Zach Braziller

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The Post’s college football rankings, Heisman watch following Week 8

Here are The Post’s college football rankings following Week 8:

1. Oregon (7-0) (Last week: 2) 

There was no Ohio State hangover for Oregon. Just another blu🌌dgeoning of an overwhelmed Big Ten foe. The Ducks’ 35-0 deꦚcimation of Purdue marked their first road shutout since 1992. 

2. Georgia (6-1) (4) 

This was the Georgia everyone expected to see: Dominant up front and stifling on defense. Even with quarterback Carson Beck throwing three interceptions, the Bulldogs manhandled Texas, 30-15, in Austin. 

Julian Humphrey and Georgia picked up arguably the best win in college football this season. Getty Images

3. Ohio State (5-1) (3) 

The Buckeyes will have had two weeks to stew over that one-point loss at Oregon by the time Nebraska r🐷eaches Columbus. The Cornhuskers, coming off an ugly 56-7 💛loss to Indiana, are in for a world of hurt. 

4. Texas (6-1) (1) 

Texas suffered the most lopsided loss as the top-ranked𒆙 team in the country at home since Pittsburgh’s 31-16 loss to Notre Dame in 1982. 

5. Penn State (6-0) (5) 

Trap game alert: Penn State better not look ahead to Ohio State on Nov. 2, not with a trip to Wisconsin first. The Badgers have won three straight in dominant fashion, allowing onඣly 16 points in that span. 

6. Tennessee (6-1) (7) 

The Volunteers offense finally got it going in the second half of their win over fading Alabama. But this victory seemed to say more about the Crimson Tide, who were crushed up front (outrushed 220-75🏅) and couldn’t take advantage of three Tennessee turnovers and two missed field goals. 

7. Miami (7-0) (8) 

Miami has all🥃owed an average of 39 points and 404 yards in its last three games. This Charmin-soft defen🎐se is going to cost the Hurricanes an ACC title unless it improves soon. 

Cam Ward is a Heisman candidate and has Miami undefeated. Getty Images

8. Clemson (6-1) (9) 

Dabo Swinney has aꦛn explosive offense again. His Tigers are ranked fifth in points scored (44.6), 21st in passing yards (290.6) and 27th in rushing yards (199.9). 

9. LSU (5-1) (10) 

Between them, 🥂Kyren Lacy and Aaron Anderson have combined for 69 receptions, 1,000 yards and nine touchdown catches. Think of how absurd LSU’s receiving core was last year, with Brian Thomas Jr. an༒d Malik Nabers ahead of this duo. 

10. Texas A&M (6-1) (NR) 

Picked to finish ninth in the SEC, the surprising Aggies and new coach Mike E♔lko sit all alone atop the best conference in the country. Beat LSU on Saturday, and T♏exas A&M fans can really start to dream. 

Dropped out: Alabama (5-2) 

Dillon Gabriel has led the Ducks to the No. 1 ranking. AP

Heisman Watch (in alphabetical order) 

QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon 

The super senior was efficient in Oregon’s🍬 blowout of Purdue, missing just four of his 25 passing attempts while throwin🦋g for 290 yards and two scores. 

RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State 

Even after a bye week, Jeanty is still the nation’s leading rusher, and the guy behind him, Iowa’s Kalebཧ Johns♔on, trails by 213 yards. 

Ashton Jeanty is putting up video game-like numbers. Getty Images

QB Cade Klubnik, Clemson 

Yes, the opposition has been shaky — Klubnik struggled against Georgia, the only ranked team Clemson has faced — but you can’t dismiss the numbers. A total of 24 touchdowns, a 66.7 completion percentage and only threeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ interceptions. 

QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana 

The Ohio transfer has Indiana off to its first 7-0 start since 1967, having thrown for 1,941 ▨yards, 15 touchdowns and averaging a robust 10.7 yards per completion. Now the bad news: Rourke is dealing with a thumb inju🅷ry that will at least cost him next Saturday’s game against Washington. 

QB Cam Ward, Miami 

Ward has thrown for🌼 at least 304 yards in all seven of his starts this year, and has tossed at least three touchdown passes six times. It’s hard to envision him not being a Heisman finalist at this point.