After an opening week of marquee matchups and a few surprises, the first in-season US LBM Coaches Poll looks a bit different from the preseason version.
As one might expect, Ohio State takes over the top spot after vanquishing previous No. 1 Texas. The Buckeyes received 59 of 67 first-place votes, while the Longhorns were shuffled down to No. 6. Penn State moves up a spot to No. 2, claiming six No. 1 votes. No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 LSU picked up a first-place vote each, and Oregon moves up to give the Big Ten three entries in the top five.
Meanwhile, a revamped Seminoles program, with two new coordinators and a new quarterback in Tommy Castellanos, had its way with Alabama, running for 230 yards and regularly stifling the Crimson Tide offense in a 31-17 victory, which led to Florida State making the biggest rise and Alabama making the biggest fall in this week's poll.
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