Two weeks ago, the talk in college football was about all the blowouts. Let's write those off to early season mismatches.

The discussion has turned to parity, close games and upsets.

The average winning margin in the Football Bowl Subdivision in Week 5 was 14.2 points. No week in a regular season has had a narrower margin since Week 7 in 2022, when it was 12.5.

Losses by Penn State, LSU and Georgia marked the first time since 2016 that three top-five teams in The Associated Press poll lost the same week in the regular season.

Top-five teams are 1-4 against opponents ranked 6 to 25, the worst record through a Week 5 since at least 2000, according to Sportradar. In games matching Top 25 opponents, the higher-ranked team is just 3-12.

Penn State coach James Franklin, fresh off a 30-

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