A pair of conference games took place for the Big Ten in Week 3 of the 2026 college football season. USC, UCLA, Purdue, and Rutgers all got their first taste of Big Ten action in high-scoring affairs.

Our latest Big Ten football power rankings after Week 3, including where the Oregon Ducks stand and how the conference shifted after Saturday’s games. A pair of conference games took place for the Big Ten in Week 3 of the 2026 college football season.

"I feel like we're just now starting to kind of play our ball," Michigan football wide receiver Andrew Marsh said after a rout of UTEP on Saturday.

Arch Manning and Texas turned out to be the night’s biggest winners with a thrilling, 24-23 come-from-behind win over top-ranked Ohio State. The fourth-ranked Longhorns trailed

“I am so boiling here for something that happened last Saturday in Ann Arbor,” the SEC Network analyst said during “SEC Nation” from the Auburn campus. “Oklahoma, you let everyone down, and I’ll tell you why. The Big Ten absolutely sucks at football this year. They are horrible.

ESPN announced that "College GameDay" is coming to Knoxville for Tennessee football's game against Texas on Sept. 26.

Week 4 of the college football season is loaded with big-time matchups as conference play ramps up in the Big Ten and SEC to conclude September. Headlining the action is a top-15 SEC showdown between Texas and Tennessee,

Ole Miss surges into the AP Poll top 5 after its revenge win over LSU, while an impressive 10 SEC teams are ranked heading into a loaded week 4.