UNDATED (AP) — After knocking off top-ranked Ohio State, Texas is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. Ohio State dropped out of the top five for the first time in two seasons. Oregon dropped 15 spots to No. 21 after losing at Oklahoma State. Michigan has returned to the poll at No. 19 following a win over Oklahoma, which fell to No. 24. Georgia and Notre Dame held their places at No. 2 and No. 3. Indiana and Miami moved up to No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
UNDATED (AP) — Six of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff would be from the Southeastern Conference and two of the four first-round games would be all-SEC matchups based on The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame and Indiana would be the top four seeds. First-round games would be No. 9 seed Texas A&M at No. 8 Mississippi, No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Miami, No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 LSU and No. 11 BYU at No. 6 Ohio State.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia assistant football coach Noel Devine has been arrested on a felony strangulation charge. Records show Devine was arrested Sunday in Morgantown, West Virginia. A not guilty plea was entered and Devine was ordered held in lieu of $40,000 bail. Court records didn’t provide details on the arrest. It's not known whether he has an attorney who could comment on the charges on his behalf. Coach Rich Rodriguez says Devine has been placed on leave from the team. Devine was hired by Rodriguez in 2025 as an offensive analyst and assistant running backs coach. He was a three-year starter at running back for the Mountaineers two decades ago.
