In no other sport than college football after losing an overtime shootout to a respectable opponent in the second week of the season does the head coach of the losing team need to justify to his players that their season isn’t over.

The Mustangs led for good after Kevin Jennings' 63-yard TD pass to Romello Brinson on the third play less than a minute into the game.

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The Mustangs’ Heisman hopeful quarterback took off last season and led SMU to the College Football Playoff, but that trip to Penn State went poorly.

Alabama 's rout of the Badgers had coach Kalen DeBoer's team on the move in Sunday's new US LBM Coaches Poll. The Crimson Tide rose four spots to No. 14 after several teams that had been ranked ahead of them all lost Saturday.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/alabama as Where Alabama Football Ranks in Polls After Beating Wisconsin. Alabama handled business against Wisconsin inside Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday to improve to 2-1 on the season heading into the Crimson Tide's first bye week.

Baylor’s offense was aggressive on fourth down last week, going 3-for-6 on attempts. The Bears did score two touchdowns on fourth down, one from Alabama transfer Kobe Prentice and the other from true freshman running back Caiden Knighten.