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Let's have a great Week 4 out there, everybody. As always, we'll be updating all day Saturday. Try to keep up, will you?
Credit where it's dueIn a show of sportsmanship, Oklahoma fans gave Army players a standing ovation as they left the field after an overtime loss to the No. 5 Sooners.
A Bottom 10 miracleOld Dominion, a Bottom 10 member just this month, did the impossible today, beating a promising, 3-0, top-15-ranked Virginia Tech team that came into the game favored by 29 points. What made it even better was that Old Dominion was the home team! Old Dominion had been looking forward to hosting the Hokies a long time, even predicting a Monarchs' win in 2016, when it unveiled plans for a new stadium scoreboard. Virginia Tech found ODU premonition laughable then. it probably doesn't now.
Veteran performanceAnthony Violi has seen a few performances of the Ohio State band. At 100, he dotted the i today.
The ol' missing kicker formationWake Forest's kicker was in the zone warming up for a field goal -- so much so that he forgot to take the field to attempt the kick, then rushed out and hit the upright.
Here's looking at you, kidAmid the excitement at Spectrum Stadium for UCF's 56-36 win over FAU on Friday night, one Knights fan locked onto a camera like he was looking into the souls of the College Football Playoff selection committee.
Buffalo stance
All the rageCollege football fans already knew Baker Mayfield's moxie. So we weren't surprised to see Mayfield rally the Cleveland Browns to their first win since December 2016. We also immediately recognized the two-point conversion play the Browns ran to tie the game. It's the same play that helped the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl victory, known as the Philly Special. And on Friday night, Illinois used its version to score a touchdown in a loss to Penn State.
How do you like them apples?College GameDay took an animated look at Nick Saban's dominance over his former assistants before he faced Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M today.
What they're wearingSyracuse is adding camo touches to its uniforms for its Military Appreciation Day game against UConn.
Video game numbersMinnesota made an homage to old-school video game NFL Blitz to show off junior wide receiver Tyler Johnson, who has 20 catches for 283 yards and five touchdowns this season.
Worth their weight in copperTo celebrate Montana legend "Super Dave" Dickenson's induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the Grizzlies are wearing throwback jerseys against Sacramento State and offering the game-worn unis to fans for $175 each. In 1995, Dickenson threw for 5,676 yards and 51 touchdowns, won the Walter Payton Award as the best player in Division I-AA and led the Griz to a national title. Fans responded enthusiastically to the gesture, with Montana announcing the entire set of jerseys sold out in four hours.
Deep in their heartsIt's time for the hottest new interregional rivalry -- the I-35 Showdown between UTSA and Texas State (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+). The two schools, situated about 50 miles apart, will meet at the Alamodome in San Antonio, with a rivalry trophy sponsored by Texas grocery store chain H-E-B on the line.
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