OHIO — As pro wrestling great and noted philosopher Ric Flair famously said, to be the man, you gotta beat the man.

Defending national champion Ohio State is still the man in college football.

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The Buckeyes are in position to jump Penn State and return to No. 1

Penn State might even drop a spot or two

Alabama fans, on the other hand, are gutted and rightly worried

The purveyors of preseason rankings had anointed Texas largely because of what in retrospect was an overabundance of hype surrounding Arch Manning. Reality hit at the Horseshoe on Saturday, and now the Buckeyes are in position to jump Penn State and return to No. 1 when The Associated Press' first Top 25 of the regular season drops Tuesday.

Look for No. 9 LSU to garner support for No. 1, as well,

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