BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti said quarterback Fernando Mendoza prepares better than any player he's ever been around. But nothing could've readied Mendoza for the sights and sounds he witnessed Saturday evening from Memorial Stadium's Northeast corner.

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Fernando Mendoza heaps praise upon his teammates, but they're quick to elevate their leader. He's slowly built his Heisman Trophy campaign, even if he won't admit it.

How many times do we see a coach take a program to new heights only to jump to a job he thinks is bigger and better?

Let's make something abundantly clear. Indiana won't be ranked No. 1 in any poll anytime soon as long as Ohio State keeps winning. In fact, no one is likely to unseat the Buckeyes unless the Buckeyes finally unseat themselves.

The Indiana Hoosiers are facing Michigan State in a Week 8 college football game. Follow along for live updates.

Of course Oregon takes a fall from No. 3 to No. 8 after taking its first loss of the season, and Oklahoma fell after its upset loss at the hands of Texas as well. The Sooners were No. 7 going into the weekend in the CBS Sports 136 and now find themselves well outside the top 10 checking in at No. 15.

Alabama replaces Miami as a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and BYU are on the mock bracket for the first time.