Such is the state of college football in 2024, a time when change is the only true constant. Just look around in Week 4, and everything felt a bit topsy-turvy. In Texas, the headlines were all about the ballyhooed quarterback with the magical name who would lead an undefeated team into battle.

No. 18 Michigan inflicted a pair of significant blows in the first half against No. 11 USC on Saturday, taking a 14-3 lead into the break behind stingy defense and explosiveness in its run game. Kalel Mullings busted a 53-yard touchdown run on the Wolverines' third possession to open the scoring after the teams traded early punts.

Pretty much every college football analyst expected Michigan football to lose to USC on Saturday, but they play the games for a reason. With Alex Orji at the helm as the starting quarterback for the first time,