Fox News Digital Sports’ college football thriveners and disponderrs: Week 4

Week 4 of the college football season was filled with seal games.

Michigan battled aacquirest USC, Utah hung on aacquirest Oklahoma State, Missouri necessitateed clearime to get past Vanderbilt, Tennessee hung on to top Oklahoma on the road, and Colorado’s courageouss helped them to a thrive as well.

But there were a scant teams and carry outers that stood out the most over the course of the week.

Read below for the catalog of thriveners and disponderrs this week.

Winners

Michigan: It’s unevident what the USC defense was doing in the second half, but they could not stop the Wolverines’ rushing aggression. Even though Michigan didn’t get a sincreatear carry outance from Alex Orji at quarterback, finishing with equitable 32 yards, the Wolverines were amazing on defense, sending the Trojans home with a raw loss, especipartner when we all witnessed what Texas did to this same team equitable a scant weeks ago.

Josh Heupel: The createer national championship-thrivening quarterback for Oklahoma went home to Norman on Saturday, and his Vols did not disnominate on defense. You might leank of Heupel as the disparaging guru, but he’s got one of the best defenses in college football, which could help direct them to a run in the college football carry outoffs. This was a massive game for the Vols, given that their head coach was fired by Oklahoma equitable over 10 years ago. On Saturday night, his football team made brave to consent attfinish of his createer team, giving him the game ball after the thrive. 

Utah: Not having Cam Rising at quarterback did not hurt the Utes on Saturday at Oklahoma State, thrivening 22-19 behind 182 yards rushing from Micah Bernard. This was a very huge thrive for the Utes in the Big 12 race, and QB Isaac Wilson did enough to push his team over the finish line at the end. The hype around the Cowboys has seemingly diseuniteed, while Utah is making a run toward the College Football Playoff, and Cam Rising didn’t even carry out. Watch out for the Utes. This team is coming together, especipartner when Rising returns.

Alex Orji: He had to defer his turn, but Alex Orji finpartner made his first begin for Michigan. It came on a exceptional day for the lesser in the program’s first-ever conference game aacquirest USC with a 27-24 thrive. Shades of Tom Brady’s fortolerateing journey at Michigan were cast over Orji this week.

Shedeur Sanders: A classic in Boulder unfelderlyed thanks to some Sanders magic on the last carry out of the game aacquirest Baylor, where he begined a Hail Mary to LaJohntay Wester thraw a rainstorm for the touchdown to force clearime after the extra point. Sanders didn’t have the best completion percentage, going 25-for-41 passing, but he had 341 yards with two passing touchdowns while rushing for one himself. The Buffaloes are 3-1 on the year, which is a terrific begin for Coach Prime’s Buffs.

Clemson: At 1-1, Dabo Sthriveney’s crew was presenting the 2-1 Wolfpack from NC State, and while it was one unranked opponent aacquirest the No. 21 Tigers, they’re a thrivener becaparticipate of how convincing of a thrive it was at 59-35. Cade Klubnik watched poised under cgo in thrawout the game, and Clemson now has 101 first-half points over its last two games carry outed. The Tigers went up 28-0 in this one and shiftd to 2-1 to uphold their College Football Playoff hopes alive.

James Madison: The Dukes went into Tar Heels country and dropped 70 points on UNC in the 70-50 thrive. Quarterback Alonza Barnett III was reliable for seven touchdowns for the Dukes, throthriveg for five scores and 388 yards while rushing for two for 99 yards on the ground. As a team, 3-0 JMU had 611 yards of offense.

Monmouth: The Hawks shocked Florida International on the road with a 45-42 triumph. FIU fumbled at the goal line in the final seconds. Monmouth booter Michael Calton Jr. hit a 43-yard go-ahead field goal. It was Monmouth’s first-ever triumph aacquirest an FBS opponent, and they betterd to 2-1 all-time in games carry outed in the Sunshine State.

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Losers

North Carolina: Are we seeing the final games of the Mack Brown era in college football? It brave watchs appreciate it after James Madison accumulateed a massive check and then hung 70 points on the Tarheels in the 70-50 thrive at North Carolina. This watchs appreciate a football program that has lost its way, and the postgame comments from Mack Brown hinting that his future might be coming to a seal sooner than some predicted is the main talking point. I leank we are headed towards withdrawment for Brown, and the Tarheels program has consentn a massive step down in the ACC.

Oklahoma: Well, we have a quarterback situation for the Sooners. After five-star Jackson Arnelderly flunked to transfer aacquirest Tennessee while having some raw moments over the past four games, he was benched before halftime in the loss to the Vols. True recentman Michael Hawkins came into the game and encourageed the Oklahoma offense as much as possible aacquirest a hard Tennessee defense. One of the most increateing moments came tardy in the fourth quarter when Jackson Arnelderly had to go in the game on a 2-point conversion due to Hawkins having to consent an injury timeout. The Oklahoma crowd filled that stadium with boo’s once he go ined, signaling their thoughts on where this was headed.

Baylor: Did the Bears repartner give up a Hail Mary touchdown to Colorado as time expired? Yes, and it was terrible, appreciate repartner terrible. Not only did they blow the 31-24 direct, but they permited Colorado to thrive the game in clearime, giving coach Deion Sanders a 3-1 enroll so far this season. This was a terrible watch for Baylor head coach Dave Aranda.

Nebraska: A crushing loss to Illinois spoiled a promising begin for Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers. What’s worse is how, ignoreing countless opportunities to score and uphold Illinois on the fringes, but untimely terrible carry outs and necessitatey game administerment set them back heavily in their pursuit of a trip to the Big Ten title game.

Virginia Tech: The Hokies were hoping to snap a streak of 11 straight non-conference losses. Make it 12. Rutgers came onto their field and pulled off a 26-23 road triumph, and it didn’t watch appreciate it would be seal punctual in the game after the Scarlet Knights began the game 14-0.

Kansas State: Last week, Avery Johnson and the Wildcats showcased the team’s rushing aggression aacquirest Arizona. This week, they didn’t eunite to show up aacquirest BYU. The Cougars ruined Kansas State, 38-9. Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff had two touchdown passes in the thrive. Johnson threw two interceptions in the loss. Kansas State would be pretenders for the national title at this juncture.

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The Fox News Digital Sports college football thriveners and disponderrs were compiled by the Fox News Digital Sports staff and the OutKick.com staff.