It wasn’t a flashy week of football, or one with much drama—unless you consider Big Ten teams manhandling one another to be dramatic. (In that case, you were in luck, thanks to Penn State and Ohio State’s takedowns of Maryland and Nebraska, respectively.) That said, Week 5 marked the first time the top team in the AP Poll has shifted this year, and the playoff race feels a bit more open than it did even three days ago after big games from Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Wisconsin and Auburn.
Saturday also brought the most disappointing injury thus far in 2019 (more on that below), the end of Virginia’s undefeated status, a pitiful follow-up by Pitt to its defeat of UCF and the best game Arkansas has played in years.