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Tuesday, September 29, 2026 If this email was forwarded to you, please subscribe. College Football 1 Week 5 Bowl Projections: Full list of matchups, playoff predictions One week, a team is sitting pretty in the bowl picture. The next, it's gone entirely. That's life in college football, where nobody can afford to get comfortable. A game that looks like an easy win on paper can turn into a trap in a hurry, and a single Saturday can reshape the entire postseason outlook. That volatility showed up again in Brett McMurphy's Week 5 bowl projections, where five new teams worked their way into the postseason picture. A pair of Big Ten programs are among the newcomers, and making room for them meant a handful of teams slid out after looking safe a week ago. The latest lineup is loaded with intriguing matchups. Penn State and Virginia collide in the Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, while the Arizona Bowl features one of the more unique pairings on the board in North Dakota State vs. UMass. Oregon faces Houston in the Alamo Bowl, and the Music City Bowl pits Texas A&M against Michigan in an SEC vs. Big Ten showdown. McMurphy has every projected matchup in the bowl slate, plus his full College Football Playoff bracket. Get the full breakdown below. PROJECTIONS FROM BRETT MCMURPHY → College Football 2 15 thoughts after Week 4: Heat on Lincoln Riley, Bryce Underwood’s ROI & more Ari Wasserman is back with his weekly Monday rundown, rattling off 15 takeaways from Week 4 and what they mean for the weeks ahead. He weighs in on Lincoln Riley's future after USC's loss to Oregon, whether Steve Sarkisian should still be calling plays at Texas, and just how real Florida's breakout under Jon Sumrall is. There's also a Big Ten sleeper with a legitimate CFP path and a quarterback duel nobody saw coming in July. Ari Wasserman has all 15 thoughts below. TAKEAWAYS FROM ARI WASSERMAN → College Football 3 Top 10 transfer portal impact players of Week 4 The transfer portal keeps reshaping rosters across college football, and Pete Nakos ranked the 10 transfers who made the biggest impact in Week 4. Florida's Aaron Philo and Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker both made the cut, along with a Texas Tech LB who pulled off something no FBS player had done in 13 years. Nakos has the full top 10 rankings below, including which transfer claimed the top spot after Week 4. RANKINGS FROM PETE NAKOS → 4 College Sports Business What's next after Senate passes Protect College Sports Act The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act by a 77-23 vote on Monday night, advancing the bipartisan bill. Pete Nakos has the details on what comes next, including the bill's chances of passing a House vote. Read More → 5 College Football SEC releases statement on officiating mistake from Texas-Tennessee game The SEC issued a statement on Monday admitting an officiating mistake on Tennessee's late-game onside kick attempt. The Vols went on to lose to Texas 20-17. Read More → Also Trending 6 Week 6 kickoff times, TV schedule released 7 Dante Moore shares new message after hospitalization, concussion 8 SEC issues statement on Dylan Stewart suspension 9 Derek Mason unloads on Conference USA officiating, says he submitted 17 missed calls to conference 10 Miami OC Shannon Dawson throws shade at SEC, slams preseason rankings Not subscribed? Get On3 | Rivals National + Team All-Access Get The App Unsubscribe Privacy Policy On3.com © 2026 On3 | Rivals. All rights reserved. 2970 Foster Creighton Drive, Nashville, TN 37204