This season belongs to the trenches. It's what my eyes have been seeing and Week 7 of college football confirmed. The best teams in the country aren't quarterback-driven. They are line-driven.

I thought rushing success was the common thread, but it's really trench superiority -- elite run blocking, relentless pass rushing and coverage units that erase passing windows. That's the true power curve of 2025.

To me, these are the current top teams: Ohio State , Indiana , Texas Tech , Miami and Texas A&M . One team that is ranked up top that I don't agree with? Alabama -- which is no surprise if you've been following my work.

Every one of these teams besides Bama grades top 20 nationally in run defense and pass rush, and four of them sit top 15 in run blocking. It's no coincidence

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