The first five weeks of the college football season has featured dozens of surprises that most fans never expected. There have been preseason favorites dropping many spots in the ranking or even out of the AP Top 25, some teams surprisingly climbing the ranking from being previously unranked, and of course some of the same old powerhouses maintaining their dominant grip on the sport year after year.
Many fans have been shocked by the collapse of Florida State this season, who got out to an 1-3 start after being ranked 10th in the preseason AP polls, with all of their losses coming to unranked opponents, including Georgia Tech, Boston College, and Memphis. This came as a shock, as FSU was one of the best teams in college football last season, and was “snubbed” from the college football playoffs. When asked about FSU’s poor start to the season, fifth former Jackson Hurd ’26 said, “FSU has looked like the worst team since the 2016 0-16 Cleveland Browns.” The Seminoles have seemed to have imploded from the inside largely due to poor quarterback play by D.J. Uiagalelei, and the Seminoles seem to have checked out on the season and already moved on to planning for next year.
Boston College on the other hand, started out the season surprisingly well, putting themselves on the map after a huge upset over 10th-ranked FSU to begin the season. The Eagles were 24th ranked going into week three against a tough opponent in 6th-ranked Mizzou. BC lost a tough one-score game in the end but proved they could compete with some of the best teams in college football. BC was able to narrowly beat Michigan State on September 21st, 23-19, scoring a touchdown to take the lead in the waning minutes of the game. After winning the red bandana game, BC moved to 3-1.
Many old faces sit atop the rankings after week five including Texas, Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, and Tennessee who are all within the top 5. Texas has been dominant this season, deserving of the ranking of number one in the polls, leaving many fans to wonder if this is the year Texas will win the national championship, or will another team rise to take away the Longhorns grip on the NCAA.
