Even in a weekend with only six ranked teams in action and no clear marquee games, college football still found a way to surprise us.
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Sun Belt teams Louisiana and Arkansas State both upset Big 12 programs. Texas State engineered a 17-point comeback—including a 13-point surge in the last two minutes of regulation—but a missed kick turned a dramatic win into a crushing loss.
The list of winners and losers from a 19-game slate is relatively small, especially with the understandable rust after an atypical offseason. Nevertheless, the results produced a few notable storylines.