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UNDATED (AP) — A review of college football statistics at midseason shows a lot of familiar names at or near the top of the charts and a few surprises, too. Oklahoma is on track to lead the nation in offense for a third straight year. LSU, which has ranked in the top 50 in offense only three other seasons since 2009, is producing points and yards at unprecedented rates. Wisconsin has posted four shutouts in six games, and Penn State, Ohio State and Iowa give the Big Ten four of the top five defenses.
NEW YORK (AP) — LSU moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 29th time. The Tigers jumped from No. 5, past No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State, after beating Florida in a matchup of unbeaten teams. Georgia dropped from No. 3 to No. 10 after losing at home to South Carolina in double overtime. The Bulldogs were among a season-high eight ranked teams to lose this weekend, including four to unranked teams.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said the team has a new starting placekicker after B.T. Potter's miss right before halftime in the third-ranked Tigers 45-14 win over Florida State. Swinney said Sunday that Steven Sawicki was the starter headed into Clemson's game at Louisville this week. Potter missed a 24-yard field goal right before halftime with Clemson ahead 28-0. Still, Swinney laid into Potter on the sidelines after the miss. Sawicki handled the kicking duties the rest of the way.
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