Defense and turnovers (or just sloppy play) defined the week, as Florida-Auburn, Ohio State-Michigan State, Cincinnati-Central Florida, and others all turned on a few game-changing plays

In a week with very few surprises, it was North Carolina's near-upset against Clemson -- and especially Mack Brown's controversial coaching decision at the end -- that was most noteworthy.

J.R. Reed's interception played a big role in the Bulldogs' win over the Fighting Irish, perhaps the biggest -- and best -- game so far this season.

While mostly inconsequential for the top playoff contenders, Week 3 was pretty strange the deeper you get into each conference. There were two groups of teams -- impressive teams that underwhelmed, and (probably) bad teams that scored surprising wins.

After leading LSU to victory in a shootout over Texas, has Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow taken a lead in the Heisman Trophy race?

The Tennessee Volunteers, favored more than three touchdowns, lost at home to Georgia State. Missouri and South Carolina were also upset. Is the Southeastern Conference no longer the best in the nation?

Even though Alabama was more efficient on a per play basis, Clemson stalled Alabama's drives in the red zone, converted third downs, and made more explosive plays to create a game that looks lopsided on the scoreboard.

It seemed etched in stone that Alabama and Clemson, the preseason two top teams in the F/+ projections, would meet in the national title game following dominant wins over Oklahoma and Notre Dame in the semifinals. But there's still a lot to enjoy about that upcoming game (including Tigers receiver Justyn Ross), and the season as a whole.

Georgia tried to bring a little chaos to the playoff race, but Jalen Hurts' comeback win ensured that all Power-5 conference favorites would win.

There were a lot of great games in this year's Rivalry Week, but few notable teams failed to break through one-sided feuds. And Texas A&M and LSU played the craziest game of the year.