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)

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