We have officially reached a breaking point. Six weeks into the 2025 college football season, we are finally ready to abandoned our preconceived notions and our preseason perceptions.
Texas and Penn State are no longer ranked in the new AP Top 25, which came out one day after both teams picked up their second loss of the season. The Longhorns fell to a Florida team that appears poised to fire its head coach at any time, and the Nittany Lions suffered one of the most shocking losses in recent memory, upset by an 0-4 UCLA team with an interim head coach and a first-time play caller.
Nearly two months ago, the preseason AP poll came out with Texas as the nation’s No. 1 team. Penn State checked in at No. 2. Both teams — fresh off College Football Playoff semifinal appearances — were consider