Alabama State coach Eddie Robinson Jr. is undefeated in the Port City Classic with a record of 2-0, and it's not a secret that the Hornets are the favorites in the 2025 Classic.

Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Georgia and Texas Tech remained the top five teams in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday, while Oregon jumped ahead of Ole Miss after its win over USC.

The victory keeps Alabama State (8-2, 6-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) tied with Jackson State atop the SWAC's East Division. The Hornets also have their first eight-win season since 2013. The Hornets have won five straight against Mississippi Valley State (1-9, 0-6) and lead the series 36-16-1.

Alabama State football kept its SWAC title hopes alive for one last week with a dominant showing against Mississippi Valley State in the Port City Classic.

For the Bulldogs, they need Alabama or Texas A&M to loss Saturday. Georgia’s conference schedule is finished, so they don’t even have to beat Georgia Tech to make it to the SEC Championship. Ole Miss, however, they have to beat Mississippi State, plus have Alabama and Texas A&M both lose.

South Alabama will honor around 20 seniors who will likely be suiting up for their final home game on Saturday. Included in that number are seventh-year wide receiver Devin Voisin and fifth-year senior running back Kentrel Bullock, two of the program’s all-time greats.

The Alabama Crimson Tide is singularly focused heading into Saturday night. The Iron Bowl is always the biggest game of the year in the state, but when one team has its hopes and aspirations on the line,

A sleepy week filled with nonconference blowouts locked the College Football Playoff rankings into a near standstill, with Ohio State ranked first again and Oregon's flip-flop with Ole Miss at Nos. 6 and 7 one of the few significant changes in Tuesday's new top 25.