College Football 2015 Week 3: Biggest winners and losers

Sep 19, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Hugh Freeze reacts with his defense after they intercepted a pass late in the game and went on to defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Rebels defeated the Tide 43-37. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports

We’ve finished Week 3 of the 2015 College football season, and here’s a look at some of the biggest winners and losers during a week of huge games.

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In college football, every game (usually) has a winner and a loser, but sometimes the backstories, quotes, and unintentional humor become points of victory or shame as well. When you engage in smack-talk, even weeks before a game, it can come back to haunt you. When a player does things never done before, it can lift a team beyond belief.

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There were a number of key matchups this week, as well as some games with huge national implications. There were conference rivalries, rarely-seen non-conference games, and of course, some upsets.

So yes – Ole Miss, Michigan State, Oregon, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State and countless others all came out on the winning end of the scoreboard this week. But there are stories within those games, and individuals coming out of them, who make for some of the best material for winners and losers.

Who really came out on top, and who really ended up with egg on their face? Here’s this week’s list of the biggest college football winners and losers.

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