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My Heisman horse race might become a Secretariat situation. Jeremiah Smith's second straight 200-yard game put him in the lead, though Keelon Russell's doing his best to keep up. Also: Jamal Roberts! Aiden Flora! Braden Atkinson! TREY FEENEY! HEISMAN OF THE WEEK: www.espn.com/college-foot...

Heisman of Week 5: Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith starts to pull away

With another 200-yard game, Ohio State's star receiver could start pulling away from the field.

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Brian Fremeau @bcfremeau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Updated chart through Week 5 game data, the trend continues: 23.5 total possessions per FBS game in 2026

Chart titled "Possessions Per FBS vs FBS Game"; a line chart illustrating the average number of possessions per game from 2007 to 2026; the average for all games played in a season is featured prominently, and the average for games played through Week 5 is provided as well; 2026 data through Week 5 is highlighted

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Yeah, 1-5 were bad, and then 6-7 took everything to a completely different level.

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The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast @solidverbal.com · 06/10/2026

Genuinely one of the most embarrassing things I've ever read. Ego and insecurity can team up to create some of the most amazing thoughts ever thought.

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🏈 WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Talking through trustworthy/untrustworthy CFB things with the great @espnbillc.bsky.social and running through some of the biggest QB questions lingering in Week 6 🔗 buff.ly/4v0rC7H

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Heisman of Week 5: Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith starts to pull away

With another 200-yard game, Ohio State's star receiver could start pulling away from the field.

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Because you jerks won't stop asking, here's the SP+ top 50 without any preseason projections. I'm definitely here for top-2 Utah, top-16 New Mexico, NDSU and JMU (GAMEDAY TO ALBUQUERQUE FOR UNM-NDSU, PLEASE) and top-40 Georgia State (and barely-top-50 Michigan).

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Fun to write, and not only because I figured out how to blame Cristiano Ronaldo for 4 of his teammates not winning.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SP+ TOP 772, WEEK 6 * Georgia -154 Judson * Austin Peay -10.5 Middle Tennessee * Ferris State -6 Ball State * Texas-Rio Grande Valley -87 Rio Grande * Following an 83-0 loss to No. 497 RPI, WE HAVE A NEW NO. 772: Your Hilbert Hawks of Hamburg, N.Y.! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Clearer: SEC race (Bama!), Heisman, G6 race (LOBOS!), American race (FAU!) Cloudier: 10-win B1G/SEC teams, ACC race (second spot), Norvell's hot seat?? Also: SP+ movement, Kentucky's comeback and an AMAAAAAAAZING FCS weekend WEEK 5 RECAP: www.espn.com/college-foot...

Connelly: Week 5 brought clarity, confusion to conference races

While Alabama muddied the SEC waters, the ACC picture got clearer -- or did it?

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I mean, going up 30+ spots in 3-4 games is pretty dang good! Still 84th in points allowed per drive, so I'm guessing that's where the further limitations are...

Connelly: Week 5 brought clarity, confusion to conference races

While Alabama muddied the SEC waters, the ACC picture got clearer -- or did it?

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WEEK 6 SP+ PICKS Hoosiers 31, Huskers 24 Oregon 34, UCLA 24 Texas 27, OU 17 LSU 33, Kentucky 20 Louisville 32, FSU 29 Mizzou 31, A&M 21 Iowa 24, Washington 22 NDSU 31, UNLV 21 Uh, LOTS of big disagreements this week. Odd. All games: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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* Dawgs still No. 1 * Huskers 👀👀👀 * Mizzou, Houston, Arizona and NEW MEXICO 📈📈📈📈 * UVA, Illinois, Washington and USF 📉📉📉📉 UPDATED SP+ RANKINGS: www.espn.com/college-foot...

2026 college football SP+ rankings for all 138 FBS teams

The updated SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, after this weekend's results.

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They lost a game. 11 of 12 teams there are unbeaten.

Not quite Grand Valley State-Judson (projection: GVSU by 95.4, actual: GVSU 96, lolololololol), but solid. It's nailing Judson games way better than FCS at the moment...

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The CFP if Résumé SP+ chose it after 5 weeks... 9 UCLA at 8 Nebraska -- 1 Alabama 12 JMU at 5 Notre Dame -- 4 Miami 11 LSU at 6 Utah -- 3 Georgia 10 Pitt at 7 Indiana -- 2 Texas

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LOWEST POSTGAME WIN EXPECTANCY IN A WIN, WEEK 5: NC St > Louisville 7.6% SDSU > TXST 14.9% Pitt > Va Tech 24.8% Kentucky > SC 28.0% BYU > TCU 29.7% SJSU > Hawaii 32.0% Air Force > Navy 38.6% Weird week! Full list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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2026 SP+

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The SP+ projection was Indiana Wesleyan by 86.3. 😎

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Cavan Sullivan you magnificent bastard #USMNT

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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I feel this was all a big setup to try to bait me into a "Missouri fell six spots after coming up 11 yards short against another ranked team on the road! That's extremely normal!! What are we all yelling about???" rant, and the joke's on you, it didn't work.

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RedditCFB @redditcfb.com · 03/10/2026

With Idaho's massive upset of #1 Montana State last night, all 3 Idaho schools have won their way onto the FBS #CFBImperialism map (however briefly) for the first time since it began in 2017. 2 games to be played today: Idaho State hosts NAU; Boise State hosts Utah State

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I read how this ended before I actually watched it (went to bed at halftime, naturally), but I still wasn't prepared for an absolutely perfect 80 seconds of college football.

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First time ever that both teams are at 3%

Can't say I saw the second half live but caught up this morning. Perfection.

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* Kamario vs. Keelon! Hell yes! * Iowa goes for the double * Which top-12 road teams lose? (Because some will lose!) * Enter Sandman and Ryan Field! * BIGGEST! UMASS HOME GAME! EVER (in FBS)! * Chaos superfecta! Playlist! THE WIAC'S BACK! WEEK 5 PREVIEW: www.espn.com/college-foot...

Connelly: Alabama, Ohio State among ranked teams on upset alert

Alabama, Ohio State and Florida all face ranked road tests. How can they get home with victories?

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I know the angles are weird, but it seemed QUITE good!

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Lots of winds were blowing, but Penn State was the first domino.

Why the Ivy League might finally be ready to compete in the playoffs

Great coach. Talked to him about Ivy teams being good enough to compete in the FCS playoffs, and 7 years later his team became the first Ivy to win a playoff game. www.sbnation.com/college-foot...

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The conference is fun, rapidly improving, and full of coaches raring to test themselves nationally. Let’s talk to each head coach.

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Very good point. Interactions on social have definitely led me to believe that a) people don't necessarily know about the CCGs thing (or the impact that'd have) and b) some folks are picturing the FCS-style "every champ gets in" thing. Clarification there would almost certainly drop it below 10%...

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Yep, lol. Fans definitely won't quickly get sick of merely making the round of 16...

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Yeah, the announcement itself led to Big 12 schools getting their knives out, Larry Scott saying "This is my moment!", et cetera, even before Nebraska actually moved. (It's always the Big Ten, lol. Started the 1990s realignment wars, started the conference network wars, started the 2010s wars.)

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To me, the Archduke moment will always be the Big Ten saying "we're looking into expanding" in December 2009. That definitely set the, uh, butterfly's wings into motion...

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Ha, oh I’ve definitely already gamed that all out in my head…

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You can definitely make a strong/obvious argument that realignment ruined the pursuit of a just playoff system. Realignment power games were going to ruin ANY system of determining a champ.

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The regional thing stopped being true in about 1975. People have wanted their team to be the best in the *nation* since the moment I was first exposed to the sport in like 1983.

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