June 22, 2026

After Ohio State's shocking loss, more chaos could be on the way for top college football teams

Our first true chaos event of the season hit last weekend with Purdue’s upset over No. 2 Ohio State. It wasn’t just that Purdue won the game. Look no further than Clemson’s loss to Syracuse last year or to Pitt the year before to prove that a loss to an unranked team won’t disqualify the Buckeyes from playoff consideration. But the way Ohio State lost by getting dominated in every facet of the game to the tune of a 29-point drubbing has us totally recalibrating our post-season expectations. With that unexpected outcome in mind, here are the inflection points for chaos to keep an eye out for the rest of the season for the top five playoff contenders. Alabama: Nov. 3 at LSU Losing on the road to a No. 4 team in the country isn’t typically chaos-inducing, it’s just football. But this Alabama team is measured on a different…

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