Another week, another top-10 shakeup in the world of college football.

The Oklahoma Sooners are 7-0 on the season, 4-0 in Big 12 play and feeling fine as the nation’s No. 3 team in this week’s AP Top 25 Poll. Caleb Williams dazzled the OU crowd in his first collegiate start this weekend, but the same can’t be said for many other teams across the college football landscape after a number of ranked squads fell on Saturday.

Full AP Top 25 rankings below:

1. Georgia
2. Cincinnati
3. Oklahoma
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. Michigan
7. Penn State
8. Oklahoma State
9. Michigan State
10. Oregon
11. Iowa
12. Ole Miss
13. Notre Dame
14. Coastal Carolina
15. Kentucky
16. Wake Forest
17. Texas A&M
18. NC State
19. Auburn
20. Baylor
21. SMU
22. San Diego State
23. Pitt
24. UTSA
25. Purdue

News and notes:

• After it looked like the Iowa Hawkeyes had finally broken through to the soft final stretch of their regular season schedule, Jeff Brohm and his gritty Purdue Boilermakers walked into Kinnick Stadium as underdogs and walked out with a massive dub. Kirk Ferentz’s team can still have a great season, and still have an outside shot to reach the College Football Playoff, but they no longer control their own destiny.
• The Texas Longhorns are back outside of the top 25 after choking away another multi-touchdown lead to a team from the Sooner State. Meanwhile, the still unbeaten Oklahoma State Cowboys appear to be the Big 12’s top contender to dethrone OU as the conference champ.
• The Baylor Bears are back among the land of the ranked after taking care of the BYU Cougars in Waco. Dave Aranda has his team looking strong on all sides of the ball in year two.
• The Texas A&M Aggies arguably benefitted the most from the rash of losses near the bottom of the rankings. One week after pulling off the upset of the 2021 season, Jimbo Fisher’s bunch cruised past the Missouri Tigers and have now vaulted up to No. 17.
• For the first time this season, every undefeated team is ranked in the AP Poll now that the UTSA Roadrunners (7-0) are in at No. 25. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of postseason matchup Jeff Traylor’s team can get if his squad can continue to run the table and win the C-USA title.

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Caleb Williams threw for four TDs and ran for another. The defense was less impressive.

Providing a follow-up to his performance against the Texas Longhorns was going to be no easy task, but freshman phenom Caleb Williams matched and exceeded expectations as the Oklahoma Sooners topped TCU by a score of 52-31.

Williams opened the evening by completing eight consecutive passes, and he continued the fine form throughout the evening. When TCU’s offense was finding, the DC native was always there with an answer of his own. He would end the night with a stat line of 18-23 with 295 passing yards and four TDs while also adding 66 yards and a TD on the ground. If there was any doubt about him being the real deal, tonight took care of that.

After breaking out and providing the winning score a week ago, Kennedy Brooks quietly had a fantastic night of his own, running for 153 yards on 20 carries and adding a rushibg TD of his own. Eric Gray wasn’t able to find as much success, and he punctuated the night with his first TD as a Sooner to seal the win.

Along with Williams and Brooks, Jadon Haselwood had a huge night in his own right, hauling in three TD receptions. With the offense beginning to open up, look for the former five-star recruit to truly thrive and become one of the team’s primary big-play threats.

Oddly enough, these were the first three TDs he has scored against an FBS program since arriving in Norman (the other three came against South Dakota in 2019 and Western Carolina earlier this season).

Unfortunately, the momentum of the second half in Dallas did not translate for the OU defense, as TCU was able to gain 519 yards of total offense. The secondary continues to provide red flags, and things only deteriorated further when DJ Graham left the game due to concussion protocol. To be fair, Grinch’s defense did come up with some timely stops against one of the better offenses in the conference.

The win brings OU to 924 all-time wins, pulling the Sooners ahead of Notre Dame for fifth in the history of college football.

Next up for the Sooners is an 11 a.m. contest against the lowly Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence. If you’ve never been to Lawrence and are able to make it this week, I highly recommend it. You get a stress-free game, plenty of OU fans in the stands and a BEAUTIFUL campus. The fall foliage should be on point.

After a huge comeback win in Dallas, the Sooners are looking to stay focused amid distractions.

After a huge comeback win over the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, the Oklahoma Sooners are looking to stay focused amid distractions as they face Gary Patterson’s TCU Horned Frogs. The rise of Caleb Williams, the future of Spencer Rattler and the ingenuity of the OU Daily have ruled the headlines all week, but avoiding a letdown against a well-coached team will be no small task.

Take it away, Toby.

Time & TV: Saturday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC

Commentary: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe

Streaming: WatchESPN

Line: Oklahoma -13.5 (as of Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT)

O/U: 64

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Final Thoughts

On paper, an offense that has found its stride on the ground should feast on a TCU defense that has allowed over 200 rushing yards per game this season. Unfortunately for the Sooners, Patterson has never made things easy for an OU offense, and it’ll be interesting to see what he cooks up for this one. With that in mind, I don’t expect the OU offense or Caleb Williams to ever find complete comfort, but the personnel disparity should win the day in the end.

On the other side, OU’s issues at corner remain, but Max Duggan isn’t the man to make them pay (or at least not to the full extent). While he’s a solid quarterback who can give defenses fits with his legs, his deep ball accuracy leaves a bit to be desired. OU’s athletes on defense should also do enough to corral him and prevent him from extending too many plays.

Prediction

Oklahoma 44, TCU 28