College football experienced significant upheaval on October 7, 2026, with No. 5 Texas staging an extraordinary 23-point comeback against No. 1 Ohio State, ending with a 41-39 victory after trailing 23-3 entering the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Oklahoma State upset No. 6 Oregon in Stillwater, marking the Cowboys' first win over a ranked team since 2015 and raising questions about Oregon's preparedness despite their high-profile roster. The article highlights these unexpected results as emblematic of an unpredictable season where major upsets challenge conventional expectations.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-13,
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If you were waiting for chaos to encompass college football, the second week of the 2026 season delivered in a chaotic way on Saturday.
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week → wait → Saturday
We started the day with Michigan taking down No. 11 Oklahoma in the Big House, and ended it with No. 5 Texas pulling-off a 20-point comeback to shock No. 1 Ohio State in what might turn out to be one of the wildest fourth quarters we witness this season.
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we → start → quarters
But, in the middle of what was a remarkable day in the sport, Oklahoma State decided to create pure madness in Stillwater in their win over No. 6 Oregon that sent shockwaves through the college football world.
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that → decide → world
Look, we knew it was going to get a little wild this season.
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it → look → ?
But, the Ducks falling this early in the season, to the Cowboys?
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Ducks → fall → Cowboys
This turned out to be a rough day for the Big Ten conference, even with Michigan taking down the Sooners in Ann Arbor.
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Michigan → turn → Arbor
You know, just how we thought it would go, right?
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it → know → ?
What are we doing here, Oregon and Ohio State?
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we → do → What
I've seen a collapse before, but what we witnessed on Saturday night in Austin, Texas, was shocking.
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witnessed → see → Austin
The Buckeyes held a 23-3 lead entering the fourth quarter, and everything we had seen up until that point had Ryan Day heading back to Columbus with a monster win.
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Day → hold → win
But, it turns out the football gods had other plans for everyone either watching inside DKR Stadium or at home.
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gods → turn → home
It was Arch Manning that led a struggling Texas offense from the ashes, just after the internal speaker system finished playing 'Dont Stop Believing' throughout the stadium.
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system → lead → stadium
I guess this wasn’t the cheesy moment those within the pressbox thought it would turn out to be.
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it → guess → pressbox
All it took was for the Longhorns to somehow slow down Jeremiah Smith just enough for them to start putting together enough momentum to steal this one from the Buckeyes.
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them → take → Buckeyes
Manning led Texas to three drives that spanned over 10 plays each for touchdowns, sending Ohio State fans who made the trip into a state of shock.
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who → lead → shock
"I had nightmares about that game," Arch Manning said after leading his team to the comeback win about last year's game.
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Manning → have → game
This one will obviously be remembered for a very long time, especially within the Texas fan base.
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one → remember → base
Just when you thought the Longhorns were buried, somehow these Longhorns found a way to steal one from the Buckeyes.
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Longhorns → think → Buckeyes
As for Oregon, I have no idea how Dan Lanning explains this one.
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Lanning → have → one
Oklahoma State had lost 21-straight games to FBS opponents.
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State → lose → opponents
This is the same Oklahoma State team that lost to Tulsa last weekend, with new head coach Eric Morris getting the biggest win of his career so far.
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Morris → lose → career
For the Ducks, losing 39-31 is one thing, but folks should also remember this Oregon team scored fourteen of their points off turnovers.
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team → lose → turnovers
So, it's not as if Dan Lanning's team was flying around all afternoon in Stillwater.
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team → fly → Stillwater
An expensive roster can’t save you if the team is not fully prepared for every game.
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team → save → game
On Saturday, the Oregon Ducks found out the hard way, and now we can throw out all Big Ten predictions in the process.
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we → find → process
Next week is going to be a movie in Oxford
Prepare yourself now, because the next six days are going to center around Lane Kiffin making his return to Ole Miss with his LSU Tigers.
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days → go → Tigers
Sure, we've got SMU vs. Louisville, Houston versus Texas Tech, along with a few other intriguing matchups.
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we → get → matchups
But nothing will touch the cinema that will take place in Oxford, Mississippi.
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that → touch → Oxford
There will be hatred, language, non-stop security surrounding Kiffin as he roams the LSU sidelines, and we still haven’t discussed everything that will encompass next week in the SEC.
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that → surround → SEC
We've waited almost ten months for Kiffin's return to Ole Miss, which was discussed on what felt like a daily basis during the offseason.
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what → wait → offseason
The spotlight is finally shining on what should be the wildest college football environment we see this season, for all the insane reasons you might imagine.
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you → shin → reasons
I know you've been waiting, Ole Miss fans.
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you → know → ?
Your former coach is headed back to town, and all eyes are on this family reunion in Mississippi.
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eyes → head → Mississippi
