In the short term, it had a noticeable effect on the national polls.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The Ducks' thrilling 32-31 victory against the Buckeyes reshuffled the top five of the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25,

In the Big Ten, Ferentz is near the middle of the pack in total pay. He ranks 8th out of 17 coaches with available salary data. Ferentz's $7 million sits in between Michigan State's Jonathan Smith ($7,250,000) and Minnesota's P.J. Fleck ($6,700,000).

Penn State rose two spots from No. 7 to No. 5 in the new college football Coaches Poll on Sunday after the Nittany Lions improved to 5-0 with a 27-11 win over UCLA. They were one of three Big Ten teams on the rise in the poll following a chaotic weekend of college football.