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College Football Rankings 2021: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 4

By Connor Muldowney

Sep 18, 2021; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Brian Robinson Jr. (4) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Brian Robinson Jr. (4) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler (7) drops back to pass during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Oklahoma won 23-16.Lx15470
Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler (7) drops back to pass during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Oklahoma won 23-16.Lx15470 /

I don’t see any movement from Oklahoma this week but their performance against Nebraska should be a wake-up call. This is the second time in three weeks to start the season in which the Sooners struggled to put away a far inferior opponent — Tulane was the first in Week 1.

The Sooners got a strong performance from Spencer Rattler and the defense came up big in the fourth quarter with a huge one-handed interception near their own goal-line, but other than that, they struggled with Adrian Martinez. The Nebraska quarterback was able to do whatever he wanted.

Defensively, Oklahoma needs to improve but we just haven’t seen the Sooners really live up to their potential on either side of the ball against FBS opponents this year.

Rattler is carrying the load but he can’t do it all himself. This game was far too close because of that.

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