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College Football Predictions: Expert Picks for Every Game in Week 5

Athlon Sports has published a complete slate of forecasts for the upcoming fifth weekend of the 2026 college football season, covering fifty-nine matchups scheduled from Thursday, October first, through Saturday, October third. Analysts Steven Lassan, Tyler Schuster, and Kyle Wood provided outcome projections for every contest across this full schedule, which opens with Thursday night meetings including Western Kentucky against New Mexico State and North Texas against Tulsa.

Friday features three matchups such as Pitt versus Virginia Tech and Penn State versus Northwestern, while Saturday is packed with multiple game windows featuring showdowns like Notre Dame against North Carolina, Alabama against Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt against Georgia.

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