Future 5 didn’t reasonably ship the drama of Future 4, Notre Dame-Duke however, but it surely attempted.
Two top-10 groups — the Georgia Bulldogs and USC Trojans — have shyed away from street upsets, year any other, the Oregon Geese, overcame a gradual begin to romp Stanford.
And year it was once a bye date for one of the vital nation’s height school soccer groups (Florida Order, Ohio Order, North Carolina, Miami), it additionally was once a bye date — as in adios — for a couple of unbeaten groups making an attempt to store the height 25 inside of their grab.
Kansas had was hoping to climb however was once drilled through Texas. Syracuse was once searching for to get to 5-0 and earn a place within the scores however misplaced through 17 to Clemson. Duke’s last-minute loss to Notre Dame stored the Blue Devils from perfection, however no longer from the height 25.
In the meantime, Kentucky earned a park on the desk in a blowout win towards Florida, and Missouri endured its unbeaten get started.
Right here’s how the Energy Scores play games out then Future 5 effects:
Kirby Shrewd stated it wasn’t at all times a question of Auburn preventing Georgia up to Georgia preventing itself all through a closer-than-expected 27-20 win in Jordan-Hare Stadium. The working contest wasn’t constant enough quantity. There have been too many giveover. And the protection gave up too many lengthy runs. However what the Bulldogs had when it mattered maximum was once Brock Bowers. The All-American tight finish got here alive within the fourth quarter with six catches for 148 yards, together with the game-winning TD within the fourth quarter. Shrewd put it absolute best when he requested rhetorically, “Who can argue that there’s a better football player in the country?” — Alex Scarborough
Up then: vs. Kentucky (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
The Wolverines have been dominant of their 45-7 win over Nebraska to journey 5-0 at the season. Michigan has now scored 30 or extra issues in every of its first 5 video games for the primary future since 1976. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been a bulky a part of that offensive surge. He had 156 yards passing and two touchdowns on simply 12 completions Saturday. Receiver Roman Wilson stuck his 7th and 8th landing receptions at the era towards the Huskers. The run contest through committee: 249 yards and 3 touchdowns without a participant speeding for greater than 75 yards. The protection close Nebraska ailing and was once ready to stock the Huskers to only one landing. — Tom VanHaaren
Up then: at Minnesota (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)
The Longhorns are 5-0 for the primary future since 2009, additionally the final future they received the Fat 12. They did it in dominating style, speeding for 336 yards and passing for 325 with 33 first downs year retaining Kansas to 0-of-8 on 3rd downs. The 661 yards have been probably the most in class historical past in a Fat 12 contest, with Jonathon Brooks carving up the KU protection for 217 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 10.8 yards in line with lift. Quinn Ewers was once 25-of-31 for 325 yards and a landing to Georgia switch Adonai Mitchell who had10 catches for 141 yards at the moment. Ewers added 45 speeding yards and two touchdowns. The Jayhawks have been with out quarterback Jalon Daniels, and the Texas protection held Jason Bean to 9-of-21 passing for 136 yards. Heading right into a showdown with Oklahoma, the Horns have received their 5 video games through a median of 23 issues. — Dave Wilson
Up then: vs. Oklahoma (midday ET, ABC)
Regardless that the discoverable month got here early within the season for the Seminoles, it in fact got here at a just right future bearing in mind the bodily toll the primary 4 video games have taken — maximum particularly to quarterback Jordan Travis, who performed the final two video games with a sore left shoulder. Moment that may maximum indisputably aid Travis and others who’re banged up, it additionally way they are going to play games 8 immediately video games. That begins Saturday towards suffering Virginia Tech. The final future the Hokies got here to Tallahassee, they beat former teacher Willie Taggart to discoverable the 2018 season. However a lot has modified for each techniques over that span. — Andrea Adelson
Up then: vs. Virginia Tech (3:30 p.m. ET)
Ho-hum, any other bulky evening from Heisman candidate Michael Penix Jr. The quarterback finished 30-of-40 passes for 363 yards in a closer-than-expected 31-24 win towards Arizona. Nonetheless, it was once a at ease win. Most likely probably the most encouraging section for UW was once the manufacturing it were given at the grassland as Dillon Johnson (2), Germie Bernard and Will Nixon all in a bind for rankings. The late-night win ensured the Huskies and Oregon will each be undefeated for his or her Oct. 14 tilt in Seattle. Most likely a Pac-12 championship contest preview? – Kyle Bonagura
Up then: vs. Oregon, Oct. 14
The discoverable date got here at a just right future for Ohio Order, which must simmer ailing from an emotional win at Notre Dame and heal up for Fat Ten play games. Teacher Ryan Moment’s postgame pastime, year comprehensible to some extent, may no longer have helped if the Buckeyes had any other contest instantly forward. Moment and his crew were given a anticipation to recharge prior to website hosting a Maryland crew teacher Mike Locksley pegged as the most efficient in his tenure. Buckeyes celebrity broad receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. additionally were given remaining future to extra his ankle then hobbling off the grassland towards the Irish. Quarterback Kyle McCord now has a reference level of tips on how to carry out underneath hardship. The then step for McCord and the Buckeyes is larger potency and across-the-board dominance, starting towards Maryland. — Adam Rittenberg
Up then: vs. Maryland (midday ET, Fox)
They’re no longer at all times as simple as Penn Order made it glance amid the “White Out” towards Iowa final date. The Nittany Lions weren’t at their sharpest however nonetheless discovered a method to win at the street in Evanston on Saturday, making sure a 3rd immediately 5-0 get started. Regardless of permitting simply 59 overall yards within the first part, Penn Order discovered itself in a 10-10 contest at halftime, in immense section to fumbling the outlet kickoff — its first giveover of the season — that helped arrange a Northwestern landing. Drew Allar gutted via (18-for-33 passing for 189 yards and a landing), however his 1-yard TD run put Penn Order up for just right within the 3rd quarter to aid a protection that surrendered 175 overall yards (45 speeding yards). A bye date for the Nittany Lions adopted through a house contest with Massachusetts will all set the degree for what must be a monster contest towards Ohio Order in Columbus on Oct. 14. — Blake Baumgartner
Up then: vs. UMass, Oct. 14 (3:30 p.m. ET)
This one began a lot more slowly, however for the second one immediately date the Geese received with the similar ultimate rating: 42-6. At Stanford, Oregon trailed 3-0 on the finish of the primary quarter — later 6-0 — prior to restoring sequence with 42 unanswered issues (final date, the Geese led 42-0 towards Colorado). The Geese head right into a bye date with probably the most greatest video games within the season ready on Oct. 14: a commute to Washington in what’s going to be a fight of top-10 groups. Bo Nix‘s Heisman marketing campaign helps to keep buzzing alongside: He tossed 4 touchdowns towards Stanford and not using a pick out. — Bonagura
Up then: at Washington, Oct. 14
For one part of soccer, USC seemed find it irresistible was once smartly on its method to an Oregon-like dominant win over Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes. Caleb Williams was once firing on all cylinders, the protection was once pressuring Shedeur Sanders within the backfield and the entirety was once arising USC. After, the second one part started, and USC’s protection started to split as soon as once more, permitting Colorado to attain 24 issues and ultimately achieve 564 overall yards of offense. Colorado ended up coming quick, however handiest dropping through one rating then being ailing 34-7 at one level. As Lincoln Riley stated postgame, a win is a win, but it surely’s hanging that in spite of Williams throwing for over 400 yards and 6 touchdowns, the Trojans nonetheless needed to sweat and struggle for his or her undefeated report to stick alive. — Paolo Uggetti
Up then: vs. Arizona (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
A 2-0 get started in SEC play games is simply what the physician ordered for Alabama then that loss at house to Texas in Future 2 and the closer-than-expected win at USF refer to date. Going at the street to Mississippi Order and retaining the Bulldogs to 261 overall yards — year forcing 3 giveover — confirmed as soon as once more what this Purple Stream protection is in a position to. And year Jalen Milroe didn’t precisely luminous it up throwing the soccer, he didn’t flip the ball over and ran for 69 yards and two touchdowns, which is indisputably a advance constructively. Later up is a trickier check, although, getting to Texas A&M the place Alabama misplaced two years in the past. — Scarborough
Up then: at Texas A&M (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
As wretched as final date’s last-second loss to Ohio Order was once, Notre Dame got here again in order the similar form of despair to Duke. Sam Hartman delivered a power for the ages, eminent the Irish 95 yards in 2:04 — together with a snatch conversion on fourth-and-16 by which he ran for the primary ailing. Following a spike, Audric Estime scored on a 30-yard landing run with 31 seconds left to drag out the victory. Notre Dame was once outplayed on offense for gigantic stretches, and had a difficult future making performs at the perimeter with a number of receivers out. Tight finish Mitchell Evans got here up bulky, with a career-high 134 yards. Notre Dame has now received 30 immediately regular-season video games towards ACC fighters, passing 1992 to 1995 Florida Order for the longest streak all-time. — Adelson
Up then: at Louisville (7:30 p.m. ABC)
The Cougars’ book went up on their bye date as Oregon Order bounced again from its loss to WSU with a at ease win towards then-Deny. 10 Utah. Primarily based only on efficiency — no longer on preconceived notions about emblem getting into the season — there’s a sturdy case WSU is a top-10 crew. QB Cam Ward has been a number of the nation’s absolute best gamers, and an enchanting check at UCLA awaits then date. — Bonagura
Up then: at UCLA (3 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Community)
Oklahoma-Iowa Order was once two other video games, and OU received them each. Within the first part, the Sooners old a 19-0 explode to pluck a 40-20 top into the fracture. In the second one part, their protection dominated. Nearest gaining 270 yards within the first part, the Cyclones won simply 82 thereafter. Upload all of it up, and also you get a 50-20 shellacking that very easily moved OU to 5-0. Dillon Gabriel finished passes to ten gamers and completed with 366 yards and 3 touchdowns, and year the protection were given knocked round a little early, it completed with 9 tackles for loss and a couple of interceptions. Later up is the bulky one: a commute to Dallas to stand Texas. — Invoice Connelly
Up then: at Texas (midday ET, ABC)
Silas Bolden‘s 153 overall yards — highlighted through a 45-yard landing run to bust the sport discoverable early within the fourth quarter — carried the offensive load for Oregon Order. It’s protection made occasion deadly for two-time protecting Pac-12 champ Utah, with a pink zone interception from linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold within the 3rd, stealing away any momentum the Utes attempted to grab. The Beavers held the Utes to 198 overall yards, and Trent Bray’s protection authorized handiest 2-of-13 conversions on 3rd ailing in grabbing a excess victory — a a success reaction to final date’s loss to Washington Order. DJ Uiagalelei was once clever in the second one part, connecting with Bolden for a 27-yard rating, and overcoming a overdue interception. Operating again Damien Martinez (16 carries for 65 yards and a landing) equipped Oregon Order some sustenance for a grassland contest that churned out 131 yards on 36 carries. — Baumgartner
Up then: at Cal (10 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Community)
The Hurricanes were given a fracture this date at the bye then a 41-7 win over Temple. Miami has had an impressive begin to the season with quarterback Tyler Van Dyke in complete keep an eye on of the offense. He has 2,931 passing yards with 25 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, however the crew hasn’t gotten to the beef of its time table but. Nonetheless residue are Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Clemson, NC Order, Florida Order and Louisville. It’s getting to be tricky ailing the stretch for Miami, however the best way the crew has performed up to now, there’s a shot at completing on a elevated be aware then going 5-7 in 2022. — VanHaaren
Up then: vs. Georgia Tech (8 p.m. ET, ACC Community)
A date then going belly-up on offense towards Alabama, Ole Leave out all set an SEC report with 711 yards of overall offense Saturday in a wild (and gutsy) 55-49 win at house over LSU. The Rebels have been restricted to only 10 issues a date in the past in a 24-10 loss to the Purple Stream, the bottom scoring output towards an SEC opponent since Lane Kiffin arrived in Oxford in 2020. However towards the Tigers, the Rebels have been explosive in each the passing contest (389 yards) and working contest (317 yards) and made a game-saving defensive play games on the finish on a cross breakup after all zone. Ole Leave out working again Quinshon Judkins had his absolute best contest of the season with 177 speeding yards, a excess key within the contest. The Rebels’ stability on offense stored LSU’s protection off stability. The win helps to keep Ole Leave out proper in the midst of an SEC Western Section race this is handiest getting to get extra fascinating within the then few weeks. — Chris Low
Up then: vs. Arkansas (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Community)
The Tar Heels had an discoverable month then opening 4-0, and need to barricade towards the scary ‘glance forward’ contest towards Syracuse then date. The Orange simply dropped their first contest of the season to Clemson, however nonetheless have one of the fertile dual-threat quarterbacks within the ACC in Garrett Shrader and an competitive protection that again and again were given then Cade Klubnik on Saturday. What would North Carolina be taking a look forward to? Miami on Oct. 14 in what *may just* be a matchup of 2 undefeated groups. — Adelson
Up then: vs. Syracuse (3:30 p.m. ET)
A date then stifling UCLA, Utah won a dose of that medication for Oregon Order on Friday in Corvallis, Oregon. With quarterback Cameron Rising nonetheless sidelined, the duo of Nate Johnson and Bryson Barnes struggled mightily as Utah’s offense controlled simply 198 overall yards. Johnson was once relieved one form into the 3rd quarter and ultimately returned then Barnes didn’t end up a lot more efficient. The 2 mixed for 13-of-31 passing for 141 yards. With the offense wanting a jolt, Emerging’s go back can’t come quickly enough quantity if the Utes are to conclude their future within the Pac-12 with a 3rd immediately convention identify. The Utes had long past 5 immediately quarters with out scoring prior to tight finish Thomas Yassmin‘s landing reception within the fourth quarter ended the Beavers’ shutout bid. A bye date adopted through a house contest with California may just permit Emerging to stand to hurry prior to USC and Oregon come calling halfway via October. — Baumgartner
Up then: vs. Cal, Oct. 14
Dropping to Notre Dame 21-14 at house then retaining a top overdue within the fourth quarter was once enough quantity of a intestine punch. However the worst information took place at the Blue Devils’ ultimate offensive play games of the sport, when quarterback Riley Leonard had his leg rolled up on then he was once sacked. Teacher Mike Elko didn’t have a lot of an replace then the sport, however Leonard left the grassland on crutches with out striking any weight on his proper leg. If there may be any just right information in any respect, Duke has an discoverable month this date prior to prepping for NC Order. However this is modest comfort then a double dose of despair Saturday evening. — Adelson
Up then: vs. NC Order, Oct. 14
Although there’s some to wash up from Tennessee’s 41-20 win over South Carolina at house, the Vols received convincingly the place you need to win — the order of scrimmage. Their push within the defensive entrance by no means allowed South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler to get at ease within the area, and the Vols two times blocked the Gamecocks on fourth-and-short. In addition they scored a defensive landing on Kamal Hadden‘s 28-yard interception go back simply prior to the part. Quarterback Joe Milton III nonetheless must be extra constant on intermediate passes, however getting settingup middle Cooper Mays again within the offensive order performed a key function within the Vols cranking up their working contest to the track of 238 yards. Tennessee receiver Bru McCoy was once carted off the grassland within the first part with an ankle trauma. The Vols had a couple of alternative gamers get injured within the contest and can have an discoverable month to get wholesome prior to Texas A&M involves Knoxville. — Low
Up then: vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 14
Ray Davis and Kentucky didn’t let Florida breathe a lot in rolling for a very easy victory inside the pleasant confines of Kroger Grassland in Lexington, prepping for then date’s commute to Athens in superb style. Davis’ 150 overall yards (141 speeding) and two touchdowns (one speeding) all through a 16-point first quarter was once handiest the start. The Vanderbilt switch ran for a career-high 280 yards (fix for 3rd all-time in Kentucky historical past) and 3 rankings towards a Gators’ protection that got here into Saturday moment within the SEC in speeding protection (82.3 YPG). The Wildcats, who month the convention in accelerate protection (77.5 YPG), held Florida in take a look at there (69 yards on 29 makes an attempt) on how to bettering to 2-0 in SEC play games with their stiffest check — two-time protecting nationwide champion Georgia — then at the time table. — Baumgartner
Up then: at Georgia (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
The Bulldogs’ win towards Nevada was once by no means in dubiousness, however they’ll most likely let fall annoyed through the shortcoming to maintain landing drives towards the winless Wolf Bundle. Fresno Order’s first two touchdowns got here on performs of 65 and 72 yards, however out of doors of the bulky performs the offense wasn’t working at the usual that has been all set underneath teacher Jeff Tedford. Later date’s commute to Wyoming (4-1) may well be Fresno Order’s hardest street commute left at the time table. — Bonagura
Up then: at Wyoming (8 p.m. ET)
Louisville moved to 5-0 for the primary future in 10 years with a 13-10, survive-and-advance win over NC Order on Friday evening. Nearest blowing out Boston Faculty in a 56-28 observe meet a date in the past, the Cardinals received this one with protection. They pressured 3 giveover, made 8 tackles for loss and held a stuttering Wolfpack offense to only 3.6 yards in line with play games. It was once important since the UL offense additionally dedicated 3 giveover; Jack Plummer threw two alternatives and took 4 sacks, and this one wasn’t secure till Brock Travelstead nailed a 53-yarder and Quincy Riley picked off Brennan Armstrong with 1:33 left. However unpleasant wins nonetheless rely as wins. — Connelly
Up then: vs. Notre Dame (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Missouri inclined on a ordinary system to journey to 5-0 for the primary future since 2013. The Tigers took ailing Vanderbilt 38-21 in Nashville with a big dose of Cook dinner-to-Burden. Brady Cook threw for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns; 140 of the ones yards and two of the rankings going to celebrity sophomore Luther Burden III. Mizzou old a mid-game 21-0 run to pluck keep an eye on, and when Vandy discovered a overdue offensive rhythm, the Tigers matched the Commodores rating for rating. Burden is on month for almost 1,700 receiving yards for the season, and Cook dinner has all set an SEC report for many consecutive passes with out an interception. — Connelly
Up then: vs. LSU (midday ET, ESPN)
Texas A&M: The Aggies’ proficient protection is striking the entire items in combination in SEC play games, retaining Arkansas to 174 overall yards — together with 42 speeding yards on 1.1 yards in line with lift — and for the second one immediately date together with final date’s 27-10 domination of Auburn, racked up precisely seven sacks 15 tackles for loss. Taking part in with out settingup quarterback Conner Weigman, who’s out for the era with a bottom trauma, Max Johnson threw for 210 yards with two touchdowns, however misplaced two fumbles and threw an interception. However the Aggies were given a defensive landing and an 81-yard punt go back for a rating from Ainias Smith. — Wilson
Up then: vs. Alabama (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
