{"id":795582,"date":"2021-09-20T16:59:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T20:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=795582"},"modified":"2021-09-20T16:59:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T20:59:11","slug":"penn-state-moves-up-clemson-drops-in-college-football-ap-top-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/penn-state-moves-up-clemson-drops-in-college-football-ap-top-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State Moves Up, Clemson Drops In College Football AP Top 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpenn-state-moves-up-clemson-drops-in-college-football-ap-top-25%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=795582&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1235351141.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>We may not have been treated to a massive top-10 upset, but week three of the college football season was packed with quality games.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Associated Press\u2019s top-25 rankings came out on Sunday, and there has been some shifting.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alabama remains at number one in the AP poll, receiving 59 first-place votes. Georgia also stays in the No. 2 slot after beating South Carolina at home, while Oregon moved up a spot after handily beating Stony Brook and Oklahoma struggling with Nebraska more than many expected.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The biggest move within the top-10 was by Penn State.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After an impressive week one victory over Wisconsin, the Penn State faithful showed out for the top-25 matchup against Auburn in a \u201cWhiteout\u201d game.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Nittany Lions defense held twice late in the fourth quarter, and quarterback Sean Clifford was 28-32 for 280 yards and two touchdowns as Penn State held on late to win 28-20.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Auburn quarterback Bo Nix had a chance to get Auburn into the endzone with three seconds left, but his pass was batted down by Jaquan Brisker at the Penn State five, sending Beaver Stadium into a frenzy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The final defensive stop came after the Penn State defense held on fourth and goal late in the fourth quarter.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With 3:12 left in the fourth and Auburn down eight, head coach Bryan Harsin drew up a highly questionable fade on fourth-and-goal that never had a chance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think we have a really good mentality on defense,\u201d Franklin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/recap?gameId=401282070\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cI think our leadership is really good. I think we\u2019re a mentally tough football team. I think we\u2019re a physically tough football team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The next three weeks will tell us a lot about the Nittany Lions. After a visit from FCS school Villanova, Penn State gets Indiana at home and then goes on the road to face No. 5 Iowa.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In their loss to Alabama, Florida showed they belong. It was a hard-fought game, with the Gators having a chance to tie the game at the end of the fourth quarter after a 17-yard touchdown, but the two-point conversion failed, and the Crimson Tide escaped Gainesville with a 31-29 victory.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Gators remain at No. 11 in the AP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>No. 22 Fresno State makes their first appearance in the top-25 after beating UCLA 40-37 on the road. The Bulldogs held their own against Oregon in a week one loss 31-24. Kansas State and Michigan State also move into the rankings.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Clemson dropped to No. 9 after sitting at No. 6 in last week\u2019s poll. The Tigers were only able to put up 14 points in a six-point win over Georgia Tech. Clemson\u2019s offense has struggled with D.J. Uiagalelei under center.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Week four will have two top-25 matchups. No. 12 Notre Dame and No. 18 Wisconsin will play at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday, and No. 7 Texas A&amp;M and No. 16 Arkansas will play at AT&amp;T stadium.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The complete <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-football-poll\"><span>Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span> Top-25 can be seen below.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span>Alabama (59)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Georgia (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Oregon&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Oklahoma&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Iowa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Penn State<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Texas A&amp;M<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Cincinnati<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Clemson<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ohio State<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Florida<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Notre Dame<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ole Miss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Iowa State<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>BYU<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Arkansas<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Coastal Carolina<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Wisconsin&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Michigan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Michigan State<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>North Carolina<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Fresno State<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Auburn<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>UCLA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Kansas State<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We may not have been treated to a massive top-10 upset, but week three of the college football season was packed with quality games.\u00a0The Associated Press\u2019s top-25 rankings came out &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}