And now, 20 thoughts from Week 4, where Colorado conjured quite a 30th-anniversary tribute of Kordell Stewart’s Hail Mary to beat Michigan, while Michigan itself earned the biggest win of the weekend.
1. Saturday’s USC-Michigan thriller was a three-hour advertisement for New College Football. Two marquee brands that may have previously only met in a Rose Bowl, playing an intra-conference Big Ten game in September with Playoff implications for both teams’ resumes, as well as those of their opponents. And it came down to the end, with the 18th-ranked Wolverines (3-1) prevailing 27-24 after their defense thwarted the 11th-ranked Trojans’ (2-1) last-minute drive.