1. Texas (4-0) (Last week: 1)
I picked edge rusher Colin Simmons as a long-shot Heisman candidate in the preseason, and he looked the part in Saturday’s win at Tennessee with five sacks. Let’s just work on toning down the post-sack celebrations, Colin.
2. Ohio State (3-1) (3)
Give me one game to watch every week, and I’m picking Ohio State every time, just to see what all-everything receiver Jeremiah Smith does next.
3. Notre Dame (4-0) (4)
Two more patsies, North Carolina and Stanford, before Notre Dame faces a real opponent: BYU on Oct. 17 in Provo, Utah.
4. Georgia (4-0) (5)
A fifth straight blowout is on tap for the Bulldogs as Vanderbilt comes to Athens, Ga. next Saturday, ahead of the megashowdown at Alabama Oct. 10.
