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After nine weeks of twists and turns, these teams are at the head of the class -- at least for the time being.

— Zevi Eckhaus threw two touchdown passes and opened the scoring with a 7-yard TD run to help Washington State beat Toledo 28-7 on Saturday.

We rank the top defenses each week based on how many times an opponent's drive ends without points.

SVP and Stanford Steve are LIVE once again to break down an action-packed day in college football. The game of the day resided in the desert, as Sam Leavitt and Arizona State conquered Texas Tech. But what a shootout it was in Athens, where Georgia handed Ole Miss its first loss of the season. Speaking of unbeatens no more, Miami went down at home to Louisville on Friday night, making things murky in the ACC. Things are also murky in the Big Ten aside from the big three. Michigan? USC? Who’s the 4th best team? Plus full reaction to Alabama beating Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Florida and Missouri achieving SEC wins, Notre Dame beating USC, Ohio State crushing Wisconsin and more. And finally, the epic story of Charlie’s heist, and a special shoutout to a special young woman. | SVPod Approximate timecodes: (0:00) Intro (4:30) Arizona State-Texas Tech was the game of the day (9:13) Georgia displayed championship DNA vs. Ole Miss (26:33) Duke dominated in 1H but GT wins big (27:23) Vandy gets it done over LSU (36:38) Miami gets upset by Louisville (40:45) Notre Dame wins a great one over USC (49:25) Things are grim in Camp Randall (55:35) Texas barely beats Kentucky (1:01:30) Alabama-Tennessee reaction (1:08:38) B1G & Big 12 pecking order (1:14:42) Auburn & Maryland have brutal losses (1:15:48) Iowa tops Penn State (1:17:22) On the James Franklin CGD appearance (1:22:46) More CFB Wk 8 reaction (1:28:40) Charlie’s epic heist (1:33:20) Shoutout to a special young woman (1:37:53) Jelly Roll was great (1:39:17) London game coming up (1:39:50) MLB thoughts (1:42:47) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

— Virginia’s Kam Robinson and Hunter Osborne stuffed Kirby Vorhees in the end zone for a game-winning safety, sending the No. 18 Cavaliers to a wild 22-20 victory over Washington State on Saturday night.

We rank the top defenses each week based on how many times an opponent's drive ends without points.

SVP and Stanford Steve go LIVE for the first time in SVPod history to break down all the action from Week 7 of the college football season. Starting with the story of the day, the Indiana Hoosiers. Is Curt Cignetti’s squad the BEST in the country? Stanford Steve may have a strong opinion on that. But what about Ohio State? The Buckeyes cruised to a ranked win over Illinois on the road. Alabama also looked the part on the road, and Georgia found a way, with a little help, in the plains to beat Auburn. Plus, Texas takes down Oklahoma in a convincing Red River win, Tennessee and Ole Miss survive, Penn State continues to fall apart and more, including SVP’s recap of Nebraska’s win over Maryland and his live reactions to Arizona falling short against BYU. | SVPod Approximate timecodes: (0:00) Intro (1:50) Indiana-Oregon recap (7:47) Indiana is a top __ team in the country (10:29) Auburn was a heartbreaker (20:04) Georgia always signs up for 60 (23:27) Texas Tech is GOOD good (28:03) USC cruises over Michigan (32:12) LSU-South Carolina recap (36:00) Ole Miss held on against Wazzu (39:40) What a win for Pitt (43:05) Texas A&M-Florida recap (45:36) Tennessee survives Arkansas (48:41) Ohio State’s defense is unbelievable (52:38) Red River recap (59:17) Alabama won a big one at Mizzou (1:03:05) Maryland blew another 4Q lead… (1:05:24) Where does Penn State go from here? (1:12:57) Winners & Board update (1:15:05) Steve’s Eugene recap (1:22:15) More CFB Wk 7 reactions (1:24:39) Thanks for tuning in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices