College football week 4 contenders, pretenders: Texas survives, Michigan's karma and coaches are sweating

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This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.But what we witnessed on Saturday will go down as one of the wildest weekends of this early season, and there will be ramifications.ARCH MANNING REVELS IN CIGAR SMOKE: TEXAS LEAVES NEYLAND WITH WIN—AND A WARNING FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALLHeck, Texas led Tennessee by ten points late in the fourth quarter, but had to withstand a last minute drive by the Vols to get out of Knoxville with the win.There wasn’t even a touchdown pass thrown by Arch Manning on Saturday, but the defense ended up with over ten sacks on Vols quarterback Faizon Brandon, in what felt like a Will Muschamp defensive revival.We're only getting started on this wild weekend in college football.Oregon lost quarterback Dante Moore to a head injury in the first half, thanks to a dirty hit.
But, that did not end their hopes of beating USC.Two weeks after losing to Oklahoma State, the Ducks rolled into Southern Cal and once again left Trojan fans wondering when Lincoln Riley was going to win a few meaningful games.Quarterback Dylan Raiola of the Oregon Ducks throws the ball in the first half against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sept.
26, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif.(Getty Images)We don't know when Moore will return, but backup Dylan Raiola took the reigns on Saturday night and never looked back.
Throwing for over 280 yards against USC, this might be the start of Raiola's redemption tour, at least until Dante Moore returns.But, a massive 41-27 win for the Ducks have put their season back on track, while USC fans are left wondering what else Lincoln Riley feels like putting them through.Who would of thought before ...