At the Top of College Football, Backup Quarterbacks Are Leading the Way

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from college football Week 9, which was light on suspense but full of storylines — most involving backup QBs.

1. For two weeks in September, six of the top seven teams in the AP poll were from the SEC. None made it to November with a perfect record in conference play.

But Texas A&M did.

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2. It was only a few weeks ago that Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman returned after missing three games with a shoulder injury to shred then ninth-ranked Missouri 41-10. But Mike Elko’s decision to pull a struggling Weigman in the third quarter of Saturday night’s first-place SEC showdown with No. 8 LSU may

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