Indiana, Penn State and College Football
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What you need to know about a wild Week 11 in the Big Ten, Texas Tech's statement, ACC chaos, an open Group of 5 race and more.
The Big Ten provided the biggest thrills in Week 11, with Indiana and Oregon both narrowly fending off upsets in dramatic fashion. But Texas Tech delivered the biggest win of the weekend in terms of College Football Playoff implications, handing BYU its first loss of the season and securing its standing as the team to beat in the Big 12.
Once again, Penn State football fought hard enough but couldn't make the biggest play at the end against No. 2 Indiana.
Penn State's 27-24 loss to Indiana turned into a high-octane gem, even though the anticipated high stakes of September had been neutralized. The Nittany Lions (3-6) brought the crowd back, flustered the unbeaten Hoosiers and came within a few blades of grass from upsetting the nation's second-ranked team.
Facing LSU, in its first game since the firing of Brian Kelly, Alabama forced two turnovers and held the Tigers to under 300 total yards. In the 20-9 win, Crimson Tide QB Ty Simpson threw for 277 yards and a touchdown.
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Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Texas A&M makes strong case for No. 1 in updated college football rankings
Last week's voting had Ohio State as the rock-solid No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll with 55 first-place votes and 1,633 voting points. Indiana had the second-most first-place votes with 11, but the 1,591 voting points was closer to No. 1 than it was to No. 3, where Texas A&M checked in with just one first-place vote and 1,523 voting points.
No. 24 James Madison of the Sun Belt Conference made its first AP poll appearance since 2023. The Dukes are 8-1, their only loss to Louisville, and are the highest-ranked G5 team. No. 25 South Florida of the American Conference is right behind, and Tulane of the American received the most votes among the unranked.
What does it all mean for the AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings. Previous ranking: 1 2025 record: 9-0 Week 11 result: Defeated Purdue 34-10 Stat to know: Ohio State is 51-1 against unranked opponents under Ryan Day.
Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza are now the co-favorites at BetMGM to win the award. Both Big Ten QBs have odds of +175 as Alabama’s Ty Simpson is now at +550 following the Crimson Tide’s win over LSU on Saturday night.
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