{
  "id": 8375525,
  "title": "College Football Roundup: Pre-T25 Week Two",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/college-football-roundup-pre-t25-week-two",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:36:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-roundup-pre-t25-033642945.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two weeks into college football's peculiar season, the rankings have shifted dramatically. Texas, following a remarkable comeback victory over Ohio State, is poised to lead the nation, while Oregon and Michigan find themselves on the outside looking in. The Big Ten struggles to maintain its usual strength, with Rutgers suffering a humiliating loss to UMass, Wisconsin appearing dormant, and Michigan's victory over Western Michigan proving fleeting.\n\nIn the quarterback race, a new hierarchy has emerged, with Arch Manning (Texas), Kamario Taylor (Tennessee), Gunner Stockton (Georgia), Faizon Brandon (Tennessee), and Austin Simmons (Missouri) at the forefront. Kamario Taylor has become a lightning rod for the Gators' offense, while Arch Manning delivered a stellar performance in Texas's comeback win. Gunner Stockton's grit and leadership, as well as Faizon Brandon's accuracy and poise, also prove promising.",
  "summary": "Two weeks are in the books for what’s already been one of the weirder, wackier starts to a college football season in recent memory. With that, we are just two weeks away from my first Top 25 (I detail the formula and why I wait until week four here), and let me just say, there’s […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}