And the fourth Saturday of the 2024 season did not disappoint, from a thrilling finish at the Big House to the craziest safety I’ve ever seen at Lane Stadium. (Seriously. You have to see it to believe it.

Ten—no, make it 11—takeaways from a wild Week 4 in college football:1. The Coach Prime Colorado Buffaloes are still of questionable quality. Yet they remain the most riveting show in the sport.Deion Sanders’s team has played an incredible number of close games in his 16 games on the job,

Week 4 of the college football season has come and gone. Here's the updated US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll ahead of Week 5:

Such is the state of college football in 2024, a time when change is the only true constant. Just look around in Week 4, and everything felt a bit topsy-turvy. In Texas, the headlines were all about the ballyhooed quarterback with the magical name who would lead an undefeated team into battle.

College football is in full swing and with conference play starting, each game matters just a little bit more. Each week, we have seen some great performances and some upsets that many didn't see coming.

Smart's teams have overcome games like this in the past and there's no reason to believe they won't do the same thing this year as the opponents on their schedule get tougher. Meanwhile, Alabama looked like a College Football Playoff contender in a 42-10 thumping of Wisconsin in Madison.