Five weeks after losing at home against Eastern Michigan, Purdue beat No. 2 Ohio State in one of the most memorable upsets of the season. The Boilermakers amassed 539 total yards in their 49-20 dismantling of the Buckeyes in a game that sent shockwaves throughout college football. As a result, Ohio State fell to No. 9 in the Coaches Poll and shifted from favorites to reach the College Football Playoff to outsiders needing to run the table. MORE: Week 9 College Football Playoff picture Elsewhere, No. 2 Clemson flexed on N.C. State, sending the previously 16th-ranked Wolfpack to No. 22 with a 41-7 blowout. Michigan — now No. 5 — became the team to beat in the Big Ten with a 21-7 win over then-No. 24 Michigan State. Oregon’s stumble against Washington State altered the Pac-12 hierarchy as well, with the Ducks falling 10 places to No. 21 in the Coaches Poll and the Cougars leaping eight places…
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