STARKVILLE, Miss. – When the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season were released Tuesday, the biggest surprise was Texas A&M. The one-loss Aggies were ranked No. 4, ahead of a Washington team that had yet to lose and fellow one-loss contenders Ohio State and Louisville.
All three of those teams can breathe a little easier.
On Saturday, Texas A&M became the latest top-10 team to fall victim on the road this season, losing 35-28 to a 3-5 Mississippi State team.
It was clear that the Aggies weren’t quite awake yet when they mishandled the opening kickoff.