Week 5 of the college football season is highlighted by a series of blockbuster matchups that will define conference title races and national narratives. It's the final weekend of September, and teams can no longer hide behind results against overmatched foes. Most squads that haven't been truly tested yet will be this week.

That's certainly the case for No. 21 USC , which is heading to the Central Time Zone for the second time in the past three weeks to take on No. 23 Illinois in a critical Big Ten showdown that kicks off at 9 a.m. Pacific time. The Trojans will need their coffee to kick in early.

The afternoon brings another Big Ten battle between cross-country foes, as No. 1 Ohio State travels to Washington for its first road game of the 2025 campaign. Finally, the evening i

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