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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EUGENE, OR – SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks falls to the truf in the third quarter of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon. Stanford won the game in overtime 38-31. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /

Loser: Oregon Ducks (No. 20 up to No. 19)

Oregon had Stanford on the ropes. The Ducks just needed to cross the goal-line to extend their lead to 31-7 and the game likely would have been over, halting any potential comeback the Cardinal had in store. But that just didn’t happen.

With a chance to score deep in Stanford territory, a high snap over Justin Herbert’s head led to a fumble recovery for the Cardinal which they returned for a touchdown and they scored less than two minutes later to cut the 24-7 lead to 24-21.

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Stanford ended up taking Oregon to overtime at home and the game’s momentum was in the favor of the Cardinal in convincing fashion. A 24-7 run in the opposite direction was the decider as it was almost a foregone conclusion that Stanford would take care of business in overtime with all that momentum on its side.

Losing at home in a game that seemed like it was in the bag with a chance to catapult in the rankings (a win likely would have put them in the top-15) is definitely enough to call the Ducks one of the biggest losers of the week.

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