Oct. 1 marks Week 5 of the college football season, meaning we’re a third of the way done with the race to the College Football Playoff.
That starts with three Top 10 showdowns this weekend when September closes with No. 7 Stanford vs. No. 10 Washington. On Saturday, No. 8 Wisconsin meets No. 4 Michigan and No. 3 Louisville takes on No. 5 Clemson.
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A lot of questions will get answered in October. Here’s one question for each day:
1. Will Louisville’s Lamar Jackson wrap up the Heisman with a big victory against Clemson? (Oct. 1)
2. Or will Clemson and Deshaun Watson take control of the ACC race? (Oct. 1)
3. Which defense will be better in the rain: Michigan or Wisconsin? (Oct. 1)
4. Can Tennessee avoid a trap at Georgia after last week’s emotional win against Florida? (Oct. 1)
5. What will Georgia fans think if Mark Richt leads an undefeated Miami team to a win against Florida State (Oct. 8)
6. Could Maryland put the heat on Penn State with a win in Happy Valley? (Oct. 8)
7. Which coach will feel more heat after the Red River Rivalry: Bob Stoops or Charlie Strong? (Oct. 8)
8. Who wants ‘Bama: Tennessee or Texas A&M? (Oct. 8)
9. Will Arkansas answer that question first by upsetting the Crimson Tide in Fayetteville? (Oct. 8)
10. Can Washington break a 12-game losing streak to Oregon at Autzen Stadium? (Oct. 8)
11. Will Navy put an end to Houston’s dreams of an undefeated season in Annapolis? (Oct. 8)
12. Can Nick Saban make it a perfect 10-0 against Tennessee with a big victory at Neyland Stadium? (Oct. 15)
13. How many losses will Notre Dame have if they lose to Stanford? (Oct. 15)
14. Can Wisconsin knock off a top-five Ohio State team like they did in 2003 and 2012? (Oct. 15)
15. Will Miami-Virginia Tech feel like the good-old days and decide the ACC Coastal Division? (Oct. 20)
16. If Tennessee can’t do it, will Texas A&M step up and take out Alabama in Tuscaloosa? (Oct. 22)
17. Who will win the always-entertaining coaching between Auburn’s Gus Malzahn and Arkansas’ Bret Bielema? (Oct. 22)
18. Can Penn State take advantage of home field to pull off an upset of Ohio State? (Oct. 22)
19. Will West Virginia emerge as a Big 12 favorite in their after a big conference home game against TCU? (Oct. 22)
20. Will Florida State-Clemson decide the winner of the ACC Atlantic Division? (Oct. 29)
21. Can Michigan go to East Lansing and beat Michigan State there for the first time since 2007? (Oct. 29)
22. How many losses will Notre Dame have if they lose to Miami? (Oct. 29)
23. Will Nebraska take over the Big Ten West race at Wisconsin? (Oct. 29)
24. Will Baylor still be undefeated when it travels to Texas? (Oct. 29)
25. Which Broncos will still be unbeaten: Boise State or Western Michigan? (Nov. 1)
26. How many undefeated teams will be left in the FBS? (Nov. 1)
27. Will San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey — the nation’s leading rusher — be a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender? (Nov. 1)
28. Will Houston be 9-0 when they head into a bye week to start November? (Nov. 1)
29. Will Ohio State and Michigan both be undefeated like 2006? (Nov. 1)
30. Will Alabama still be No. 1 at the end of the month? (Nov. 1)
31. What will the first set of College Football Playoff rankings look like? (Nov. 1)
