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Ohio State at Iowa, Bama at Mississippi State, Miami at Clemson and More | Week 5 Preview

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College Football Week 5 Preview 2026: Ohio State at Iowa, Alabama at Mississippi State, Miami at Clemson | College Football Nobodies Last week of September. Week two of full conference play. Erich and Kevin preview 12 games for Friday and Saturday, October 2-3, 2026. Timestamps 00:00 - Week 5 College Football Preview 00:42 - Pitt - Virginia Tech 05:17 - Penn State - Northwestern 11:24 - Alabama - Mississippi State 16:01 - Michigan - Minnesota 19:57 - Michigan State - Wisconsin 24:49 -Ohio State - Iowa 28:15 - Florida - Missouri 31:38 - Auburn - Tennessee 34:43 - Wyoming - North Dakota State 37:49 - BYU - TCU 40:27 - Miami - Clemson 44:33 - Baylor - Arizona State 47:32 - Environment of the Week 49:25 - Color Palette of the Week 50:40 - Point Spread Letdown Prediction 53:00 - Upset of the Week 55:57 - Game of the Week Ohio State goes to Kinnick. Alabama goes to the cowbells. Miami is a 16.5-point road favorite at Clemson. Penn State opens Northwestern’s new stadium on a short week. GAMES Pitt at Virginia Tech — Fri 7:00 ESPN. Franklin vs Narduzzi. Virginia Tech -3.5. Enter Sandman. Both hosts on the Hokies. Erich 31-27. Penn State at Northwestern — Fri FOX. New $800 million Ryan Field. Penn State -2.5. Nightmare spot after Wisconsin. Erich 20-19. Kevin 26-21. Kevin will be there. Alabama at Mississippi State — Alabama -6. Super Camario. Fluff Bothwell. Split. Erich: Mississippi State 38-31. Kevin: Alabama 44-36. Erich’s game of the week. Michigan at Minnesota — Little Brown Jug. Minnesota’s Washington win is fool’s gold. Both hosts on Michigan. Erich 24-13. Kevin 27-13. Michigan State at Wisconsin — Wisconsin -10.5. Cam Edwards out for the year. Both hosts on Wisconsin. Erich 27-14. Kevin 28-13. Ohio State at Iowa — Ohio State -14. Jeremiah Smith or nothing vs Phil Parker’s cover-two. Split. Kevin: Ohio State 23-19. Erich: Iowa upset. Kevin’s game of the week. College GameDay in Iowa City. Florida at Missouri — Florida -5. Both hosts on the Gators. Erich 35-20. Why only five? Auburn at Tennessee — Tennessee -7.5. Erich: Tennessee 24-16 and cover. Kevin: War Eagle. Kevin’s upset. Wyoming at North Dakota State — Battle of the Basins. NDSU -18.5. Kevin 34-17 Bison, no cover. BYU at TCU — Both hosts on BYU. Erich 28-17. Kevin 31-21. Miami at Clemson — Miami -16.5. Erich 38-10. Kevin 31-15. Baylor at Arizona State — Split. Erich: Arizona State 31-24. Kevin: Baylor. CATEGORIES Color Palette — Wyoming at North Dakota State. Battle of the Basins drill-head trophy. Environment — Kinnick Stadium. Ohio State at Iowa. Point Spread Letdown — Erich: Iowa State favored over West Virginia. Kevin: Texas Tech -13 at Colorado. Upset — Erich: Iowa over Ohio State. Kevin: Auburn at Tennessee. Game of the Week — Erich: Alabama at Mississippi State. Kevin: Ohio State at Iowa. PICKS Virginia Tech over Pitt Penn State over Northwestern (no 2.5) Split: Mississippi State (Erich) / Alabama (Kevin) Michigan over Minnesota Wisconsin over Michigan State Split: Iowa (Erich) / Ohio State (Kevin) Florida over Missouri Split: Tennessee (Erich) / Auburn (Kevin) North Dakota State over Wyoming (no 18.5) BYU over TCU Miami over Clemson Split: Arizona State (Erich) / Baylor (Kevin) YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music #CollegeFootball #CFB #Week5 #OhioState #IowaFootball #AlabamaFootball #MississippiState #MiamiFootball #Clemson #SEC #BigTen

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