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Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from Week 5 of the college football season.

1. Coral Gables chaos.

What a heartbreaker for Virginia Tech. A program - and a head coach - in desperate need of a signature win, and it gets snatched away by a review.

Now that the dust has settled, I think most of us would agree that it was an incomplete pass. But, man. Those poor Hokies. A perfect regular season for Miami is looking more and more realistic.

2. Big. Blue. Nation.

Cats fans, I told everyone that your team would shock the world. As it turns out, I just picked the wrong Saturday. Mark Stoops put together one of the best gameplans in recent memory, and proved why he’s elite. Tax the opposition mentally by constantly switching quarterbacks in the first half, bleed the clock, and then start to rip off chunks in the passing game when the defenders inevitably wear down.

The QB keepers didn’t work whatsoever from a yardage perspective - Brock Vandagriff and Gavin Wimsatt combined for a hilarious 26 rushing attempts and 29 yards - but having to constantly worry about coming down and tackling clearly affected the Ole Miss secondary as the game progressed. It was absolutely brilliant from Kentucky’s coaching staff.

3. Minnesota gets robbed.

Really? A phantom offside? That’s how you’re going to rescue Michigan from embarrassment?

You know a call sucks when they bring in Mike Pereira, and even he makes no real attempt to garner sympathy for the officiating crew. If the refs don’t throw a flag there, the Gophers are set up at the Wolverines’ 40-yard line with plenty of time to go win it.

Minnesota actually caught a few breaks throughout the day, so I won’t throw a complete fit over the ending. Still. What a preposterous way to ruin a magical fourth-quarter comeback effort.

4. What are you waiting for?

Louisville. Snap the ball. How on Earth do you let a delay of game torpedo the biggest drive of your season? There were under 90 seconds left in regulation, the Cardinals were around midfield, and they needed a touchdown. Why are you letting the play clock come anywhere near zero? It’s fourth-and-1, and your quarterback is a 6-foot-5 behemoth; everyone in the stadium knows it’s a sneak, including you. Just snap it already.

5. Travis Hunter, no words.

I mean, it’s just unbelievable. He’s unbelievable.

I’d probably play Hunter at wide receiver in the NFL, and bring him in as a corner in obvious passing situations. But who am I to say that he can’t do both full-time? He did it at Collins Hill, he did it at Jackson State, and he’s doing it at Colorado. If the Buffs can get to eight or nine wins and Travis keeps performing at this level, he should win the Heisman unanimously.

6. The actual game of the year.

Baylor-Colorado suddenly seems like a snoozefest in hindsight. We label a lot of games as instant classics, but this one in Tuscaloosa truly deserves that title. You guys watched it, just like I did. I’ll let those haymakers, those momentum swings, and those performances speak for themselves. What a show; it’s nights like that where you feel legitimately bad for the folks that don’t watch this sport.

7. Go to your room!

Oregon slid four spots in the AP poll after beating Wyoming in unconvincing fashion in Week 1. When are these voters going to punish Ohio State? Look, the final scores of these games make it seem like the Buckeyes are rolling. They’re just not. Michigan State did whatever it wanted on offense in the first half, and OSU tried its best to keep the Spartans around with sloppiness and bad decisions. The fact that the Bucks are still ranked ahead of Tennessee is total nonsense.

8. The kids.

Ryan Williams and Jeremiah Smith are the two best first-year wide receivers I’ve ever witnessed, and they’re going to be linked for eternity.

Every season, these dudes are going to be battling over something. The Freshman of the Year, the Biletnikoff, the Heisman, the NFL Rookie of the Year, the Offensive Player of the Year, and maybe even the MVP. A decade and a half of fun is ahead.

9. An Ashton Jeanty update.

Remember what I said about Travis Hunter potentially deserving a unanimous Heisman win? This is the one man with a reasonable shot to keep him away from the award. Jeanty might single-handedly make it acceptable for NFL franchises to start drafting running backs in the top five again. He’s that good.

Don’t even think about mentioning Boise State’s weak competition as a counterargument to Jeanty’s greatness. If you have any doubts about Ashton being the real thing, just turn on the film and watch yourself get proven wrong.

10. Time to peek ahead.

We have one last somewhat bland set of games remaining, before a bunch of incredible slates to finish the season. Missouri and Texas A&M should be a fun matchup, and Ohio State’s offense will have its first real test when Iowa strolls into the ‘Shoe. The winner of Rutgers-Nebraska will likely jump into the rankings, and Michigan heads to Seattle for a rematch of the national championship game. I’ve learned to expect wild results when the college football schedule looks rather uneventful. Get ready.

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