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Week 5 in CFB explained by Aerosmith songs
Jauan Jennings and Coach Butch Jones of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrate after their comeback win against Georgia Bulldogs, a result that left both sides cryin'. Scott Cunningham/Getty Images

Week 5 in CFB explained by Aerosmith songs

Week 5 featured the college football season's best matchups to date across the board. From kicking off on Friday with a top-ten matchup between Stanford and Washington to long-awaited matchups between Michigan and Wisconsin, not to mention Louisville and Clemson, this was undeniably the best week of college football from top to bottom that we've seen so far this year. In almost every case, pregame hype was deserved and fans were rewarded with a hotly contested matchup. So it's understandable if you missed out on watching a few of the games while watching, say, Northwestern beat Iowa. This time around, we've enlisted the help of Aerosmith to get you all caught up on the week 5 action so that you'll know exactly why your office buddy from Athens, Georgia is softly weeping alone at their desk.

"Jaded": #7 Stanford Gets Exposed By #10 Washington, 44-6

It had to have been hard to be a Husky fan the past few years. Always living in the shadow of Stanford, the new archetype for excellence in the Pac-12, both on and off the field. Always hearing about Christian McCaffrey and how dominant he is. Always being referred to as a dark horse, and not a legitimate contender. It'd be enough to make anyone jaded. But if that leads to a squad that is as dominant as the Huskies seem to be, then maybe it's a good thing. Head coach Chris Petersen has built a legitimate playoff contender in the Huskies, who are only eight years removed from a zero-win season, a team that doesn't really have any glaring weaknesses on any side of the ball. And after holding a legitimately talented Stanford team to only 6 points, sure, the Huskies may be jaded, but baby, the rest of the college football world's afraid of them.

"Lord of the Thighs": UNC Knocks Through 54-Yard Kick With Time Expiring



With the clock winding down against the 12th-ranked Florida State, UNC found itself on the Seminoles' 37-yard line, trailing 34-35. Coach Larry Fedora had a choice to make. He could have thrown caution to the wind and gone for an all-or-nothing Hail Mary, but he didn't. In all likelihood, kicker Nick Weiler (who had missed an extra point earlier) walked right up to his head coach and confidently said "I'm your man, child. Lord of the thighs."

The rest is history. Fedora trotted Weiler out to attempt the game-winning kick and he banged it through the uprights, setting a personal career long and sending the Seminoles reeling. The Tar Heels are now ranked 15th nationally, are atop the ACC's coastal division, and have a legitimate shot at winning the conference. It's really no surprise – after their performance this week, someone 'bound to take a look.

"Draw The Line": #4 Michigan's Defense Holds #8 Wisconsin To 7 Points



Checkmate, Badgers. Michigan beat you at your own damn game.

In a grinding affair that saw a 7-7 score into the fourth quarter, the Wolverines' defense came through in a big way against the eighth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers. Despite a litany of penalties and special teams woes that cost the team 45 yards and three missed field goals, a stout defense kept Wisconsin from capitalizing. The Badgers converted just four third down conversions out of 15, and the game was capped off by a one-handed interception courtesy of a secondary that held Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook to 88 yards through the air. It really was heads I win, tails you lose for the Badgers.

"Legendary Child": Despite Loss To #5 Clemson, Lamar Jackson Is Still Amazing



You've heard how this game ended. Clemson defeated Louisville after receiver James Quick went out of bounds mere feet from the first down marker on 4th and long. What you might not have heard was despite the loss, Lamar Jackson strengthened his case as a Heisman frontrunner. He got a nickel's change every time he dropped a dime, completing over 60 percent of his passes for almost 300 yards. Jackson also rushed for 162, and had three all-purpose touchdowns. No, it wasn't enough to lift the Cardinals above Clemson, and it did hurt Louisville's playoff hopes, but the fact remains that Jackson has been keeping the dream alive, eating that honey from the hive, and is truly a legendary child.

"Cryin'": #25 Georgia Wins The Game With Time Expiring, Then #11 Tennessee Does The Same Thing



The Georgia Bulldogs finally got a much-needed win on Saturday, defeating the Tennessee Volunteers who had stormed back to erase a 17-point deficit late in the game. Driving down the field, freshman quarterback Jacob Eason found Riley Ridley open in the end zone with ten seconds left, icing the game and putting the kibosh on what would have been another double-digit Tennessee comeback.

Only problem is, the game wasn't over. There were still precious seconds left on the clock after the Georgia kickoff.

With time expiring, Tennessee's Joshua Dobbs heaved up a 43-yard Hail Mary into a sea of jerseys, both red and orange, and Vol receiver Jauan Jennings came up with it, providing one of the most emotional and crazy finishes to a football game we have seen so far this year. Now, it's not all bad news for Bulldog fans, Eason showed legitimate potential in finding targets, and his receivers seemed to have shaken the collective case of butterfingers that had plagued them all season, but that's not what they're thinking about now. They're learning firsthand that in football, there's not even breathing room between pleasure and pain, dyin' cause Georgia let them do what they do down to, down to, down to them.
Can you name every Tennessee Volunteers player to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft?
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1940 - 1 FB - CRD
George Cafego
1952 - 10 DB - CLE
Bert Rechichar
1953 - 11 DE - CLE
Doug Atkins
1964 - 14 DT - CHI
Dick Evey
1965 - 6 DE - CHI
Steve DeLong
1968 - 2 C - CIN
Bob Johnson
1970 - 22 LB - RAM
Jack Reynolds
1977 - 25 WR - NWE
Stanley Morgan
1979 - 27 C - DAL
Robert Shaw
1980 - 14 DB - NWE
Roland James
1982 - 11 WR - KAN
Anthony Hancock
1983 - 18 WR - CHI
Willie Gault
1984 - 17 WR - STL
Clyde Duncan
1985 - 24 LB - NOR
Alvin Toles
1986 - 21 WR - CIN
Tim McGee
1988 - 9 DB - RAI
Terry McDaniel
1988 - 15 WR - SDG
Anthony Miller
1989 - 28 LB - SFO
Keith DeLong
1991 - 7 T - TAM
Charles McRae
1991 - 8 T - PHI
Antone Davis
1991 - 12 WR - DAL
Alvin Harper
1992 - 20 DB - KAN
Dale Carter
1992 - 23 DE - SDG
Chris Mims
1993 - 27 LB - SFO
Todd Kelly
1994 - 3 QB - WAS
Heath Shuler
1995 - 19 RB - JAX
James Stewart
1998 - 1 QB - IND
Peyton Manning
1998 - 20 DB - DET
Terry Fair
1998 - 30 WR - DEN
Marcus Nash
1999 - 31 LB - DEN
Al Wilson
2000 - 5 RB - BAL
Jamal Lewis
2000 -12 DE - NYJ
Shaun Ellis
2002 - 9 DT - JAX
John Henderson
2002 - 13 WR - NOR
Donte' Stallworth
2002 - 15 DT - TEN
Albert Haynesworth
2006 - 16 DB - MIA
Jason Allen
2007 - 16 DT - GNB
Justin Harrell
2007 - 27 WR - NOR
Robert Meachem
2008 - 10 LB - NWE
Jerod Mayo
2009 - 18 DE - DEN
Robert Ayers
2010 - 26 DT - ARI
Dan Williams
2010 - 5 DB - KAN
Eric Berry
2013 - 29 WR - MIN
Cordarrelle Patterson
2014 - 19 T - MIA
Ja'Wuan James
2017 - 14 - DE - PHI
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