There were not a lot of marquee games on the slate this week (No. 5 Stanford's 42-28 win over No. 23 Arizona State was the only game between ranked teams). Still, there was some exciting action and some injury news that could impact the rest of the season. Here are some of the top stories from Week 4.
While there weren't many big-name matchups this week, it was still an entertaining week of college football. Here are some things we learned in Week 2 on the gridiron.
After back-to-back championships, Alabama is a heavy favorite this year to become the first team to win three straight titles, capturing 58 out of 60 first place votes in the AP’s preseason poll. But Ohio State, Oregon, Stanford and Georgia round out the top 5 and will be gunning for the Crimson Tide. Here is a complete rundown of the preseason Top 25.
The search for former Grand Valley State University QB Cullen Finnerty came to a tragic end Tuesday. His body was found after he had been reported missing from a fishing trip on the Baldwin river.
News had broke that a potential college football player turned down a athletic scholarship to pursue a rap career but that wasn't exactly the truth. MSU football took away the scholarship offer to a Pennsylvania recruit over his rap videos. This recruit may just have his priorities out of whack.
Led by the toughest defenses anywhere, two of the most storied programs in college football history face off with the national championship on the line.
Things didn't look good for MSU at the end of the first half of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe AZ. If any of the loyal Sparty fans went to bed early, they woke up to a nice surprise as the Spartans came back to beat TCU 17-16.
Alabama is playing in the BCS National Championship Game this year and tickets are fairly hard to come by. This 'Bama dad was excited to get a vintage 'Bear Bryant' hat but when he realizes that there are game tickets on the inside, well just plan on having some tissue ready.
After a Saturday full of big games and big upsets last weekend, things look to be a little calmer this week with a handful of ranked teams on byes and only two games between ranked teams. However, for most schools, this week marks the first games of conference play so there is still a lot on the line.
Here is what to watch for in college football this week.