So many top college football teams struggled in Week 3. Georgia was in a fight with South Carolina, Michigan football turned the ball over four times against Bowling Green, Penn State couldn’t move the ball with ease but got great field position thanks to Illinois turnovers, and more.
But what does the best in the business think?
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Fox Sports’ premier color commentator, Joel Klatt, puts out a top 10 list every week, and it doesn’t seem like Klatt is particularly concerned about some of the, well, concerning performances. He updated his latest top 10 late on Saturday as the late games were winding down.
Here’s who he has as his top teams.
10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0)
Photo: Isaiah Hole
2023 record: 3-0
Previous: 13
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Aug. 26 |
vs. Navy Midshipmen Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | W 42-3 |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
Tennessee State Tigers Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | W 56-3 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
at NC State Wolfpack Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, N.C. | W 45-24 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
Central Michigan Chippewas Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | W 41-17 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
Ohio State Buckeyes Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
at Duke Blue Devils Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, N.C. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
at Louisville Cardinals L&N Stadium, Louisville, Ky. | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
USC Trojans Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | |
| Saturday Oct. 21 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Oct. 28 |
Pitt Panthers Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
at Clemson Tigers Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. | |
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Nov. 18 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | |
| Saturday Nov. 25 |
at Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif. |
9
Utah Utes (3-0)
Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Thursday Aug. 31 |
Florida Gators Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | W 24-11 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
at Baylor Bears McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas | W 20-13 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
Weber State Wildcats Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | W 31-7 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
UCLA Bruins Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Friday Sept. 29 |
at Oregon State Beavers Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
California Golden Bears Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Saturday Oct. 21 |
at USC Trojans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | |
| Saturday Oct. 28 |
Oregon Ducks Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
Arizona State Sun Devils Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
at Washington Huskies Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
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| Saturday Nov. 18 |
at Arizona Wildcats Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | |
| Saturday Nov. 25 |
Colorado Buffaloes Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah |
8
Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0)
Dan Rainville-York Daily Record
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
West Virginia Mountaineers Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 38-15 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
Delaware Blue Hens Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 63-7 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
at Illinois Fighting Illini Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. | W 30-13 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
at Northwestern Wildcats Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
UMass Minutemen Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
| Saturday Oct. 21 |
Indiana Hoosiers Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
| Saturday Oct. 28 |
at Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
at Maryland Terrapins SECU Stadium, College Park, Md. | |
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
Michigan Wolverines Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
| Saturday Nov. 18 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
| Friday Nov. 24 |
at Michigan State Spartans Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. |
7
Florida State Seminoles (3-0)
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
Boise State Broncos Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 56-19 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
W 66-13 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | W 31-29 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
California Golden Bears Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
at Arizona Wildcats Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
Oregon Ducks Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
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| Saturday Oct. 21 |
Arizona State Sun Devils Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
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| Saturday Oct. 28 |
at Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif. | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
at USC Trojans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
Utah Utes Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
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| Saturday Nov. 18 |
at Oregon State Beavers Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. | |
| Saturday Nov. 25 |
Washington State Cougars Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
6
Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0)
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
Boise State Broncos Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 56-19 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
W 35-7 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | W 63-10 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
California Golden Bears Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
at Arizona Wildcats Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
Oregon Ducks Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
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| Saturday Oct. 21 |
Arizona State Sun Devils Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
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| Saturday Oct. 28 |
at Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif. | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
at USC Trojans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
Utah Utes Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
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| Saturday Nov. 18 |
at Oregon State Beavers Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. | |
| Saturday Nov. 25 |
Washington State Cougars Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
5
Washington Huskies (3-0)
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
Boise State Broncos Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 56-19 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
W 43-10 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | W 41-7 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
California Golden Bears Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
at Arizona Wildcats Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
Oregon Ducks Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
|
| Saturday Oct. 21 |
Arizona State Sun Devils Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
|
| Saturday Oct. 28 |
at Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif. | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
at USC Trojans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
Utah Utes Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
|
| Saturday Nov. 18 |
at Oregon State Beavers Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. | |
| Saturday Nov. 25 |
Washington State Cougars Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
4
USC Trojans (3-0)
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
2023 record: 2-0
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Aug. 26 |
San Jose State Spartans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | W 56-28 |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
Nevada Wolf Pack LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. |
W 66-14 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
Stanford Cardinal LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. |
W 56-10 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
at Arizona State Sun Devils Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
at Colorado Buffaloes Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
Arizona Wildcats LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. |
|
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | |
| Saturday Oct. 21 |
Utah Utes LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. |
|
| Saturday Oct. 28 |
at California Golden Bears Cal Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Calif. | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
Washington Huskies LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. |
|
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
at Oregon Ducks Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | |
| Saturday Nov. 18 |
UCLA Bruins LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | |
| Saturday Nov. 25 |
OFF |
3
Texas Longhorns (3-0)
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports
2023 record: 2-0
Previous: 11
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
Rice Owls DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | W 37-10 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
at Alabama Crimson Tide Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 34-24 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
Wyoming Cowboys DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | W 31-10 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
at Baylor Bears McLane Stadium, Waco, Tx. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
Kansas Jayhawks DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
vs Oklahoma Sooners Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Tx. | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Oct. 21 |
at Houston Cougars TDECU Stadium, Houston, Tx. | |
| Saturday Oct. 28 |
BYU Cougars DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
Kansas State Wildcats DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. | |
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
at TCU Horned Frogs Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Tx. | |
| Saturday Nov. 18 |
at Iowa State Cyclones Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa | |
| Friday Nov. 24 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Tx. |
2
Michigan Wolverines (3-0)
Photo: Isaiah Hole
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
East Carolina Pirates Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 30-3 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
UNLV Rebels Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 35-7 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
Bowling Green Falcons Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 31-6 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
at Nebraska Cornhuskers Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
at Minnesota Golden Gophers Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
Indiana Hoosiers Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | |
| Saturday Oct. 21 |
at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | |
| Saturday Oct. 28 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Nov. 4 |
Purdue Boilermakers Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | |
| Saturday Nov. 11 |
at Penn State Nittany Lions Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
| Saturday Nov. 18 |
at Maryland Terrapins SECU Stadium, College Park, Md. | |
| Saturday Nov. 25 |
Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
1
Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)
Joshua Jones-Online Athens
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
| Date | Team / Location | Result |
| Saturday Sept. 2 |
UT Martin Skyhawks Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 48-7 |
| Saturday Sept. 9 |
Ball State Cardinals Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 45-3 |
| Saturday Sept. 16 |
South Carolina Gamecocks Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 24-14 |
| Saturday Sept. 23 |
UAB Blazers Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | |
| Saturday Sept. 30 |
at Auburn Tigers Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. | |
| Saturday Oct. 7 |
Kentucky Wildcats Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | |
| Saturday Oct. 14 |
at Vanderbilt Commodores FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. | |
| Saturday Oct. 21 |
OFF | |
| Saturday Oct. 28 |
vs. |