Fox college football analyst Joel Klatt — along with his partner Gus Johnson — has almost become known as one of the voices of Ohio State football with as many games as he’s called over the last three seasons. Despite it all, he tends to have an unbiased and well-thought opinion when it comes to his voice compared to many others out there (ahem — cough, cough, Desmond Howard).
However, Klatt called his first Ohio State game in person in 2022 this past weekend against Iowa, so he finally saw a Buckeye team that has been playing awfully well over the last few weeks.
After the conclusion of all of the college football games for the week, Klatt gives us his opinion rankings of the top teams in the country, and there’s no doubt he took his first visit to the ‘Shoe in 2022 into consideration. He’s had Ohio State as his No. 1 team prior to this week, and you had to wonder if the early struggles on offense swayed his opinion in any way.
Week 8 had many top teams, including Georgia and Michigan, on a bye, and Tennessee played an overmatched UT Martin in what could have also been considered a bye.
Here’s how Klatt sees things after all the action was completed this weekend. This time he gave us his top 10 teams with a few just outside in his mind.
Teams just outside the top ten
No. 10 - Utah Utes
Where Things Stand
Record | 5-0
Last Result | IDLE
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | NR
No. 9 - Oklahoma State Cowboys
Where Things Stand
Record | 6-1
Last Result | Won vs. Texas, 41-34
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | NR
No. 8 - Oregon Ducks
Where Things Stand
Record | 6-1
Last Result | Won vs. UCLA, 45-30
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | NR
No. 7 - TCU Horned Frogs
Where Things Stand
Record | 7-0
Last Result | Won vs. Kansas State, 38-28
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | NR
No. 6 - Clemson Tigers
Where Things Stand
Record | 8-0
Last Result | Won vs. Syracuse, 27-21
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | NR
No. 5 - Alabama Crimson Tide
Where Things Stand
Record | 7-1
Last Result | Won vs. Mississippi State, 30-6
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | NR
No. 4 - Michigan Wolverines
Where Things Stand
Record | 7-0
Last Result | IDLE
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | No. 4 ⇔
No. 3 - Georgia Bulldogs
Where Things Stand
Record | 7-0
Last Result | IDLE
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | NR ⇔
No. 2 - Tennessee Volunteers
Where Things Stand
Record | 7-0
Last Result | Won vs. UT Martin, 65-24
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | No. 2 ⇔
No. 1 - Ohio State Buckeyes
Where Things Stand
Record | 7-0
Last Result | Won vs. Iowa, 54-10
Last Week’s Klatt Ranking | No. 1 ⇔
NEXT … Klatt’s rankings and Twitter thread
Joel Klatt's Rankings and Twitter Thread
My CFB Top 10 (10/22)
1) @OhioStateFB
2) @Vol_Football
3) @GeorgiaFootball
4) @UMichFootball
5) @AlabamaFTBL
6) @ClemsonFB
7) @TCUFootball
8) @oregonfootball
9) @CowboyFB
10) @Utah_FootballAlmost: @uscfb @PennStateFball @OleMissFB @UCLAFootball
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) October 23, 2022
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