The 2024 college football is geared for its best week thus far. Ahead of an action-packed Week 5, team sources from the nation’s top programs dropped in new reporting on personnel concerns, big-time recruiting visits and key injury updates. College Football Playoff contenders Alabama and Georgia are among the teams in the spotlight ahead of their top-five showdown Saturday night.
Georgia looked vulnerable in its Week 3 win over Kentucky. The Bulldogs offense mustered just enough for a 13-12 win in Lexington, sounding alarm bells within the program ahead of its trip to Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Team insiders delved into Alabama’s edge on offense and at quarterback this week following Carson Beck’s “worst start as a Bulldog.”
Team insiders at Oklahoma examined the benching of quarterback Jackson Arnold after last week’s loss to Tennessee and why history in not on his side. Recruiting developments regarding four-star Notre Dame commit Deuce Knight ahead of his trip to Auburn leads news drops at Texas and Penn State, among others.
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Here are news and notes on some of the nation’s top programs entering Week 5: