It was another excellent Saturday night for top-ranked Alabama, but the weekend was a disaster for No. 2 Clemson.
Nick Saban's Crimson Tide took charge early against the Arkansas Razorbacks and rolled to a 41-9 victory as Damien Harris ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns.
The defending national champion Tigers went to Syracuse for a Friday night game against the seemingly non-threatening 3-3 Orange. However, the game turned out to be a nightmare as Eric Dungey threw three TD passes and led Syracuse to a 27-24 upset of the nation's second-ranked team.
That loss will clearly have an impact on the top 25 rankings.