The Post’s college football rankings, Heisman watch following Week 9

Here are The Post’s assemblage shot rankings pursuing Week 9:

1. Oregon (8-0) (Last week: 1)

This was arguably Oregon’s astir awesome effort of nan season, a 38-9 decimation of Illinois. The Ducks rolled up 527 yards of discourtesy against nan upstart Illini, who were coming disconnected a triumph complete Michigan and had played Penn State reliable connected nan road.

2. Georgia (6-1) (2)

Florida won’t beryllium nan cakewalk it looked to beryllium earlier successful nan year. The Gators played Tennessee reliable and hammered Kentucky connected Saturday. Georgia could besides beryllium level coming disconnected a bye week.

3. Texas (7-1) (4)

Quinn Ewers has thrown 4 interceptions successful his past 3 starts since returning from injury. The calls for Arch Manning aren’t going anywhere.

4. Penn State (7-0) (5)

Without starting backmost Drew Allar successful nan 2nd half astatine Wisconsin owed to injury, Penn State recovered a measurement to stay unbeaten. Now it’s clip to hit Ohio State and extremity its seven-game losing streak to nan rival Buckeyes adjacent Saturday.

5. Ohio State (6-1) (3)

The Buckeyes were fortunate to past mediocre Nebraska astatine home. The violative statement is simply a problem now that near tackle Josh Simmons is retired for nan season, and nan playoff mightiness not beryllium specified a judge thing.

6. Tennessee (6-1) (6)

Tennessee has back-to-back layups astatine home: Kentucky followed by Mississippi State. It’s clip for a assurance boost earlier a travel to Georgia connected Nov. 16.

7. Texas A&M (10)

The Aggies are nan biggest astonishment successful assemblage football. They are headed to their first double-digit triumph play successful 12 years, and beryllium unsocial atop nan SEC. Mike Elko is simply a National Coach of nan Year frontrunner.

8. Miami (8-0) (7)

The Hurricanes person played down to nan title successful caller weeks, but they couldn’t driblet down to nan depths of Florida State. This was a uncommon laugher for Miami, which sent nan Seminoles deeper into nan abyss astatine 1-7.

9. Clemson (6-1) (8)

Louisville astir upset Notre Dame and Miami. It has nan violative firepower to upset Clemson if nan Tigers aren’t fresh to go.

10. Notre Dame (7-1)

The Irish’s Week 1 triumph complete Texas A&M has aged for illustration good wine, and they handed Navy its first nonaccomplishment successful awesome manner Saturday. Notre Dame has rebounded good from nan shocking nonaccomplishment to Northern Illinois.

Dropped out: LSU (5-2)

Heisman Watch (in bid of predicted finish)

RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State

This was astir apt Jeanty’s worst capacity of nan season, and he still ran for 128 yards and nan go-ahead people successful Boise State’s constrictive triumph complete UNLV.

QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon

That’s now 11 consecutive games pinch aggregate touchdown passes for Gabriel. Consistency is simply a valuable skill.

QB Cam Ward, Miami

It was a uncommon quiet Saturday for Ward, his first crippled this twelvemonth without a touchdown. It wasn’t needed against Florida State.

WR/CB Travis Hunter, Colorado

After 2 games constricted by injuries, Hunter was backmost to his move self, catching 9 passes for 153 yards and 2 scores successful a triumph complete Cincinnati.

QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana

Indiana survived without Rourke, knocking disconnected Washington connected Saturday, and it looks for illustration nan elder backmost could beryllium backmost adjacent Saturday against Michigan State.