OK, Oregon, now it's your turn.

First, Alabama gets knocked out of the No. 1 spot after its loss to South Carolina Oct. 9.

Then, Ohio State slides into the top spot, only to get drubbed by host Wisconsin 31-18 on Saturday.

Such turnover gives teams like Oregon, which slid into the top spot for the first time in school history, a chance to shine at No. 1.

And, more importantly, it allows teams like Boise State, to move up to No. 2 and into a golden position to play for a national championship.

Boise State hasn't played a juggernaut schedule like teams in the Southeastern Conference or a very competitive one, like the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Pac 10.

But every time Boise State plays a Top 25 team, it wins — or so it seems.

The signature game for the Broncos history came on Jan. 1, 2007, when the team knocked off the favored Oklahoma Sooners 43-42 in an overtime thriller that is considered one of the best college football games of all time.

The Broncos used the hook-and-lateral play to tie the score with seven seconds left in overtime, then Ian Johnson scored on the Statue of Liberty play on the two-point conversion to win.

Coach Chris Petersen has rolled up a 55-4 record in his 4Z\x seasons and has won the national coach of the year award twice, the only coach to do so.

Petersen has two undefeated titles in his four years, has been a part of seven Western Athletic Conference championships over the past eight years and four regular-season undefeated records over the past six years.

The Broncos won their second Fiesta Bowl in January after a 17-16 victory over TCU.

The bottom line is the Broncos have improved their strength of schedule, defeating No. 10 Virginia Tech on the road to open the season, then beating Oregon State two games later.

The only other tough game remaining is at Nevada Nov. 26.

It looked as though the Broncos' shot at a national title game wouldn't happen, not with Alabama on its way to defending its national championship and teams like Ohio State and Oklahoma blocking its path.

Not now.

I'm sure voters will be looking to knock the Broncos down a notch or two if they don't blow away their competition each week, but I hope they don't.

As much as college football is steeped in tradition, it needs new blood flowing through its veins.

Just as Gonzaga has built itself into a national college basketball program, Boise State has done the same in football.

The Broncos earned their shot. Here's hoping the pollsters will give it to them.