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Alabama flop leads Week 1 winners, losers

There's good and bad every weekend in college football. The winners and losers from Week 1 include Alabama and Ohio State. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Sun Aug 31 2025

 
Florida State quarterback Tommy Castellanos (1) stiff arms Alabama linebacker Justin Jefferson (10) during the second half at Doak S. Campbell Stadium.

There's good and bad every weekend in college football. The winners and losers from Week 1 include Alabama and Ohio State.

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Florida State Seminoles quarterback Tommy Castellanos (1) loses his footing against Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Jah-Marien Latham (20) during the second half at Doak S. Campbell Stadium.
 

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Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) on the field for warm ups before the Ohio State and Texas game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Aug 30, 2025.
 

How Arch Manning played in his 2025 debut

The Texas Longhorns quarterback played his first game of the 2025 season vs. Ohio State. He didn't have a great performance.

LSU defenders Mansoor Delane (4), Zavion Thomas (0) and West Weeks (33) celebrate an interception against Clemson during the third quarter at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 30, 2025.
 

Why LSU's defeat of Clemson might have saved the SEC's season

No. 9 LSU posted one of the biggest wins of the Brian Kelly era with a defeat of No. 6 Clemson that could loom large for Tigers and the SEC.

Lee Corso arrives on the set of ESPN College GameDay for the Ohio State vs. Texas game.
 

Lee Corso's former teams go undefeated on final 'GameDay' appearance

Each of the six schools where Lee Corso coached won their Week 1 games, coinciding with his final 'College GameDay' appearance for a fitting farewell

Ohio State defensive end Kenyatta Jackson Jr. (97) tackles Texas running back Quintrevion Wisner (5) on a run in the third quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Aug 30, 2025.
 

Ohio State, Texas got preseason poll glory but both have long way to go

The story isn't Arch Manning. It's Ohio State and Texas aren't the heavyweights we think they are after offseason of expectations. Yet, anyway.

 

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