Okay. This week there is some shake-up.

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	2
2	Texas	3
3	Penn State	3
4	Oklahoma	3
5	Georgia	2
6	Southern Cal	2
7	Florida	4
8	LSU	4
9	Texas Tech	—
10	Utah	5
11	Ohio State	1
12	Brigham Young	2
13	Oklahoma State	13
14	Kansas	—
15	Missouri	13
16	North Carolina	3
17	South Florida	—
18	Virginia Tech	2
19	Boise State	1
20	Ball State	—
21	Wake Forest	1
22	Michigan State	1
23	California	2
24	Minnesota	2
25	Georgia Tech	1

Have to concede that Penn State looks pretty damn good. Yes, they beat up a lot of cupcakes, but they did it without any mercy. Wisconsin may have been overrated, but they had lost two straight and were at home and desperate. PSU just dismantled them.

Okay, now I believe that Oklahoma State is a pretty good team.

Essentially swapped spots for Utah and BYU. The Cougars may have had a final of 21-3 vs. New Mexico, but I actually watched a lot of that game. BYU was very unimpressive at home against a mediocre MWC opponent.

Vandy gets Croomed and out they go. Buh-bye Northwestern.

Another impressive turnaround is coming out of Minnesota as Tim Brewster has that team going after a hideous 1st season.

UNC has lost their starting QB and now their star receiver and return guy. Yet they are still winning. Butch Davis definitely didn’t lose anything as a college coach while doing time in Cleveland and the NFL Network.

As always reasoned arguments about teams will help shape the final ballot.

Texas Tech is uncomfortably unchanged. It’s just that I don’t feel much better about anyone behind them.

Brock DeCicco has long been thought to be Pitt’s recruit to lose. The Tight End is the brother of Pitt safety Dom DeCicco. Pitt has been recruiting him for some time. He has been a regular visitor to the Pitt facilities and practices. He decided during Pitt’s bye weekend to make it known.

“Pitt is moving forward and I want to be a part of it all,” said DeCicco, who is 6 feet 5, 225 pounds. “It is as simple as that.”

It apparently caught Coach Wannstedt by surprise.

“When I told Coach Wannstedt,” DeCicco said, “he said, ‘You caught me off guard. I didn’t see that coming at all.'”

Really? You’ve been recruiting his family for three years, essentially. Pitt is coming off a major win. The major competition was Wisconsin, who has now lost 3 straight including being absolutely blown out at home. And he didn’t see it coming?

The only thing less believable than that will be if Brock says something to the effect of, “The coaches indicated I’ll have an excellent shot at playing as a freshman.” With Dickerson and Byham both being seniors next year, DeCicco is the closest thing to a lock to redshirt among the recruits.

DeCicco is a 3- to 4-star recruit. The redshirt year will probably be a necessity according to the ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. evaluation.

Should develop into a strong blocker with additional bulk. DeCicco needs to hit a college weight program, but he’s a good player who should become a well-rounded college tight end.

Being able to block, of course, is the first thing Wannstedt and Cavanaugh look for.

Sorry everyone. My computer is having some major issues that completely killed any free time this weekend. It’s a problem that has popped up on my model of laptop for the past year, but waited until Thursday to rear its head for me. The only good news is the manufacturer is completely covering the repairs, despite it being well out of warranty. The bad news is I will have to ship it off for the repairs. Expect reduced output in the meantime.