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10 Takeaways from Week 6: Chaos takes over college football as multiple top-10 teams go down


Chaos reigned, reminding us all why we love this silly sport. Five of the top 11 teams in the AP poll lost. It was a wild whirlwind of a day, highlighted by Vanderbilt’s first-ever win over an AP No. 1 and redemption for a century’s worth of frustrating losses to Alabama — which was commemorated by the goalpost’s ceremonial dump-off in the Cumberland River. (NBC Sports)

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10 Takeaways from Week 6: Chaos takes over college football as multiple top-10 teams go down