Miami drops out of our latest top-four projection, along with Texas Tech following its 26-22 loss at Arizona State. The Red Raiders' setback adds even more chaos to the Big 12 race, where nearly a dozen teams remain mathematically alive for the conference title at midseason.

Having started off as the preseason favorites, the Texas Longhorns took a massive dip in the AP polls following their 14-7 season opener loss to No. 1 Ohio Stat

Statesman's Danny Davis, Cedric Golden and Thomas Jones discuss what stood out from Texas' 23-6 win over No. 6 Oklahoma.

A University of Texas at Austin graduate, Joseph joined the Houston Chronicle as part of an internship through the Sports Journalism Institute in 1995 and never left. He previously wrote about the Houston Astros from 1998-2002, Houston Texans from 2002-05 and the Texas Longhorns from 2005-09.