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College Football Week 4: Winners, Losers and the Biggest Questions After the Weekend

Week 4 delivered statement wins, ugly scares and clear weaknesses. Florida surged, Indiana left doubt, Texas A&M looked exposed, and other results raised immediate matchup and personnel questions.

College Football Week 4: Biggest Winners, Losers and Questions

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Florida’s physical run game and defense created a signature win that moves the Gators into playoff conversation.

Indiana scraped by Northwestern, leaving uncertainty about whether the Hoosiers are the same team as last season.

Questions remain about quarterback play for Texas and the sustainability of Michigan’s late collapse against Iowa.

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Biggest Winners, Losers and Questions | Deadspin.com College Football Week 4: Mon 28th September, 09:49 2026 Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti during the Indiana versus Western Kentucky football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. Who ended up winning the weekend, and what questions remain as we close in on the halfway point of the college football season?

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Indiana snuck past an underrated Northwestern team this weekend, but things looked ugly for Cignetti and company during their first test of the season. Was this more in line with Aidan Chiles having one of the better games of his career, or is Indiana a lot weaker than the group that won it all last year? I think we won't truly know until they travel to Lincoln to take on Nebraska in what could be a battle of two 5-0 teams.

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  • They completely took away Ole Miss' ability to run the football while Jadan Baugh entered the conversation of the best running back in the country.
  • Lacy in this one and should still be a top-10 team, but Florida might be in line for a playoff spot in year one under Jon Sumrall.
  • For 59 minutes and 58 seconds, they were absolutely the better team, but Iowa was able to get a massive road win and are firmly in playoff conversations now.
  • The schedule stays tough for the Hawkeyes with Ohio State and College Gameday heading into town this week.

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Week four the college football season lived up to the hype and more. Top ranked teams lost big, and others went down as the game hit zero. Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images I was dead wrong on this Florida squad.

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