College football’s Week 4 slate didn’t feature much in the way of chaos. Only three ranked teams—Illinois, Utah and Auburn—lost, four of the top 10 teams didn’t play, and several programs wrapped their nonconference schedule with confidence-building blowout wins over significantly inferior opponents.
However, the week featured an abundance of standout performers in key individual matchups. Some highly rated prospects carried their momentum forward from an intense first three weeks of the season, while others fell short in important litmus tests.
