by A few fascinating notes and trends for Week 9 in college football. Time to nerd out!
All-time Chokes
Since 2006, there have been five FBS programs that have blown 29+ point leads in the regular season. Excluding Minnesota in 2006, those teams were 0-4 ATS in their following game. Colorado is currently a 17.5-point dog at #23 UCLA this Saturday.
Wake > FSU ???
Florida State is 0-3 ATS and 0-3 straight up against Wake Forest in the past three meetings.
Go Gordon Go!
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II is currently 9th in the Heisman race and the midseason Doak Walker Award favorite. He can become the third Cowboy rusher to finish the season as a Doak Walker finalist in the past 15 years (Kendall Hunter-2010, Chuba Hubbard-2019).
Bedlam Eve
Speaking of Oklahoma State, the Pokes are 11-6 straight up and 9-7-1 ATS in games the week before Bedlam under Mike Gundy.
#TEALNATION
Coastal Carolina is 3-0 when wearing the teal helmets this season.
A Titanic Tussle in Texas
Texas State has never won a conference or division title since joining the FBS in 2013. The 5-2 Bobcats are currently tied with Troy for first place in the Sun Belt West. Texas State is 6.5-point underdogs against the Trojans in a game that could go down as the biggest one in school history this Saturday night.
Don’t Doubt the Ducks
Oregon is 18-8-1 ATS all time when featured on ESPN College Gameday.
Conference Realignment Sucks
Ole Miss and Vanderbilt have played each other every year since 1970 (Rebels lead all-time series 53-40-2). Saturday’s matchup will be the final year in that streak as the two teams are not scheduled to play one another in 2024 thanks to conference realignment.
The Big Ten Best
There is currently ONE Big 10 West program ranked in the top 100 in scoring offense: Wisconsin (79th).
The Cougar Curse
BYU opponents are 1-17 against FBS teams since playing the Cougars in 2023.
Sam Houston: 0-7 since
Southern Utah: 0-0 since
Arkansas: 0-5 since
Kansas: 1-2 since
Cincinnati: 0-2 since
TCU: 0-1 since
Pac 12 Road Dominance
Since 2011, road favorites of 24 points or more are 9-2 ATS in the Pac 12. #5 Washington is currently 26.5-point favorites at Stanford this Saturday night.
A Big Boy Mountain West Showdown
UNLV vs. Fresno State is the first meeting of Mountain West teams 6-1 or better through seven games since 2010 when Andy Dalton and #3 TCU (9-0) dominated #5 Utah (8-0) 47-7 in Salt Lake City on College Gameday.