College Football Week 5 Recap

     It's that time again. Alumni pride swells, cross-town rivalries are reborn, and entire Saturdays are devoted to the couch and the tube. That's right, the college football season is underway. Hours have been spent analyzing the outcomes of each game and creating Heisman watch lists. Now that the first month is done, let's recap the most recent week: Week 5.

     The biggest game of the week was an SEC duel between #6 LSU and #9 Georgia, which the Bulldogs won to improve to 3-1 and move up three spots in the rankings. The Tigers meanwhile, dropped to #10. The ninth spot is now occupied by Texas A&M, who picked up a win against Arkansas. Another game between ranked teams was between #4 Ohio State and #23 Wisconsin. OSU quarterback Braxton Miller made his return to action after being sidelined for a few weeks. He led his team to a convincing victory and knocked the Badgers off of the rankings. Arizona State on the other hand, moved onto the rankings after racking up 62 points against USC in a crucial conference match. The Trojans responded to the loss by firing their coach of four years, Lane Kiffin. The other new team on the rankings is Maryland, which is 4-0 and ranked fourth in their division.

   
    As for the Heisman race, most of the front-runners at this point are quarterbacks; including Georgia's Aaron Murray, Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, LSU's Zach Mettenberger, Alabama's AJ McCarron, and UCLA's Brett Hundley. Some experts attribute this fact to hurry-up offenses, while others point to a pro-passing trend. However, non-quarterbacks are in the mix too; including Georgia's Todd Gurley, Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon, Oregon's De'Anthony Thomas, Baylor's Lache Seastrunk, and Washington's Bishop Sankey.

     Fortunately, there is still a lot of time to determine the best team and best player. There are still eleven weeks until the regular season ends, so everything at this point is just speculation. In fact, some of the players listed above may not even be in the race at the end. But we do know that these next weeks of the season will provide us with suspenseful games, awe-inspiring moments, and hours of entertainment.