Chaos reigned supreme in Week 10 top-25 football games

The GIST: From near-upsets to actual upsets and bounce-back to bounce-forward wins, college football had a little bit of everything this weekend. Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s games before the College Football Playoff rankings drop tomorrow, offering an inside look at the selection committee’s current thoughts on who should make the national championship bracket.

No. 3 Ohio State bounces back: After last week’s humbling 21–17 close call against unranked Nebraska, Ohio State needed to prove themselves as a serious contender. A thrilling 20–13 win over then–No. 3 Penn State? Not a bad way to do it.

• Quarterback Will Howard threw for two touchdowns (TDs) in the W as the Buckeyes handed Penn State their first loss of the season.

South Carolina upsets then–No. 10 Texas A&M: The Aggies were riding high after defeating LSU last week, but the celebration was cut short thanks to the feisty Gamecocks. They routed A&M 44–20 behind two TDs each from running back Raheim Sanders and tight end Joshua Simon, sinking the Aggies to No. 15 in the latest poll.

• The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs nearly suffered the same fate in a rivalry game against the Florida Gators where they trailed 13–6 at halftime before outscoring the Gators 28–7 in the second half en route to a 34–20 victory. Phew.

No. 4 Miami remains undefeated: Miami is still on top of the ACC after pummeling unranked Duke 53–31 on Saturday. Meanwhile, No. 13 SMU took care of No. 23 Pitt to slide into second place in the conference, while No. 25 Lousivlle handed No. 19 Clemson its first loss in ACC play. This conference competition is just getting started.