College Football Rankings 2023: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 7

Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Gentry Williams (9) celebrates after he recovered the fumble from Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) in the third quarter during an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. /

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Sep 30, 2023; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin leads his team on the field against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports /

After beating Northwestern last week in runaway fashion, Penn State got a bye in Week 6. The Nittany Lions’ bye comes at a good time as it looked like they lost focus a little bit in the first half of the Week 5 win over Northwestern, taking a tie game into the locker room before running away with a 41-13 win.

Plus, Ohio State is waiting on the schedule in a couple of weeks. The UMass matchup next week will be a nice tune-up game.

Drew Allar is having a solid first season as the QB1 thus far and it just feels like this defense is going to be a problem for anyone on the schedule. If the defense continues to dominate like it has, I just can’t see the Nittany Lions losing more than 1-2 games this year.

James Franklin has himself maybe his best team since the one that won a Big Ten title in 2016.

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