NCAAF Week 5 Review

By Owen Pannell | KZA Sports

This weekend had some elite college football action. Upsets, big games, OT, all you could ask for. Let’s summarize this crazy Saturday (and Friday).

Important results

- Virginia- 46 Florida State- 38 (OT)

I mentioned it in my week 5 preview, but Florida State was on upset alert going into this game, and they got upset. Virginia looked very solid, and the Seminoles didn’t even look terrible, but losing this one definitely hurts. They can still make the playoffs for sure though, especially with how the Alabama win looks right now. 

- Arizona State- 27 TCU- 24

Arizona State jumps back up in the Big 12 title race with this massive win over TCU. A very nice 4th quarter comeback got this win for the Sun Devils, and they earned a spot in the top 25 because of it. Texas Tech and Iowa State are probably above them right now, but ASU could definitely make a run.

- Oregon- 30 Penn State- 24 (2OT)

Absolutely MASSIVE win for the Ducks. They’ve proved that they are among the top teams in the country, if not the top. Penn State gets another crushing loss in a big game. At this point, you just can’t have any faith in the Nittany Lions doing anything.

- Ole Miss- 24 LSU- 19

Ole Miss gets a big win to start 3-0 in the SEC. LSU might not be good at all, but people seem to absolutely love the Rebels now. LSU could be in trouble, their offense is actually atrocious. Playoffs seem unlikely for the Tigers right now, they need to figure it out.

- Alabama- 24 Georgia- 21

Georgia just cannot beat Bama. Everyone was picking the Dawgs at home, but they just couldn’t get it done. Alabama looks dang good, and they’ve improved a ton since that FSU loss. Georgia is still a good team, and they can control their own destiny to the playoffs, but I don’t know if they’ll get it done.

- Texas A&M- 16 Auburn- 10

Jackson Arnold and Auburn’s offense just looks terrible, but their defense does look legit. I don’t know why Texas A&M is being glazed so hard, they didn’t look that good. It might be Deuce Knight time in Auburn.

- Tennessee- 41 Mississippi State- 34 (OT)

Mississippi State was so close to an absolutely insane start, but they barely fell to the Vols in OT. This is still a massive improvement for them though, they will easily make a bowl game and they’re taking a huge jump in the right direction. Tennessee wishes they could’ve gotten a bigger win, but they’ll still take it.

Upset Alert

This includes almost upsets, and doesn’t include games previously mentioned

- Indiana- 20 Iowa- 15

Iowa was extremely close to pulling off a big upset over the Hoosiers. A late touchdown by star receiver Elijah Sarratt gave Indiana the win, but it was a great showing by the Hawkeye defense overall.

- Houston- 27 Oregon State- 24 (OT)

The Beavers almost got their first win of the year vs undefeated Houston, but the Cougars were able to pull it out in OT, in a very entertaining Friday night game.

- Georgia Tech- 30 Wake Forest- 29 (OT)

The Demon Deacons were up 17-3 at halftime, but after forcing overtime the Yellow Jackets were able to pull out a win and avoid a very discouraging loss.

Best Games

This does not include previously mentioned games

- Illinois- 34 USC- 32

Illinois got a massive bounce back victory with a win over USC. A game winning field goal by David Olano as time expired dealt a crushing blow to the Trojans.

- BYU- 24 Colorado-21

This was the night cap so many folks were asleep, but BYU got a nice road win over Coach Prime’s squad. Colorado has been pretty disappointing this year honestly.

- Louisville- 34 Pittsburgh- 27

Down 17-0 after the first, Louisville was able to stay undefeated with an amazing comeback that included a 14-0 4th quarter. They might be a threat in the ACC.

- Cincinnati- 37 Kansas- 34

Tawee Walker found the endzone with 29 seconds left to give the Bearcats the lead. Personally, I thought the Jayhawks would definitely get this one, but props to Cincy.

My Predictions

Weekly record: 12-13 (48%)

Total record: 71-59 (55%)

Weekly points: 35 

Total points: 190.5

Another disappointing week. A lot of craziness happened, but I’ve still got to be better. Next week has to be a good one. Also, feel free to play along! Just pick 25 games each week and post them using #KZACFBpicks and use the scoring system down below. The winner each week gets a cash prize!

-35+ = 0.5 points

-21.5-34.5 = 1 point

-15.5-21 = 1.5 points

-11-15 = 2 points

-7-10.5 = 2.5 points

-3.5-6.5 = 3 points

-0.5-3 = 3.5 points

+0.5-3 = 4.5 points

+3.5-6.5 = 5 points

+7-10.5 = 5.5 points

+11-15 = 6 points

+15.5-21 = 6.5 points

+21.5-34.5 = 7.5 points

+35+ = 10 points

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