Salve from the exhaust end of the transfer portal, where the emissions of college football attempt to find a filter that can eliminate their carcinogens after departing their original (or even second) home. In the SEC’s case, there are plenty of quarterbacks who didn’t make it happen at their first or second stops — only to be reborn on their college careers.

You know the names. You might not know where they all are now. So we offer this as a public service …

Feast your eyes on the top 10 former SEC quarterbacks power rankings after Week 9!

10. Blake Barnett, South Florida (last week: 9)

Barnett is done for the season, and his career, after an ankle injury suffered in September required surgery this past week. A former 5-star recruit from Corona, Calif., Barnett redshirted in 2015 before being named the Tide’s starting quarterback in 2016. He was replaced by true freshman Jalen Hurts in Alabama’s season-opener with Southern Cal. His final 2019 stats: 40-for-77 for 434 yards and 4 touchdowns against 2 interceptions.

9. Woody Barrett, Kent State (last week: 10)

Barrett, a former Auburn QB for a hot minute, played against the Miami RedHawks … for 1 play. Barrett got 1 carry for 1 yard in Kent State’s 23-16 loss. Barrett’s season passing stats: 20-of-40 for 205 yards and 3 TDs.

8. Cole Kelley, Southeastern Louisiana (last week: 8)

The former Arkansas Razorback is still the backup to Chason Virgil in Hammond, and the Lions are now 4-3 after whipping Houston Baptist 52-13. Kelley got some garbage time for the Lions, going 6-of-8 for 101 yards and 1 touchdown.

7. Quinten Dormady, Central Michigan (last week: 7)

The former Tennessee (and Houston) transfer went 25-of-37 for 272 yards and 2 touchdowns with 2 interceptions in a 43-20 loss to Buffalo. Central Michigan is 5-4 and just a half-game out of the MAC West lead.

6. Ty Storey, Western Kentucky (last week: 5)

The former Arkansas Razorback earned his 5th start of the season against Marshall but didn’t have quite enough to halt the Thundering Herd — losing 26-23. Storey went 31-of-43 for 292 yards and 1 interception, and had 10 carries for 7 yards and 1 TD. He and Justin McMillan seem to be trading this spot back and forth each week.

5. Justin McMillan, Tulane (last week: 6)

McMillan and the Green Wave took Navy to the limit before falling 41-38. The former LSU signal-caller went 20-of-29 for 290 yards and 3 TDs with 2 interceptions. He also rushed 16 times for 25 yards and 2 TDs in the loss.

4. Shea Patterson, Michigan (last week: 4)

The former Ole Miss QB turned in a puzzling performance, as on one hand, the 19th-ranked Wolverines dealt No. 8 Notre Dame a 45-14 whipping. But Patterson was just 6-of-12 for 100 yards and 2 TDs in a driving rainstorm. Clearly the buckets and buckets of water dumping on Michigan Stadium were a factor for both teams, though, as Notre Dame’s Ian Book threw for just 73 yards in a losing effort.

3. Jacob Eason, Washington (last week: 3)

Eason and the Huskies were off this past weekend, and take on No. 9 Utah (7-1) this Saturday at home. The former Georgia QB has gone 157-of-223 for 1,981 yards and 16 touchdowns against 3 interceptions — the 16 TD passes this season match his freshman season as a Bulldog.

2. Justin Fields, Ohio State (last week: 2)

Facing a Wisconsin defense eager to atone for a 24-23 upset loss to Illinois the week before, Fields and the No. 3-ranked Buckeyes just kept on keeping on — whipping the No. 13 Badgers 38-7 to remain undefeated.

The former Georgia QB was 12-of-22 for 167 yards and 2 touchdowns and added 13 carries for 28 yards and another TD on the ground in a driving rainstorm.

Fields has thrown for 1,659 yards and 24 touchdowns with just 1 interception as Ohio State is 7-0. He also has rushed for 9 TDs.

Ohio State gets Maryland at home and Rutgers in East Piscataway before a showdown with No. 5 Penn State for the presumptive Big Ten title on Nov. 23.

1. Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma (last week: 1)

Mayhem in Manhattan!

Hurts and No. 5 Oklahoma fell victim to unranked Kansas State, rallying from down 18 before losing 48-41 as a 21.5-point favorite.

The Crimson Tide graduate transfer did his part in guiding the Sooners throughout, going 19-of-26 for 395 yards and 1 touchdown along with rushing 19 times for a team-high 96 yards and 3 TDs. But despite Hurts’ big game, the Sooners couldn’t get past a multitude of mistakes: 2 turnovers, costly penalties and the ejection of a defensive leader.

It was the 3rd consecutive week a top 10 team lost to an unranked foe, with Oklahoma joining Georgia and Wisconsin.

“We’ve got to be more appreciative, cherish every moment and attack every moment with the right intent,” Hurts said. “We’ve got to learn from this and appreciate this lesson.”

Hurts has thrown for 2,469 yards — 6th-best in the nation — and 21 TDs (T-8th). He also has 13 touchdown runs in 2019 and is the nation’s 2nd-leading rusher among QBs with 801 yards.

The Sooners could still reach the Playoff by winning out and getting some help, but the task becomes much more challenging. And the road doesn’t get any easier — after an off week this week Oklahoma has games against No. 23 Iowa State and No. 14 Baylor.

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