Jokes aside, the college football crew is excited to bring you a weekly Top 25 throughout the 2025 season. Our familiar cast of characters—David Kenyon, Adam Kramer, Joel Reuter and Brad Shepard—each submitted a ballot. A first-place vote was worth 25 points, 24 for second place and so on.

Greathouse entered the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl with only six receptions for 49 yards in his previous five games. He had not eclipsed 66 receiving yards for the season and still sought his first 100-yard performance in a Notre Dame uniform.