Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams.
If there’s one lesson to be learned from the first half of this college football season, it’s that the gap between the top teams and the middle-tier teams looks as small as it’s been in a very long time.
It’s a new week, and we have yet another new No. 1 in The Athletic 134. Welcome to the top, Oregon.
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The reasoning is straightforward: The Ducks are undefeated and have one of the two best wins of the season after beating Ohio State 32-31 in a thriller in Eugene. It was the first win over a team
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