LSU Fires Les Miles After Losing to Auburn; Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Tennessee, and Stanford Keep Winning

LSU coach Les Miles came close to being fired after last season, but kept his job. The calls for his head began immediately this season following a season opening loss to Wisconsin. LSU then beat Jacksonville State and Mississippi State to get back on track. But the end of the line for Miles came after the Tigers lost to Auburn 18-13 on September 24th. Miles’ job may have been a second or two away from being spared, but officials ruled that an apparent touchdown scoring play by LSU occurred after time expired.

Elsewhere in the SEC, #10 Texas A&M established itself as a major player by beating #17 Arkansas 45-24. A&M (4-0) moved up to #9 in the AP Poll. After playing at South Carolina this weekend, A&M hosts #11 Tennessee on October 8th, and follows that with a trip to Alabama on the 22nd to play the top ranked Crimson Tide. And speaking of Tennessee, the Volunteers broke an 11 game losing streak against Florida, beating the 19th ranked Gators 38-28. Tennessee will be at Georgia on Saturday . The Bulldogs fell from #12 to #25 after being crushed by #23 Mississippi.

In the Big Ten, Wisconsin pulled off another upset, this time in convincing fashion. The #11 Badgers played #9 Michigan State in East Lansing, and dominated on both sides of the ball in a 30-6 win over the Spartans. The 4-0 Badgers moved up to ninth in the AP poll. Wisconsin is in a brutal part of its schedule. The Badgers will play at #4 Michigan on Saturday, and will host #2 Ohio State on October 15th. Michigan crushed Penn State 49-10, while Ohio State had a bye week.

In the Pac-12, #7 Stanford completed a sweep of the conference’s Southern California schools by beating UCLA 22-13. A huge game in awaits on Saturday as the Cardinal travel to Seattle to face the #10 Washington Huskies. Washington beat Arizona in overtime 35-28. The only other currently ranked Pac-12 team, 4-0 Utah, moved up from #24 to #18 with its 31-27 in over USC.