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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Ohios Greg Windham played like a fifth-year senior rather than a quarterback making just his second career start, though Kansas certainly did everything it could to help him out.Two fumbled punt returns. Inopportune penalties. An interception. A safety.The result was a 37-21 victory for the Bobcats on Saturday that went a long way toward erasing the memory of a triple-overtime defeat to Texas State in their season opener.Im proud of our guys the way they came back, Ohio coach Frank Solich said. I thought it showed our resolve. They practiced well this past week. I think the signs were there that they were going to have an opportunity to play well, and to play to our potential hopefully.Windham threw for 167 yards and a touchdown while running for 146 and another score. Dorian Brown added 122 yards rushing, Louie Zervos was 5-for-5 on field goals, and Papi White and Mason Morgan scored against a Kansas team coming off its first win in more than a year.LaQuvionte Gonzalez had a 99-yard kickoff return for the Jayhawks (1-1), but he also muffed those two punt returns. Montell Cozart threw for 198 yards and hit Steven Sims Jr. for a pair of TDs, but the dual-threat quarterback also struggled to deal with constant pressure.Offensively we have to do a better job early in the game to help our defense out, Kansas coach David Beaty said. The defense, every time I looked up, they were out there.The Bobcats blitzed to a 25-0 lead and led 28-7 after a first half as lopsided as they come: They had a 359-21 edge in offense, 18 first downs to one, and controlled the ball for 22 minutes, 56 seconds.We just couldnt get off the field, Jayhawks safety Fish Smithson said. It doesnt matter how long we were out there, we still have to get stops.The Jayhawks still managed to make it interesting.Cozart connected with Sims on a 74-yard touchdown pass on the second play out of the locker room, and then hit Sims from 22 yards out a few minutes later to trim a 28-7 halftime lead to 31-21.But an Ohio defense that allowed 630 yards to Texas State held the Jayhawks to three straight punts, deflating a crowd that began to dwindle. And Windham showed the poise of a fifth-year senior rather than a quarterback making his second career start, scrambling for a crucial first down midway through the fourth quarter that kept the clock moving and the Kansas offense on the sideline.I feel like we have a run game, Solich said, and if you have a run game you have a chance.The outcome at Memorial Stadium was nothing new for Solich, who went 6-0 against the Jayhawks when he was with former Big 12 rival Nebraska. But it was all-too-familiar for Beaty, who hoped to build on a win over Rhode Island last week that ended the Jayhawks 15-game losing streak.We are still in that process of building this program, he said. Weve talked to them until were blue in the face, one win doesnt make you special. You have to go back to what got you there.STAT DISPARITYOhio had the ball for 43:38 while Kansas had it for 13:56, a massive disparity in time of possession. The Bobcats also went 6 for 7 in the red zone while the Jayhawks failed to drive inside the 20.JAYHAWKS HURT WINGCozart took a shot along the sideline late in the game, hurting his shoulder. Cozart said he could have returned to the game while Beaty said he was being cautious by turning to Ryan Willis. I didnt want to take a chance on it, Beaty said, because I saw the way he fell.THE TAKEAWAYOhio: The Bobcats ran for 329 yards without top running back A.J. Ouellette, who hurt his foot the previous week. 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You thought you had it all figured out, didnt you?Florida State and Clemson were the ACCs lone playoff contenders. Oklahoma was the Big 12s best. Michigan State? Once again playing the role of little brother.Then came Week 3.Out with the old, in with the new. It was an elimination Saturday for several playoff contenders, but there was also a new wave of teams to be taken seriously. Heres a look at who got bumped from the conversation, and who emerged from the weekend with more legitimate College Football Playoff hopes:ACCOut of the playoff picture: Florida State. The Seminoles can say goodbye to the top four this week after being outplayed in every facet of a 63-20 loss to Louisville. The Seminoles arent out of the CFP because they have one loss; theyre out of the conversation right now because they simply dont look like a top-four team. FSU can still earn a spot in the ACC championship game, but now it needs Louisville to lose twice. The selection committee uses head-to-head competition as part of its criteria when ranking comparable teams, and Louisville left no doubt which team was better.Into the playoff picture: Louisville. From dark horse to contender in four quarters, Louisville legitimized its place among the nations elite with arguably the most impressive performance of the young season against the No. 2 team in the country. It was the kind of statement win against a ranked opponent that doubters or critics were waiting to see, and Louisville delivered. With a Heisman Trophy front-runner in Lamar Jackson, the Cardinals have now joined Clemson as the teams to beat in the Atlantic Division this fall.Big 12Out of the playoff picture: The Big 12. OK, maybe its a little early to be so dramatic, but the Big 12s top two contenders both tumbled in Week 3, and the entire conference is officially in the long-shot category for the CFP. After Oklahoma lost at home to Ohio State, all eyes turned to Texas to carry the banner for the league, but the Longhorns came out on the wrong end of a thriller against Cal. The Sooners playoff hopes are likely over after starting the season 1-2 and not having a conference championship game to compensate for it. The Big 12 title is still a realistic goal for both Texas and Oklahoma -- and TCU, Baylor and Oklahoma State might have something to say about it -- but its unlikely the league winner will have only one loss, like OU did last year, and an impressive nonconference win. Texas, theres still hope: cheer for Notre Dame.Big TenOut of the playoff picture: Iowa. The selection committee will be aware that North Dakota State isnt your typical FCS program, as the five-time defending FCS champs have now won six straight games against FBS opponents and have nine wins over FBS schools since 2005. Still, Iowa lost at home (albeit on a field goal as time expired) to an unranked team. Thats going to be tough for the Hawkeyes to overcome, especially since theyre in the weaker of the two divisions.Into the playoff picture: Michigan State. The Spartans continue to be at their best when expectations are modest. Jim Harbaugh and Michigan have continued to steal the limelight, but Michigan State now has a nonconference win that will ressonate with the selection committee through November.dddddddddddd Dont forget that the Spartans also have home-field advantage against Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio State. If they can survive the schedule, theyre in.Pac-12Out of the playoff picture: USC. After dropping to 1-2 for the first time since 2000, USC simply doesnt look capable of winning the conference, let alone finishing among the nations top four. The Trojans were embarrassed in their season-opening loss to Alabama and were outscored by a combined 79-16 in their two losses. The Trojans are struggling to find their offensive identity under first-year coach Clay Helton, and theres not much time to develop one with a road trip to Utah fast approaching on Friday night.Into the playoff picture: Stanford (still). Stanford was a Pac-12 front-runner heading into the season, but Saturdays win over USC was only the Cardinals second game of the year after having an early bye last week. The question is how long Stanford can stay in the picture, as three of the next four games are on the road, at UCLA, Washington and Notre Dame.SECOut of the playoff picture: Ole Miss. That loss to Florida State no longer falls into the good loss category after the Noles got embarrassed by Louisville, and once again the Rebels squandered at least a 21-point lead, this time to Alabama. Ole Miss now needs to run the table and have Bama lose twice to get back into the SEC race. Its not impossible, but certainly seems unlikely considering the Rebels performances in their past two losses and the schedule that lies ahead.Into the playoff picture: Texas A&M. You were warned not to take the Aggies too seriously after their season-opening win (which hasnt amounted to much in recent years), but for the third straight season theyre impossible to ignore after a 3-0 start. A&M relied on five field goals against Auburn and will need more in the red zone from its offense moving forward in the SEC West, but the Aggies join Alabama and Arkansas as the only undefeated teams remaining in the division.OthersOut of the playoff picture: Notre Dame. Losing in double overtime to Texas in the season opener was forgivable, but starting September 1-2 will be nearly impossible to overcome. The Irish know their status as an independent is a gamble -- they can craft the perfect playoff schedule, but it doesnt help if they cant get through it with one loss or fewer. After losing to Texas and Michigan State, Notre Dames playoff hopes are likely over. The Irish dont have a 13th data point, so they have to impress the selection committee members with the 12 games they have, and a 1-2 start isnt the way to do it.Into the playoff picture: Houston. The Cougars faced some real adversity at Cincinnati on Thursday night, trailing 16-12 early in the fourth quarter, but Houstons defense and Greg Ward Jr.?woke up and rallied for their convincing 40-16 win. As long as Houston keeps winning, it should remain in the CFP conversation. The only game in which ESPNs Football Power Index doesnt favor the Cougars is Nov. 17 against Louisville. ' ' '