Ohio State drops to No. 3 spot in coaches poll after bye week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State's new ranking in the coaches poll budged while they sat on the sidelines for Week 3.
Ohio State (2-0) dropped to the No. 3 spot in the new USA Today coaches poll for Week 4, matching its Week 3 ranking in the Associated Press poll. The new AP rankings will be released at 2 p.m. The Buckeyes are now behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Texas in the coaches poll.
Those teams suffered setbacks on Saturday with No. 1 Georgia limping to a 13-12 win over Kentucky in Lexington. Despite being the least impressive win for a top-ten team in Week 3, the Bulldogs kept its No. 1 ranking. They enter a bye week before an anticipated game on Sept. 28 at the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide.
Further south, No. 2 Texas ran away with a 56-7 victory over the University of Texas at San Antonio but its star quarterback Quinn Ewers left with an injury in the first quarter. The Longhorns' backup though impressed as Arch Manning, the son of Peyton and Eli's older brother Cooper, had five touchdowns against the Roadrunners.
The top-ten had little changed with Tennessee now sitting at No. 7 in the coaches rankings. Most of the shuffling came at the back with the likes of No. 23 Memphis and No. 25 UNLV joining the ranking while No. 24 Texas A&M made a return after beating Florida.
USA Today Coaches Poll (Week 4)
| 1 | Georgia (42) |
| 2 | Texas (10) |
| 3 | Ohio State (3) |
| 4 | Alabama |
| 5 | Mississippi |
| 6 | Oregon |
| 7 | Tennessee |
| 8 | Penn State |
| 8 | Missouri |
| 10 | Utah |
| 11 | Miami (FL) |
| 12 | USC |
| 13 | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Kansas State |
| 15 | Oklahoma State |
| 16 | LSU |
| 17 | Michigan |
| 18 | Notre Dame |
| 19 | Clemson |
| 20 | Louisville |
| 21 | Iowa State |
| 22 | Nebraska |
| 23 | Memphis |
| 24 | Texas A&M |
| 25 | UNLV |
The No. 3 Buckeyes will be back as they conclude its non-conference schedule Saturday against the Marshall Thundering Herd in Columbus at noon. Ohio State is looking to go undefeated in non-conference play for the fifth time in the last eight seasons.
Week 4 has multiple big clashes including a Big Ten showdown in Ann Arbor between No. 12 USC and No. 17 Michigan. Big 12 title contenders will meet in Stillwater when No. 15 Oklahoma State hosts No. 10 Utah. The headline Southeastern Conference game will be between No. 7 Tennessee and No. 13 Oklahoma in primetime.
NBC4's coverage of the college football season continues with a doubleheader on Saturday. First at 3:30 p.m., No. 18 Notre Dame looks to keep momentum after its 66-7 drubbing of Purdue when they host Miami of Ohio. Big Ten Saturday Night at 7:30 p.m. will feature the Iowa Hawkeyes traveling to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers.