Thursday CFB: G5 playoff candidate falls, South Alabama drops 87

While most football fans were tuned in to the Buffalo Bills-Miami Dolphins NFL game on “Thursday Night Football,” they were missing out on some epic Week 3 college action.

Only two games were played but they both had a significant impact on the 2024-25 season. Let’s get you caught up.

Arizona State knocks off Texas State, hampers playoff chances for Group of Five candidate

It wasn’t the high-stakes matchup with major College Football Playoff implications everyone was anticipating for Week 3, but that’s what ASU’s upset of Texas State represented.

Surprising as it may be, the Bobcats were favored against the Sun Devils for two reasons: ASU was picked to finish last in the Big 12 and Texas State was a preseason favorite to reach the College Football Playoff as the highest-ranked Group of Five conference champion.