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Three CFB teams on upset alert in Week 5

Three CFB teams on upset alert in Week 5

Here are three college football teams that should be on upset alert in Week 5, starting with the defending national champions.

Urban Meyer takes shot at Bill Belichick and North Carolina
Oklahoma HC Brent Venables expresses faith in Sooners' backup plan at QB
Michigan LB Jaishawn Barham gets massive praise from rival coach
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College Football News / Yardbarker / September 26
If ultra-hot Fran Brown keeps winning, his days at Syracuse may be numbered

If ultra-hot Fran Brown keeps winning, his days at Syracuse may be numbered

Syracuse Orange head coach Fran Brown is a hot commodity these days, based on how his team is performing on the field, the culture he's building in Central New York, his recruiting prowess, and his matter-of-fact personality.

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North Carolina Tar Heels News / Yardbarker / September 26
Urban Meyer takes shot at Bill Belichick and North Carolina

Urban Meyer takes shot at Bill Belichick and North Carolina

Belichick's start has not inspired confidence so far, but it's not just the wins and losses. According to legendary college football head coach Urban Meyer, the product on the field is just plain bad.

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Oklahoma Sooners News / Yardbarker / September 25
Oklahoma HC expresses faith in Sooners' backup plan at QB

Oklahoma HC Brent Venables expresses faith in Sooners' backup plan at QB

Hawkins may be "hungry, humble and ultra talented," but this is going to be a pressure-packed situation for a backup quarterback to walk into. 

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The 'AP Defensive Rookies of the Year' quiz

Given the year, team and position, how many of these first-year defensive standouts since the 2000 season can you name in five minutes?

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College Football News / Yardbarker / September 25
Michigan LB Barham gets massive praise from rival coach

Michigan LB Jaishawn Barham gets massive praise from rival coach

You've got to be a pretty darn good football player to have the head coach from another team talk about you in the media after you played his squad.

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College Football News / Yardbarker / September 25
Who's trending up and trending down ahead of CFB Week 5

Who's trending up and trending down ahead of CFB Week 5

Including Week 0, five weeks have come and gone already in the college football season. It's enough to gain a true feel for most programs.

What we can learn from from college football's biggest Week 5 games
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Oklahoma Sooners News / Yardbarker / September 25
Oklahoma has two massive wins on the recruiting trail on the same day

Oklahoma has two massive wins on the recruiting trail on the same day

Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners have to be feeling very good about themselves after stacking up some major wins on the 2027 recruiting trail.

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College Football News / Yardbarker / September 25
Auburn issues statement on costly officiating mistake in loss to Oklahoma

Auburn issues statement on costly officiating mistake in loss to Oklahoma

The Auburn Tigers were on the wrong end of a brutal officiating mistake during their loss to the Oklahoma Sooners.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Yardbarker / September 25
Notre Dame lands elite four-star defensive prospect over Michigan, others

Notre Dame lands elite four-star defensive prospect over Michigan, others

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have picked up yet another intriguing recruit on the 2027 recruiting trail.

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Penn State Nittany Lions News / Yardbarker / September 25
Oregon showdown could be turning point in Drew Allar's Penn State story

Big Ten showdown vs. Oregon could be turning point in Drew Allar's Penn State story

Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar can start rewriting the story of his college career on Saturday.

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College Football News / Yardbarker / September 25
What we can learn from from college football's biggest Week 5 games

What we can learn from from college football's biggest Week 5 games

Week 5 of the college football regular season features no shortage of high-profile games and intriguing storylines 

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College Football News / Larry Brown Sports / September 25
North Carolina is being sued over its hiring of Bill Belichick

North Carolina is being sued over its hiring of Bill Belichick

The University of North Carolina is facing a lawsuit over the process that went into hiring Bill Belichick as head football coach.

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Alabama Crimson Tide News / Yardbarker / September 24
Alabama's Simpson explains how Saban can help him vs. Georgia

Alabama QB Ty Simpson explains how Nick Saban can help him vs. Georgia

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson has a good idea of what he can expect from the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday.

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Mississippi Rebels News / Yardbarker / September 24
How Nick Saban and Pete Carroll have influenced Ole Miss football

How Nick Saban and Pete Carroll have influenced Ole Miss football

Lane Kiffin of the Ole Miss Rebels is a good college football coach. To be frank, it's taken some time and there have been plenty of ups and downs, but Kiffin is 48-18, now in his sixth season at Ole Miss, and he currently has the Rebels at 4-0 and ranked No.

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College Football News / Yardbarker / September 24
Rece Davis suggest home run hire for Florida if Napier is fired

Rece Davis suggest home run hire for Florida if Billy Napier is fired

Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier may not be long for his job. Napier now has a 20-22 record in three-and-a-quarter seasons in Gainesville, and his Gators are currently 1-3.

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College Football News / Yardbarker / September 24
Penn State's showdown vs. Oregon a chance for James Franklin to change the narrative

Penn State's showdown vs. Oregon a chance for James Franklin to change the narrative

The No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions and head coach James Franklin will face a strong test against the No. 6 Oregon Ducks on Saturday night. 

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Syracuse Orange News / Yardbarker / September 24
Syracuse HC Fran Brown is crass, but pragmatic, about key injury

Syracuse HC Fran Brown is crass, but pragmatic, about key injury

The 3-1 Syracuse Orange have to be feeling all kinds of emotions right now. That's the nature of college football, it can be an up and down business.

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Colorado Buffaloes News / Yardbarker / September 24
Deion Sanders scores another win on the recruiting trail

Deion Sanders scores another huge win on the recruiting trail for Colorado

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are building momentum on the 2026 recruiting trail.

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Florida Gators News / Yardbarker / September 24
Florida injury pushes team further down bleak path

Florida injury pushes team further down bleak path

Nothing is going right for the 1-3 Gators this season.

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Oklahoma Sooners News / Yardbarker / September 24
Mateer's injury is devastating, but Oklahoma still has legit CFP path

John Mateer's injury is devastating, but Oklahoma still has legit CFP path

The Sooners are 4-0 and ranked No. 7 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll.

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Colorado Buffaloes News / Larry Brown Sports / September 24
Deion Sanders criticizes Jaguars for Travis Hunter situation

'I've seen it with my own eyes': Deion Sanders criticizes Jaguars for Travis Hunter situation

Deion Sanders helped make Travis Hunter one of the NFL’s most hyped rookies. Now he is calling out the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Oklahoma State Cowboys News / Yardbarker / September 24
OK State fires Mike Gundy: Four candidates to replace him

Four head-coaching candidates for Oklahoma State after firing Mike Gundy

For the first time in 20 years, the Cowboys will enter the coaching carousel.

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Michigan Wolverines News / Yardbarker / September 23
Michigan RB Justice Haynes on pace for epic season for Wolverines

Michigan RB Justice Haynes on pace for epic season for Wolverines

Michigan has had great running backs over the years, and Justice Haynes seems poised to be mentioned among that elite group of college football players.

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Arkansas Razorbacks News / Yardbarker / September 23
Arkansas' Pittman feeling pressure with brutal stretch incoming

Arkansas HC Sam Pittman feeling pressure with brutal stretch incoming

Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman may be in trouble. In fact, out of all of the coaches in college football right now, he's probably sitting on the hottest seat outside of Florida HC Billy Napier.

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Florida Gators News / Yardbarker / September 23
Florida legend gives advice to Napier after terrible start

Florida legend gives advice to HC Billy Napier after terrible start

It's wise for current Florida head coach Billy Napier to take his advice after a no-good, awful 1-3 start.

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