College football takeaways - Lasting impressions from Week 10 - ESPN

It was a wild week in college football. A Malachi Toney-less Miami lost a tight game in South Bend to Notre Dame. Will the Hurricanes bounce back with their star receiver still sidelined for at least a month?

LSU was blown out by Alabama, leaving the Tigers needing to win out and probably get some extra help to make it into the College Football Playoff. Another team that entered the season with sky-high expectations, Ohio State, is also sliding. Which has disappointed more?

After his Utes beat BYU to remain undefeated, should Utah quarterback Devon Dampier be getting more attention in the Heisman race?

And which team should be on upset alert?

Our college football experts are here to break things down.

I'd give the Buckeyes a hall pass after they lost star quarterback Julian Sayin to a throwing-arm injury in a 19-15 victory at Indiana on Oct. 17. That still doesn't explain why Ohio State's defense has played so poorly since then, giving up a combined 71 points in its past two defeats to USC and Oregon. That said, LSU's early exit has to be more surprising because there was such a buildup to Lane Kiffin's arrival in Baton Rouge. The Tigers spent more than $54 million to fire former coach Brian Kelly and his staff, paid Kiffin $91 million over seven years to lure him away from Ole Miss, and invested an estimated $40 million to $50 million to assemble a roster that includes transfer quarterback Sam Leavitt, offensive tackle Jordan Seaton and defensive end Princewill Umanmielen. What do the Tigers have to show for it in Year 1? A 6-3 record that might get worse with games against No. 7 Texas at home and No. 13 Tennessee on the road. — Mark Schlabach

Miami clearly figured out how to play without Toney in the second half of its