Shouts out to Jonathan Sutherland for facing prejudice head on and being a true role model.
The idle Alabama and Clemson fittingly retained their positions atop the Top 25, though more objective calculations drop the Tigers much lower and raise the Big Ten much higher, even though the weekend featured a terribly on-brand matchup.
That game may just set the tone for what could be the most exciting month of the season for the conference. Though many consider the Big Ten a two-horse race — possibly even one — there are certainly worthy adversaries who can shake the conference up this month.