Week 5 AP
rankings are out, and it shows that yesterday was a big one in college football. Geno Smith and West Virginia survived a shootout against Baylor, racking up over 1,500 yards between the two teams. Smith passed for almost 700 yards and 8 TDs, practically vaulting himself into the front spot of the Heisman trophy race. Louisville survived in a torrential downpour against Southern Mississippi. LSU looked to be quite mortal against the Towson Tigers in a game that the score was a lot closer than just 38-22.
Ohio State shut down
Michigan State's vaunted running game, and following the loss against Ohio State, State's defensive coordinator, Pat Narduzzi, made complaints concerning "doctored" game tape from Meyer.
Northwestern improved to 5-0, while Minnesota came in undefeated and were exposed against
Iowa.
Purdue gave up a lot of points against Marshall while
Illinois was blown out again versus
Penn State, probably giving them the title of worst in the Big Ten next to Indiana.
Nebraska had their biggest comeback ever against
Wisconsin, setting Wisconsin back to 3-2 on the season. Here's the poll: