Drawing conclusions from Week 4
— -- Each Sunday during the season, ESPN.com will highlight four storylines that had an impact on the College Football Playoff race.
Mississippi State 34, No. 8 LSU 29
Louisiana native Dak Prescott passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 105 and a TD at Tiger Stadium as the Bulldogs snapped a 14-game losing streak to LSU.
No. 1 Florida State 23, No. 22 Clemson 17 (OT)
Jameis Winston, suspended for the game after making "offensive and vulgar" comments earlier this week on campus, was reduced to cheerleader as Karlos Williams scored on a 12-yard touchdown run to rally Florida State past Clemson in overtime.
No. 2 Oregon 38, Washington State 31
Marcus Mariota threw for 329 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 58 net yards despite being sacked seven times as the Ducks scraped by the Cougars 38-31.
No. 3 Alabama 42, Florida 21
Alabama held Florida's Jeff Driskel to 93 yards passing, completing just 9-of-28 with two interceptions, as the Gators could muster only 200 total yards. Alabama's 645 total yards were the most Florida has ever allowed.
