Penn State fell from No. 7 to out of the top 25 completely, but the Nittany Lions were hardly the only team to be embarrassed this past Saturday. Arch Manning struggled in his first SEC road action, as his No.

College football’s 2025 season has become a fraud fest. Texas and Penn State auditioned for the starring roles. Clemson would like a word, too.

Sports editor Reid Laymance is in his second tour of duty with the Houston Chronicle. He can be reached at [email protected]. A graduate of Westbury High School and The University of Texas at Austin, Laymance started his career at The Dallas Morning News in 1983 before moving to the National Sports Daily.

The No. 9 Texas Longhorns, led by quarterback Arch Manning, face the Florida Gators on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.

The latest Associated Press College Football poll for Week 7 added another shake up at the top. Miami surged back to No. 2 after a convincing win over Florida State, while Texas Tech reached its highest ranking in more than a decade. However, the story of the week was the teams out of the rankings.

Alabama extracted its revenge on Vanderbilt with a 30-14 win at home and threw an exclamation point on the end via a 20-yard Jam Miller touchdown with 17 seconds remaining.

Texas Tech said it "modernized" it's "double T" look that honors the retro look, as well as new Red Raider marks.

On3’s Andy Staples revealed the offensive line may be an issue for Texas and not just Arch Manning. Texas is 3-2 heading into a very important weekend of the season with the “Red River Rivalry” up next with No. 6 Oklahoma. The then-ranked No. 9 Longhorns lost 29-21 to Florida in Week 6 and are now unranked for the first time since November of 2022.