere.