2026 Watch Party: Week 5

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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Western Kentucky @ New Mexico State7:00 PMCBSSNAggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NMLine: NMSU -2.5
O/U: 57.5
North Texas @ Tulsa8:00 PM
ESPN		H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OKLine: TLSA -1.5
O/U: 57.5

Friday, October 2, 2026

Pittsburgh @ Virginia Tech6:00 PM
ESPN		Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VALine: VT -3.5
O/U: 54.5
Liberty @ Delaware6:00 PMCBSSNDelaware Stadium, Newark, DELine: LIB -7
O/U: 50.5
Penn State @ Northwestern7:00 PMFOXRyan Field, Evanston, ILLine: PSU -2.5
O/U: 45.5

  • Thursday night is for the most ardent of G5 lovers.
  • Pitt vs V Tech should be rugged contest. Hard to know which head coach to dislike more.
  • Ryan Field is opening. NU just gave Indiana a pretty tough run. PSU laying less than a FG as a road favorite.
 
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7Alabama @ 16Mississippi State11:00 AM
ABC		Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MSLine: ALA -6
O/U: 59.5
UCF @ 20Houston11:00 AMESPN2TDECU Stadium, Houston, TXLine: HOU -12.5
O/U: 51.5
Boston College @ 21SMU11:00 AM
CW		Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TXLine: SMU -21
O/U: 55.5
West Virginia @ Iowa State11:00 AMTNTJack Trice Stadium, Ames, IALine: ISU -3.5
O/U: 52.5
Stanford @ Wake Forest11:00 AM
ACCN		Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, NCLine: WAKE -12.5
O/U: 53.5
Michigan @ Minnesota11:00 AMFOXHuntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MNLine: MICH -5.5
O/U: 43.5
Navy @ Air Force11:00 AMCBSFalcon Stadium, USAF Academy, COLine: AF -3
O/U: 45.5
Michigan State @ Wisconsin11:30 AMBTNCamp Randall Stadium, Madison, WILine: WIS -10
O/U: 43.5
Vanderbilt @ 2Georgia11:45 AM
SECN		Sanford Stadium, Athens, GALine: UGA -24.5
O/U: 50.5

  • Former WMU head coach PJ Fleck takes a pound of flesh from Michigan.
  • Grandpa was Army. Dad was Navy. I went to college and choose to root for the best helmet ever. Go Falcons!
  • Fitz visits Fick and they can trade stories about how vanilla ND's offense was.
 
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5Ohio State @ 14Iowa2:30 PMCBSKinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IALine: OSU -14
O/U: 45.5
8Florida @ 25Missouri2:30 PM
ABC		Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MOLine: FLA -5.5
O/U: 56.5
Auburn @ 17Tennessee2:30 PM
ESPN		Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TNLine: TENN -7
O/U: 54.5
California @ UNLV2:30 PMCBSSNAllegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NVLine: UNLV -2.5
O/U: 53.5
Louisville @ NC State2:30 PM
ACCN		Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NCLine: LOU -4
O/U: 58.5
Virginia @ Florida State2:30 PM
ESPN2		Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FLLine: UVA -2.5
O/U: 51.5

  • I find myself rooting for Iowa a bit lately, mostly out of spite. Can they? I think not, but they've pulled off an upset or two before.
  • Doeren needs a win. UL a slight road favorite.
  • Norvell needs a win. UVA a slight road favorite.
 
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Maryland @ Nebraska3:00 PMFS1Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), Lincoln, NELine: NEB -14.5
O/U: 52.5
UTEP @ New Mexico3:00 PMMW+University Stadium (NM), Albuquerque, NMLine: UNM -22.5
O/U: 48.5
24Kentucky @ South Carolina3:15 PM
SECN		Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SCLine: SC -2.5
O/U: 53.5
Purdue @ Illinois3:15 PMBTNGies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, ILLine: ILL -10
O/U: 61.5

  • Shane Beamer is on the hot seat. A loss at home to UK doesn't cool things off.
  • Illinois gets Purdue at home and they're as tender as veal after what they just got last week.
 
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Miss St is a great example of sec bias with polls,… were they even receiving votes in week one or two? Now they’re middle of the top 25 and watch if they get killed this weekend they’ll prob fall like five spots
 
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4Miami @ Clemson6:30 PM
ABC		Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC), Clemson, SCLine: MIA -16.5
O/U: 47.5
12Texas Tech @ Colorado6:30 PMFOXFolsom Field, Boulder, COLine: TTU -12.5
O/U: 50.5
Washington @ 18USC6:30 PMNBCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CALine: USC -9.5
O/U: 58.5
Utah State @ 22Boise State6:30 PMCBSSNAlbertsons Stadium, Boise, IDLine: BOIS -20.5
O/U: 51.5
Temple @ South Florida6:30 PM
ESPNU		Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FLLine: USF -6.5
O/U: 48.5
Army @ Louisiana Tech6:30 PM
ESPN+		Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LALine: ARMY -2.5
O/U: 46.5

  • Washington doesn't really care for Chris Brown's catalog.
  • There was a time I had faith that Dabo could pull it off.
  • Boise State carrying the G5 water right now.
 
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6Indiana @ Rutgers7:00 PMBTNSHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJLine: IU -24.5
O/U: 56.5
Arkansas State @ Louisiana7:00 PM
ESPN+		Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium, Lafayette, LALine: UL -6.5
O/U: 47.5
Fresno State @ Washington State8:30 PMUSA NetMartin Stadium, Pullman, WALine: WSU -2.5
O/U: 45.5
Baylor @ Arizona State9:30 PM
ESPN		Mountain America Stadium, Tempe, AZLine: ASU -4
O/U: 49.5
Texas State @ San Diego State9:30 PM
CW		Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CALine: TXST -4.5
O/U: 59.5
Cincinnati @ Arizona10:00 PMFOXCasino Del Sol Stadium, Tucson, AZLine: ARIZ -7
O/U: 55.5
San José State @ Hawai'i10:59 PMMW+Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HILine: HAW -3
O/U: 51.5

  • Would love to see Rutgers give IU a hard time.
 
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Rutgers is going to lose by 50.
Deion Sanders hot seat will be blazing because TTU is going to destroy them...in Boulder. He says it's not hot, but then again, he says his team is better than the teams they've already lost to.
 
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I went out of my way to not make any comments about SEC games. I'm so over hearing about how worthy they are of playoff spots and how it's the best conference.

I stopped watching ESPN college football related shows because it's Pat MacAfee and SEC chatter. Offers me nothing.
 
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Jiggafini19Deux said:
I went out of my way to not make any comments about SEC games. I'm so over hearing about how worthy they are of playoff spots and how it's the best conference.

I stopped watching ESPN college football related shows because it's Pat MacAfee and SEC chatter. Offers me nothing.
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In fairness, they are outperforming the other three P4 conferences in OOC P4 matchups.
 
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They are the old Hollywood actress still desperately trying to get free drinks based on what they used to look like.
 
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For example, what has Miss St done to be ranked so high? Beat a bad Minnesota, beat a bad SC by 7, beat an average Missouri by 7...
 
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CoachB said:
For example, what has Miss St done to be ranked so high? Beat a bad Minnesota, beat a bad SC by 7, beat an average Missouri by 7...
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You could do worse than 4 - 0 with 3 P2 wins resume wise. Miss St isn’t the team to tear down IMO.

I would unrank Missouri and Kentucky and move Tennessee notably down as “SEC is overrated” moves
 
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Dale said:
You could do worse then 4 - 0 with 3 P2 wins resume wise. Miss St isn’t the team to tear down IMO.
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Zero reason for them to be as high as they are,… the problem will be become clear when they lose and hardly fall
 
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ACamp1900 said:
Zero reason for them to be as high as they are,… the problem will be become clear when they lose games and hardly fall
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Who based off resume should be higher? I can think of a small few, but otherwise idk I would have Miss St higher before lower lol
 
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I'll be a huge Clemson fan on Saturday night. Still dreaming of us eliminating them from a playoff spot in November.
 
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ND doesn't need Miami to win anything.12-0 ND goes to the playoff. Period. Miami could lose 6 games, as long as ND is one of them, ND is going to the playoff. That said, "Go Tigers".
 
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ACamp1900 said:
Miss St is a great example of sec bias with polls,… were they even receiving votes in week one or two? Now they’re middle of the top 25 and watch if they get killed this weekend they’ll prob fall like five spots
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What will really suck is if they pull off an upset. They will shoot up the rankings and Bama will fall one spot.
 
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Dale said:
Who based off resume should be higher? I can think of a small few, but otherwise idk I would have Miss St higher before lower lol
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Can you show me an ACC or PAC 12 middling or bottom dweller over the last ten years that won four games to start the season and went from not receiving votes to firmly in the middle of top 25,…
 
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ACamp1900 said:
Can you show me an ACC or PAC 12 middling or bottom dweller over the last ten years that won four games to start the season and went from not receiving votes to firmly in the middle of top 25,…
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Sure! Last season Georgia Tech went from unranked to 16 based off wins over Clemson (6 - 6), Colorado (3 - 9), Temple and Gardner Webb. Needed one year to find one, the receiving votes would be harder to find I am not gonna do in this moment.

I hold plenty of contempt for SEC bias, I just think maybe 4 - 0 Miss St being ranked in WK 4 isn’t one of them….

You gotta rank 25 teams, who should be higher?
 
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