College football AP Top 25: Week 5 winners and losers

BLACKSBURG, VA - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Josh Jackson #17 of the Virginia Tech Hokies hands the ball to running back Steven Peoples #32 in the first half against the Old Dominion Monarchs at S. B. Ballard Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty Images) /

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STILLWATER, OK – SEPTEMBER 22: Oklahoma State Cowboys quarterback Taylor Cornelius (14) during the college Big 12 conference football game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 22, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Loser: Oklahoma State Cowboys (No. 15 to unranked)

No way Oklahoma State would lose to Texas Tech at home after demolishing a ranked Boise State team the week before, right? That’s what I thought going into Week 4, but it didn’t quite pan out that way. The Cowboys weren’t able to slow down the Red Raiders’ offense and they were upended 41-17.

Taylor Cornelius, who had been solid all year in place of Mason Rudolph, had a rough game against a lackluster Red Raiders defense. He was 18-for-38 with 258 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

Oklahoma State has to bounce back from this defeat, but it won’t be easy in a Big 12 that is clearly more difficult than once perceived.

Justice Hill did have a good game, rushing for over 100 yards and averaging more than 9.0 yards per touch. Tylan Wallace had seven catches for 123 yards, remaining red-hot.

The main negative was the defense, allowing over 600 total yards of offense, including nearly 400 through the air.

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