After snapping UCLA's three-game win streak with a 56-6 victory Saturday at Memorial Stadium, Indiana has started earning more national respect. Ohio State was idle in Week 9, which gave Indiana the chance to make a statement, and the Hoosiers capitalized.

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Did Indiana or Texas A&M do enough on Saturday to dethrone Ohio State from the No. 1 spot? Joel Klatt shares his most recent top 10 after Week 9.

The Hoosiers put their hat in the ring, reaching out to Marcus Johnson following the guard's decommitment from Ohio State

Below is Ohio State’s ranking in the major polls following Week 9: After a week as the coaches’ consensus top-ranked team, the Buckeyes have lost that status. Texas A&M remained No. 3 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, but picked up two first-place votes from Ohio State following its 49-25 rout of LSU.

The Michigan Wolverines have mostly been seen as a middle-of-the-road team since losing the Oklahoma on the road earlier in the season, a belief reinforced with their loss to USC two weeks ago in Los Angeles.

The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes were idle due to a bye week, but the rest of the Big Ten saw a lot of action as part of college football’s Week 9 slate of ga