College Football’s AP rankings were released on Tuesday afternoon, and lo and behold, the Ohio State Buckeyes are listed as the top team for the first time since 2015.

Prior to the season starting, the defending National Champs Buckeyes were ranked third in the nation, but after slaying the preseason No. 1 Texas 14-7, Ohio State catapulted up to the top spot.

The loss was brutal for the Longhorns, as they dropped to No. 7.

Trailing the Buckeyes are Penn State at No. 2, LSU at third, Georgia at fourth, and Miami at fifth.

Other notable teams who made a drastic jump were the Florida State Seminoles who dominated Alabama. FSU was previously unranked, before jumping all the way to 14th.

Iowa State had also jumped up six spots from 22 to 16, and Utah snuck into No. 25 after being unranked and embarrassing UCLA on Saturday.

The big question though is whether Ohio State can keep it up? Overtaking Texas was a huge confidence booster for first-time starter Julian Sayin. Coach Ryan Day and his staff did a marvelous job at sheltering the former five-star quarterback, while also showcasing why he named him the starter.

In the end though, it was Sayin who hammered home the game winning touchdown, with a 40 yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate.

With the win, Sayin became the first quarterback in over 40 years to make his first career start and defeat a number-one ranked program.

Week 1’s victory even came with superstar wide receiver Jeremiah Smith having little-to-no impact on the outcome of the game.

Sayin made sure to target Smith as often as possible though. In total, Smith had 10 targets, but only six catches for 43 yards – or 7.2 yards per reception.

Given how much of a factor Smith was last season as a freshman, a performance like what we saw in Week 1 is likely an outlier.

Just like Ryan Williams from Alabama was limited to only 30 yards against FSU, the defense had months to prepare for what these sensational receivers could do.

It’s likely that Smith will be back to dominating on the outside. Last season as a true freshman, he led the Big Ten in receiving yards (1,315) and receiving touchdowns (15) and he was the first ever freshman to be named an “Iron Buckeye,” an award given to the top performers during offseason workouts.

Smith is a generational talent, and pairing him up with a five-star quarterback can only spell trouble for the rest of college football.

Can this success be sustained? In today’s college football, anything is possible. But don’t be surprised if the Buckeyes continue to wreak havoc across the sport.