October 2, 2024
By Tom Fornelli, CBS Sports: If there’s been a theme through the first month of the season, it’s recency bias. I can’t recall a time when we were all so reactionary to whatever happened last weekend. Of course, maybe that’s only because we no longer have long-term memory. Who knows?
In September alone, a new Heisman favorite emerged after each weekend and three different teams were No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Maybe that doesn’t seem crazy to you, but none of the changes at the top of the poll were due to the No. 1 team losing. Typically, when voters put teams at No. 1, they stay there until they lose. Georgia was passed by Texas in Week 4 despite being undefeated; this week, Alabama jumped Texas despite the Longhorns remaining 5-0.
The QB Power Rankings are no different. We have a new No. 1 QB, just like every week so far, and he just so happens to play for the team that took over No. 1 in the polls. Before we get to the rankings, a quick reminder of how this whole thing works. If you read it, you’ll know why Jaxson Dart is no longer ranked, and you won’t feel the need to yell at me on social media and use clown emojis while doing so:
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