Consider Saturday night a memory.

A pat on the back to the rest of college football.

Georgia isn't going anywhere.

It may have stubbed its toe in Alabama a few weeks ago. Maybe Kentucky was struggling and played a little too loose against Mississippi State last Saturday.

But the No. 1 team in the country entering the season is still as good a chance as any to win it all.

The Bulldogs let their play do the talking in Austin, defeating previously undefeated No. 1 Texas 30-15.

By exposing the Longhorns up front on both sides of the ball. By holding them to a season-low total of 259 yards and 15 points, they scored a commanding 15-point road win. By producing seven sacks and forcing four turnovers.

Really, for the first time since losing to Clemson in the season opener — and that win looks even better now that the Tigers are otherwise undefeated — Georgia looked like Georgia.

Physically opposite on both lines. Packed with next level talent.

It wasn't necessarily a perfect performance. Quarterback Carson Beck threw three interceptions, allowing Texas to hold on.

But Georgia was clearly superior and used the two Texas quarterbacks Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning (for a few possessions). Without the questionable performance — after loud boos and fans throwing water bottles and other trash onto the field, a defensive pass interference flag that negated a Texas interception was overturned — the final score wouldn't have been so close.

Two plays later, Texas scored, making it a one-possession game at 23-15 with 2:12 left in the third quarter.

Georgia responded with an 11-play, 89-yard drive that ended the game, one of those physically dominant, “we're better than you” possessions that left little doubt who the winner would be.

This performance by the Bulldogs was the first normal occurrence in weeks in the SEC.

Keep in mind that Alabama is 1-2 since that win over Georgia and that one win, a two-point win over South Carolina, could have easily gone the other way. Texas A&M and LSU, both of which lost in Week 1, are the only schools without a conference loss. Vanderbilt already has five wins, with just one win since 2018. Preseason contenders Ole Miss and Oklahoma are much closer to the SEC basement than the penthouse.

At the start of this showdown, uncertainty reigned over Georgia. It had lost that game at Alabama when it fell into a 23-point hole at halftime, recovered and then couldn't complete the comeback. It nearly lost to offensively challenged Kentucky and yielded 31 points to last-place Mississippi State.

Then came Saturday evening. Away against unbeaten Texas. For one night, Georgia erased the questions many of us had about her. The Bulldogs — not the Longhorns — looked like the No. 1 team in the country.

There is no better story in all of college football than Indiana. With a new coach (Curt Cignetti, previously of James Madison) and quarterback (Kurtis Rourke from Ohio). Somehow there was a season that no one, not even the people of Bloomington, expected.

After the Hoosiers' 56-7 win over Nebraska on Saturday, they are 7-0 for the first time since 1967. They are second nationally in points scored (45.2) and 11th in points allowed (14.8). They're on pace for the first double-digit win season in program history after going 9-27 in the last three seasons under Tom Allen and finishing a whopping 17th in the league's preseason media poll.

Now, No. 16 Indiana has not faced a ranked opponent. Their seven opponents are a combined 22-27. Still, they outscored them 341-96, which shouldn't be underestimated. The Hoosiers aren't just coping.

Don't expect this run to end in the next few weeks either. Indiana faces mediocre-at-best Washington and Michigan State the next two Saturdays and should be favored over struggling Michigan at home on Nov. 9. The Hoosiers could be undefeated and firmly in the playoff mix heading into a huge visit to powerhouse Ohio State on November 23rd.

Week 9 is missing the blockbuster showdown from the last two weeks. There will be no top 5 matches next Saturday. But there is an intriguing game, and it will be played locally at MetLife Stadium.

There, No. 12 Notre Dame will face No. 25 Marine. The Irish have won five straight since the stunning home loss to Northern Illinois. But this will be their best opponent at this time. Navy is undefeated, has a point differential of plus-151 and is one of only two teams in the AAC – Army is the other – undefeated. A win here and the Midshipmen (second in the country in rushing yards at 295.6 per game) can start dreaming of a spot in the expanded playoffs.