Buckeyes drop to No. 6 after PSU loss

Ohio State dropped four spots to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after its first loss of the season, and Penn State moved into the rankings for the first time since 2011 after upsetting the Buckeyes.

Alabama is No. 1 again, receiving all but one of the 61 first-place votes Sunday from the media panel. Michigan moved up to No. 2, Clemson is No. 3 and Washington No. 4.

Louisville moved up to No. 5 ahead of the Buckeyes, who blew a 14-point fourthquarter lead and lost, 24-21, to Penn State. The Nittany Lions entered the rankings at No. 24.

Nebraska is No. 7 and Baylor is eighth. Texas A&M slipped three spots to No. 9 after losing for the first time this season.

Fresno State

The Bulldogs fired coach Tim DeRuyter after the they dropped to 1-7 in his fifth season.

After winning the Mountain West Conference title in each of his first two seasons, DeRuyter’s teams struggled once star quarterback Derek Carr left for the NFL.

“Tim DeRuyter is a man of high character — a class individual who is a leader of young men,” athletic director Jim Bartko said. “Over the time I’ve been here, the football program has shown it has the ability to be a product the Red Wave can be excited about, but the results have not been to the standard we anticipated and expect.”

Offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was named the interim coach.