The fourth round of the League Cup has already served up some marvellous entertainment. Diego Gomez's long-drive-heavy four-goal haul; two fine assists for Federico Chiesa and the daftest of red cards for Hugo Ekitike; a first win of the season for Wolves; Lincoln forcing Chelsea to dig deep; third-tier Cardiff's win at Burnley.
Following his team's 14-7 loss at Ohio State on Saturday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian summed up one of the biggest changes in competing for a national title in the era of the 12-team College Football Playoff. "The days of a national champion being undefeated are over," he said, "especially when you play in games like this and you play in the conference we play in."