College Football Rankings 2016: Bleacher Report's Week 2 Top 25
Pretty, pretty, pretty good start to the 2016 college football season, huh?
What was billed by many as the best opening week of competition ever didn't fail to live up to the hype, with great games from the Thursday openers to Monday's finale. Along the way, seven teams ranked in the Bleacher Report Top 25 lost, which means our first regular-season poll is going to look a lot different.
The Bleacher Report poll is voted on by 19 members of our college football staff: writers Ben Axelrod, Greg Couch, Tyler Donohue, Ed Feng, David Kenyon, Sanjay Kirpalani, Adam Kramer, Brian Pedersen, David Regimbal, Barrett Sallee, Damon Sayles, Brad Shepard, Greg Wallace and Christopher Walsh; video staff Michael Felder and Sean McManus; and editors Eric Bowman, Hunter Mandel and Eric Yates.
First-place votes are worth 25 points, with each subsequent vote worth one fewer point all the way down to one for 25th place. The 25 teams with the most poll points make our list, with the rest falling into the "others receiving votes" category.
Check out where everyone stands after one week of play, but remember there's still a long way to go.
Others Receiving Votes
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Where did some of those ranked teams that lost go? To the "others receiving votes" category, where they join a handful of additional schools that warranted consideration from our staff.
That includes Boise State, which posted an impressive 45-10 win at Louisiana-Lafayette in its opener and could move into the Top 25 next week if it knocks off Washington State on Saturday.
Here are all the programs that got votes but not enough to be ranked.
- Florida (26)
- UCLA (19)
- Nebraska (18)
- Virginia Tech (17)
- Boise State (15)
- San Diego State (13)
- BYU (12)
- Texas Tech (12)
- USC (12)
- North Carolina (11)
- Arkansas (3)
- South Florida (2)
- Utah (1)
No. 25 Oregon Ducks
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Poll points: 46
Last week's ranking: 24th
Week 1 result: Won 53-28 vs. UC Davis
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Virginia
Oregon (1-0) gave up an early touchdown after muffing a punt but then scored 33 straight points to win its fifth consecutive season opener.
Quarterback Dakota Prukop threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns on 21-of-30 passing, along with 36 rushing yards and a TD, while Royce Freeman ran for 87 yards and two scores. The Ducks finished with 522 yards of total offense.
UC Davis gained 392 yards but only 89 on the ground—the fewest Oregon had yielded since October.
No. 24 Miami (Florida) Hurricanes
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Poll points: 84
Last week's ranking: Not ranked
Week 1 result: Won 70-3 vs. Florida A&M
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Florida Atlantic
Miami (1-0) ushered in the Mark Richt era with a blowout that was over almost as soon as it began. The Hurricanes led 28-0 midway through the second quarter and then added 42 points in the third, reaching 70 for the first time since dropping 77 on Savannah State in 2013.
Brad Kaaya had four touchdown passes and 135 yards on 12-of-18 passing, while four different backs and backup QB Malik Rosier contributed to 373 rushing yards and five scores. Braxton Berrios had a 41-yard punt-return score.
The Hurricanes limited Florida A&M to 197 yards and forced two turnovers.
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No. 23 LSU Tigers
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Poll points: 104
Last week's ranking: 7th
Week 1 result: Lost 16-14 vs. Wisconsin (in Green Bay, Wisconsin)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Jacksonville State
LSU (0-1) suffered its first regular-season nonconference loss since 2002 and dropped its opener for the first time ever under Les Miles in a game that wasn't decided until the final minute.
Quarterback Brandon Harris' interception with 57 seconds left came after the Tigers moved into field-goal range for a potential game-winning score. This came after Wisconsin took the lead on a 47-yard field goal with 3:47 left.
The Tigers managed only 257 yards, getting 138 rushing yards from Leonard Fournette, but only one offensive score as a unit. That came on a 10-yard pass from Harris to Travin Dural late in the third quarter, over a minute after Tre'Davious White returned an interception 21 yards for an LSU score. That quick 14-point burst turned a 13-0 deficit into a one-point lead, but it was the only production the Tigers got.
"There was some difficulty getting plays in that needs to be worked on," LSU coach Les Miles said, per Ross Dellenger of the Advocate. "It's more than a quarterback."
Harris was 12-of-21 for 131 yards with a TD and two interceptions—the 16th time since the start of the 2014 season LSU failed to throw for 200 or more yards.
No. 22 Baylor Bears
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Poll points: 110
Last week's ranking: 22nd
Week 1 result: Won 55-7 vs. Northwestern State
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. SMU
Art Briles might be out as head coach, but Baylor's explosive offense remains—at least for the first game, that is.
The Bears (1-0) scored on their first nine possessions and led 48-0 at halftime en route to a textbook romp against an FCS school in interim coach Jim Grobe's debut. Since 2008, Baylor has averaged 56.6 points against lower-division opponents, including a 70-6 win against Northwestern State in 2014.
Seth Russell threw for 163 yards and four touchdowns on 14-of-20 passing in his first game since breaking a bone in his neck last October, with two of his TDs going to tight ends. Baylor ran for 275 yards and two TDs, both by Terence Williams.
Baylor's defense also shined, allowing 78 total yards, including 47 rushing yards on 40 carries.
No. 21 Oklahoma State Cowboys
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Poll points: 116
Last week's ranking: 23rd
Week 1 result: Won 61-7 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Central Michigan
Oklahoma State (1-0) scored 28 points in the first 11 minutes to eliminate any chance of an upset, topping 60 points for the third time in the last two seasons.
The Cowboys got on the board first with Madre Harper's fumble recovery in the end zone, followed soon after by a 14-yard Chris Carson touchdown run. Mason Rudolph then threw the first of his two TD passes to Jhajuan Seales, followed by Stanford transfer Barry Sanders Jr.'s first TD for OK State.
The Cowboys held Southeastern Louisiana to 203 yards and forced four turnovers.
No. 20 TCU Horned Frogs
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Poll points: 149
Last week's ranking: 14th
Week 1 result: Won 59-41 vs. South Dakota State
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Arkansas
South Dakota State gave TCU (1-0) a run for its money, as TCU trailed by 10 midway through the second quarter and didn't take the lead for good until there was six minutes, 40 seconds left in the third.
Texas A&M transfer Kenny Hill had a huge game in his Horned Frogs debut, accounting for 484 yards of total offense and five touchdowns. He was 33-of-49 for 439 yards with two TDs (and two interceptions), along with three rushing scores.
Kyle Hicks ran for two scores, and KaVontae Turpin had an 81-yard punt return as TCU gained 662 yards.
No. 18 (tie) Texas A&M Aggies
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Poll points: 169
Last week's ranking: 25th
Week 1 result: Won 31-24 (in OT) vs. UCLA
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Prairie View A&M
Texas A&M (1-0) tried to give the game away on many occasions, including squandering a 15-point lead with less than eight minutes to go. But it held on for just its second home win over a ranked team in Kevin Sumlin's five seasons.
The Aggies scored 17 straight points to lead 24-9 after Trevor Knight hit Josh Reynolds for a 40-yard touchdown with 3:53 left in the third quarter. They didn't score again until overtime, when Knight had a one-yard TD run. It was his second TD rush of the day, giving the Oklahoma graduate transfer 270 yards of total offense and three total TDs in his A&M debut.
A&M intercepted UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen three times, including once in the fourth quarter when the Bruins were driving toward a potential go-ahead field goal.
No. 18 (tie) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Poll points: 169
Last week's ranking: ninth
Week 1 result: Lost 50-47 (in 2 OT) at Texas
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Nevada
Notre Dame (0-1) finds itself in unfamiliar territory, having lost a season opener for the first time since 2011 and facing plenty of questions about what lies ahead. One thing seems certain, though: DeShone Kizer is the better option at quarterback.
Kizer accounted for six touchdowns, five passing and one rushing, and 292 yards of total offense, while Malik Zaire was 2-of-5 for 23 yards and had three carries for zero yards. Coach Brian Kelly wasn't ready to end the competition on Sunday night, though, telling Paul Skrbina of the Chicago Tribune, "We just have to figure out if it’s a one-quarterback situation or a two."
Notre Dame scored on its first drive but trailed 31-14 midway through the third quarter before mounting a rally, going up 35-31 with 10:57 left on Kizer's 17-yard touchdown pass to Josh Adams. Texas scored seven minutes later, but the Fighting Irish blocked the extra point, getting two points to tie it at 37 when Shaun Crawford returned the block.
No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners
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Poll points: 173
Last week's ranking: fourth
Week 1 result: Lost 33-23 vs. Houston (at NRG Stadium)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Louisiana-Monroe
If Oklahoma (0-1) is going to make a repeat trip to the playoffs, it may have to win every game from here on out. The Sooners will also need to shore up many parts of their offense, defense and special teams.
In losing the season opener for the first time since 2009, Oklahoma allowed 321 passing yards to Houston's Greg Ward, while its own offense lost two fumbles and produced only 70 rushing yards. And after Austin Seibert's 53-yard field-goal attempt midway through the third quarter fell short, the Sooners failed to recognize Houston's Brandon Wilson had caught the miss and was bringing it out of the end zone.
Wilson ended up going 100 yards for a touchdown, which helped give Houston a 26-17 lead as part of a 20-0 run.
Baker Mayfield threw for 323 yards and two TDs on 24-of-33 passing, but he lost a fumble. Running backs Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine combined for only 12 carries, which included Mixon's 32-yard TD run.
No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes
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Poll points: 198
Last week's ranking: 15th
Week 1 result: Won 45-21 vs. Miami (Ohio)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Iowa State
Iowa (1-0) used 21 first-quarter points to win its 13th consecutive regular-season game, doing so despite its Mid-American Conference opponent outgaining it.
The Hawkeyes gained 404 yards, with 212 of that yardage coming on the ground along with five touchdowns. Akrum Wadley ran for 121 yards and two TDs on just 12 carries, while LeShun Daniels ran for 83 yards and two TDs on 10 carries.
Quarterback C.J. Beathard added 192 yards and a TD on 13-of-20 passing.
Iowa gave up 424 yards but forced three turnovers, converting all three fumble recoveries into TDs.
No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers
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Poll points: 202
Last week's ranking: Not ranked
Week 1 result: Won 16-14 vs. LSU (in Green Bay, Wisconsin)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Akron
Wisconsin (1-0) defended its turf and made the first college football game at Lambeau Field since 1983 (Fordham-St. Norbert) a memorable one while also avenging a 2014 season-opening loss to LSU.
Rafael Gaglianone's 47-yard field goal with 3:47 left proved to be the game-winner, but the Badgers didn't clinch victory until D'Cota Dixon intercepted a pass in the final minute. It was one of two picks Wisconsin had while limiting LSU to 257 yards, with Leonard Fournette accounting for 138 of those yards. Fournette didn't have a touchdown.
Wisconsin led 13-0 before yielding 14 points in 67 seconds midway through the third quarter, seven coming on Tre'Davious White's interception return for a touchdown. Bart Houston threw for 205 yards but was picked twice, while Corey Clement ran for 86 yards and a score.
No. 14 Ole Miss Rebels
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Poll points: 208
Last week's ranking: 11th
Week 1 result: Lost 45-34 vs. Florida State (in Orlando)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Wofford
Ole Miss (0-1) looked unstoppable through most of the first half against Florida State but just as quickly could do no right, blowing a 22-point second-quarter lead.
The Rebels yielded 33 consecutive points after scoring touchdowns on three straight second-quarter possessions. After that, they didn't score again until early in the fourth quarter.
Chad Kelly threw for 313 yards and four touchdowns but was intercepted three times, contributing to a massive deficit in time of possession (42:39-17:21). Ole Miss' defense gave up 580 yards—the most since the Rebels' wild 53-52 loss against Arkansas in November.
No. 13 Michigan State Spartans
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Poll points: 218
Last week's ranking: 12th
Week 1 result: Won 28-13 vs. Furman
Week 2 matchup: Off
Michigan State (1-0) played like a team breaking in a bunch of new starters, never leading by more than two scores against an FCS opponent.
The Spartans scored on their first drive on LJ Scott's one-yard touchdown run. Scott had 105 yards on 20 carries. But after that they failed to get on the scoreboard until late in the first half and then not again until late in the third quarter.
Tyler O'Connor, succeeding three-year starter Connor Cook, threw three TD passes and was 13-of-18 for 190 yards with an interception. It was one of two second-half turnovers for MSU, but the Spartans kept Furman from threatening by holding it to 226 yards.
No. 12 Louisville Cardinals
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Poll points: 220
Last week's ranking: 19th
Week 1 result: Won 70-14 vs. Charlotte
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 9 at Syracuse
Louisville (1-0) had no trouble with its opening opponent. And the way Lamar Jackson performed, it may be a real ACC contender this season.
Jackson accounted for eight first-half touchdowns, throwing six TD passes and rushing for two scores. He also had 405 yards of total offense in only one half. The Cardinals gained 663 yards, with Jackson completing 17 of 23 passes for 286 yards and rushing 11 times for 119 yards.
Kyle Bolin added two second-half TD passes, while eight different receivers hauled in a score, including former QB Reggie Bonnafon. Louisville's defense was also stout, holding Charlotte to 208 yards, including 48 rushing yards on 31 carries.
It was Louisville's highest point total since a 72-0 win over Florida International in 2013.
No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers
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Poll points: 230
Last week's ranking: 10th
Week 1 result: Won 20-13 (in OT) vs. Appalachian State
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Virginia Tech (in Bristol, Tennessee)
Tennessee (1-0) nearly started its much-anticipated season with a major letdown, needing to rally from a 10-point halftime deficit before winning in overtime.
The Volunteers trailed 13-3 at the half due to numerous early mistakes, including a lost fumble on a punt return by Cam Sutton (which led to an Appalachian State touchdown) and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin's ejection for targeting.
Tennessee didn't find the end zone until the fourth quarter when Joshua Dobbs hit Josh Malone on a 67-yard pass. The Vols could then only watch as Appalachian State missed a 42-yard field goal with 5:24 left.
Even the overtime session was stressful, as Dobbs fumbled just short of the goal line. However, Jalen Hurd recovered the ball in the end zone.
Then Tennessee's Micah Abernathy broke up a pass in the end zone to clinch the win.
"The Tennessee team that took the field Thursday against Appalachian State wasn't close to the contender I thought it'd be, or the one that the vast majority of the media picked … to win the SEC East," Bleacher Report's Barrett Sallee wrote.
Dobbs was 16-of-29 for 192 yards with a TD and an interception, while Hurd had 28 carries for 110 yards and a score. The Vols allowed 184 rushing yards to the Mountaineers, more than they yielded in 10 of 13 games in 2015.
No. 10 Washington Huskies
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Poll points: 237
Last week's ranking: 17th
Week 1 result: Won 48-13 vs. Rutgers
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Idaho
Washington (1-0) had little trouble with overmatched Rutgers, scoring 24 first-quarter points and forcing three turnovers while getting a pair of special teams touchdowns.
Jake Browning threw three touchdown passes, all at least 38 yards long, with John Ross hauling in a pair of them along with a kick-return score in his first game since January 2015 after missing last season with a knee injury. Ross finished with 182 yards of total offense on six touches, including the 92-yard kickoff return.
Dante Pettis added a 68-yard punt return TD as the Huskies beat a Big Ten school for the third time in four years.
No. 9 Texas Longhorns
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Poll points: 245
Last week's ranking: Not ranked
Week 1 result: Won 50-47 (in 2 OT) vs. Notre Dame
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. UTEP
Texas (1-0) promised a faster tempo, more scoring and hopefully more wins in 2016. The first chance to prove this resulted in being on the winning side of Week 1's most exciting game.
Tyrone Swoopes' six-yard touchdown run in the second overtime ended a wild victory, where the Longhorns squandered a 17-point second-half lead and suffered a late special teams miscue. They also gained 517 yards through a two-quarterback system that saw true freshman Shane Buechele excite with his arm and Swoopes make his mark on the ground.
Buechele threw for 280 yards and two TDs with an interception and ran for 33 yards and a score, while Swoopes scored three rushing TDs and D'Onta Foreman added 131 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Texas' defense looked great at times, but it still gave up 444 yards and had no answer for Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer, who accounted for all six of the Fighting Irish's TDs.
No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs
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Poll points: 249
Last week's ranking: 18th
Week 1 result: Won 33-24 vs. North Carolina (in Atlanta)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Nicholls State
Georgia (1-0) won its first game under new coach Kirby Smart with a mix of old and new stars, scoring 19 unanswered points in just over a 13-minute span in the second half.
Nick Chubb, making his first appearance since suffering a major injury in October, ran for 222 yards and two TDs on 32 carries. His final run was a 55-yard score with 3:34 left, giving him his third career 200-yard game and his most since going for 266 yards in the 2014 Belk Bowl against Louisville.
Just as important to the Bulldogs' comeback was true freshman quarterback Jacob Eason, who didn't start but led them on four of five scoring drives. He threw for 131 yards and a TD on 8-of-12 passing, while Greyson Lambert was 5-of-8 for 54 yards.
Freshman Brian Herrien added a 19-yard TD run as Georgia gained 289 yards on the ground, averaging 5.6 yards per carry.
No. 7 Stanford Cardinal
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Poll points: 358
Last week's ranking: eighth
Week 1 result: Won 26-13 vs. Kansas State
Week 2 matchup: Off
Stanford (1-0) scored its fewest points since last year's opener, a 16-6 loss to Northwestern, and struggled to move the ball in the second half. But when the Cardinal needed a big play from all-around star Christian McCaffrey, he didn't disappoint.
McCaffrey's 41-yard rushing touchdown run with 2:12 left in the fourth quarter gave Stanford its final cushion and gave him his 12th 100-yard game in the past 13. He finished with 126 yards rushing and two TDs on 22 carries, while also catching seven passes for 40 yards and adding 44 return yards. That final number would have been higher had a 96-yard punt-return TD not been called back.
Stanford led 17-0 in the second quarter but saw its offense stall in the second half, with Kansas State pulling to 19-13 with 2:20 left before McCaffrey's final run.
No. 6 Houston Cougars
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Poll points: 360
Last week's ranking: 13th
Week 1 result: Won 33-23 vs. Oklahoma (at NRG Stadium)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Lamar
Houston (1-0) made waves in 2015 by knocking off a trio of power-conference teams, including Florida State in the Peach Bowl, leading to high expectations for this season. So far so good for the Cougars, whose performance against a playoff squad from a year ago shows 2015 wasn't a fluke.
"After a summer of insane hype, Houston is the team that met the bar," USA Today's Dan Wolken tweeted.
The Cougars scored 20 unanswered points to turn a four-point deficit late in the first half into a 16-point lead. They got two third-quarter touchdowns, including Brandon Wilson's 100-yard “kick-six” return of a missed field goal. Wilson caught Austin Seibert's 53-yard attempt just short of the back of the end zone and raced up the right sideline, leaping over a teammate on the way.
Wilson's TD was a major highlight, but Houston's win was an all-around effort. Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. threw for 321 yards and two TDs, getting some help from numerous great catches by his receivers. The Cougars also forced a pair of fumbles. Last year, per cfbstats.com, they led FBS with 35 takeaways.
No. 5 Michigan Wolverines
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Poll points: 399
Last week's ranking: sixth
Week 1 result: Won 63-3 vs. Hawaii
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. UCF
Michigan (1-0) made quick work of a Hawaii team that was playing at the equivalent of 6 a.m. back on the islands, keeping the Rainbow Warriors in negative yardage until late in the first half.
The Wolverines led 35-0 at halftime and 56-0 midway through the third quarter, scoring twice on interception returns in the process. Delano Hill brought a pick back 27 yards for a 28-0 lead, and then Channing Stribling scored on a 51-yard pick-six in the third quarter.
Wilton Speight threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns on 10-of-13 passing, shaking off an interception on his first throw. Chris Evans ran for 112 yards and two TDs as Michigan gained 306 rushing yards—its most since the 2014 season opener.
The 60-point margin was Michigan's largest since a 69-0 win over Northwestern in 1975.
No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes
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Poll points: 425
Last week's ranking: fifth
Week 1 result: Won 77-10 vs. Bowling Green
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Tulsa
Ohio State (1-0) racked up a school-record 776 yards to roll in its opener—a game that started with a mistake but turned to smooth sailing.
Bowling Green intercepted J.T. Barrett on the Buckeyes' first offensive series, with Brandon Harris returning it 63 yards for a touchdown. OSU scored on its next three possessions, all on Barrett TD passes as he tied his own school record (which he shares with Kenny Guiton) with six scoring throws. He also had 349 yards on 21-of-31 passing.
Curtis Samuel and Dontre Wilson each had two TD catches, with Samuel adding a TD run. Mike Weber ran for 136 yards in his first college game as the Buckeyes ran for 359 yards.
Ohio State held Bowling Green to 69 rushing yards—the fourth time in the last six games it's held an opponent fewer than 100 yards on the ground.
No. 3 Florida State Seminoles
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Poll points: 429
Last week's ranking: 3rd
Week 1 result: Won 45-34 vs. Ole Miss (in Orlando)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Charleston Southern
Florida State (1-0) pulled off the biggest comeback in school history behind a redshirt freshman quarterback and a defense that shook off a horrible first half.
The Seminoles trailed 28-6 with 3:04 left in the second quarter before getting a touchdown just ahead of halftime. That sparked a run of 33 unanswered points that ended with Florida State up 11 early in the fourth quarter. During that time—and for much of the game—the Seminoles controlled the clock, with 42 minutes and 39 seconds in time of possession.
Deondre Francois threw for 419 yards and two touchdowns on 33-of-52 passing in his first career start, while Dalvin Cook had 192 all-purpose yards, including seven catches for 101 yards. Freshman kicker Ricky Aguayo also helped FSU's cause with a program-record six field goals—three of which came from at least 40 yards.
No. 2 Clemson Tigers
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Poll points: 441 (one first-place vote)
Last week's ranking: second
Week 1 result: Won 19-13 at Auburn
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Troy
Clemson (1-0) slugged its way through a hard-fought road win—a victory that wasn't secured until a pair of Auburn deep throws into the end zone fell incomplete.
Deshaun Watson threw for 248 yards with a touchdown and an interception but was held to 21 rushing yards, his fewest since last October. Wayne Gallman ran for 123 yards and a TD, while receiver Mike Williams had nine catches for 174 yards in his return from a neck injury that knocked him out for nearly the entire 2015 season.
Clemson didn't score until midway through the second quarter but managed to build leads of 13-3 and 19-6. It held Auburn to 262 yards and forced three turnovers.
No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide
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Poll points: 474 (18 first-place votes)
Last week's ranking: first
Week 1 result: Won 52-6 vs. USC (in Arlington, Texas)
Week 2 matchup: Sept. 10 vs. Western Kentucky
It doesn't look like Alabama (1-0) plans on giving up its spot atop the college football world anytime soon.
"Alabama was like a cross between the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the Rio Olympics and a pack of wild animals tearing apart a carcass," Bleacher Report's Christopher Walsh wrote of the Tide's 13th consecutive win.
The first quarter might have been a bit shaky, but once the Crimson Tide got going it was the usual display of defensive dominance and an offensive game that wears you into submission. And with a true freshman at quarterback, it's skewing even younger than ever.
Jalen Hurts, inserted late in the first quarter, fumbled on his first snap but then went on to throw for 118 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for two more.
The Tide ran for 242 yards, getting 138 from Damien Harris, had Marlon Humphrey's interception return for a TD and held USC to 194 yards.
All slides written by Brian J. Pedersen. Follow the author on Twitter at @realBJP.
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