Fox News Digital Sports' college football winners and losers: Week 4

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Week 4 of the college football season was filled with close games.

Michigan battled against USC, Utah hung on against Oklahoma State, Missouri needed overtime to get past Vanderbilt, Tennessee hung on to top Oklahoma on the road, and Colorado's heroics helped them to a win as well.

But there were a few teams and players that stood out the most over the course of the week.

Read below for the list of winners and losers this week.

Michigan quarterback Alex Orji throws against Southern California in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan: It’s unclear what the USC defense was doing in the second half, but they could not stop the Wolverines' rushing attack. Even though Michigan didn't get a stellar performance from Alex Orji at quarterback, finishing with just 32 yards, the Wolverines were fantastic on defense, sending the Trojans home with a rough loss, especially when we all witnessed what Texas did to this same team just a few weeks ago.

Josh Heupel: The former national championship-winning quarterback for Oklahoma went home to Norman on Saturday, and his Vols did not disappoint on defense. You might think of Heupel as the offensive guru, but he's got one of the best defenses in college football, which could help lead them to a run in the college football playoffs. This was a massive game for the Vols, given that their head coach was fired by Oklahoma just over 10 years ago. On Saturday night, his football team made