It’s kind of what makes the arbitrary nature of college football ranking so exciting. One bad game and you can shoot down ten spots in the poll. One great game and you can do the opposite. It was Georgia in the preseason before USC usurped their spot. Then USC dropped the ball against Oregon State and Oklahoma slipped in as the new number 1. Now, in the 7th week of NCAA football, the Texas Longhorns have stepped into the spotlight of number 1.

After yet another weekend of upsets in the college football world, which featured Missouri and LSU losses, the Oklahoma Sooners fell to the then number 5 Texas Longhorns by a score of 45-35. Led by the accurate passing ability of Colt McCoy (who posted a 79% completion ratio), the Longhorns rallied against the Sooners, going on a 25-7 point run. Both their running and passing games looked to be in top form.

But will it stick? Yes, it was a great game and great win for the Longhorns. But at number 1, as seen constantly even in the short history in the 2008 season, every team is gunning for you. There is no hiding at number 1 and teams prepare extra hard to dethrone you, even if there’s no real gain for themselves. In that case of Texas, however, their immediate schedule will be against ranked teams that have a lot to gain by beating the Longhorns. Texas will play four ranked teams in their next four games: Missouri (No.11), Oklahoma State (No.8), Texas Tech (No.7), and then Kansas (No.16).