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College football AP Top 25: Week 4 winners and losers

By Connor Muldowney

AUBURN, AL - SEPTEMBER 15: Cole Tracy #36 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after kicking the game-winning field goal in their 22-21 win over the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - SEPTEMBER 15: Cole Tracy #36 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after kicking the game-winning field goal in their 22-21 win over the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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MADISON, WI – SEPTEMBER 15:Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook (12) walks off the field after their first loss after an college football game between the New Mexico Lobos and the Wisconsin Badgers on September 15th, 2018 at the Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI. BYU upsets 6th ranked Wisconsin 24-21. (Photo by Dan Sanger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MADISON, WI – SEPTEMBER 15:Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook (12) walks off the field after their first loss after an college football game between the New Mexico Lobos and the Wisconsin Badgers on September 15th, 2018 at the Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI. BYU upsets 6th ranked Wisconsin 24-21. (Photo by Dan Sanger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Loser: Wisconsin Badgers (No. 6 down to No. 18)

Sorry, Wisconsin, you took the toughest ‘L’ of the week. Of all the ranked teams to lose in Week 3, none took a bigger hit than the Wisconsin Badgers who were ranked No. 6 overall before losing, at home, to BYU. If this wasn’t the biggest shock of the young season, I don’t know what is.

The Badgers had everything working for them through the first two games. Alex Hornibrook looked like an improved quarterback with more power and accuracy, Jonathan Taylor was being his Heisman-contending self and the defense was as stingy as we all expected.

Well, BYU exposed some weaknesses for the Badgers.

The Badgers’ run defense couldn’t seem to slow Squally Canada and Hornibrook didn’t have his best day with no touchdowns and a pick.

Not even Wisconsin is safe from upset this season, making the Big Ten West look a little more open. The Badgers looked like a team that could end the regular season unbeaten, but it’s clear they still have a ways to go to compete with college football’s elite.

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