Author: George Schroeder, USA TODAY

The Red River rivalry hadn’t started, but every Oklahoma and Texas player was penalized after a pregame skirmish between the teams at the Cotton Bowl.

Oklahoma’s maligned defense made changes with hire of coordinator Alex Grinch. But even strong early play, Texas game will prove how far it has come.

Kyle Trask didn’t start at his Texas high school and rode the bench for his first three seasons at Florida. Now he is the starting quarterback.

This week’s College Football Playoff projection has Ohio State as the No. 1 seed followed by Alabama, Oklahoma and LSU in the field.

Auburn, Florida and LSU all have started the football season 5-0. They’ll alternate games in October to determine which is SEC contender.

Week 5 challenged many of our preconceived notions about this college football season. Who looks Playoff-bound after one month of play?

After four weeks, the College Football Playoff contenders are narrowing. This week’s Football Four sees Clemson with SEC teams Alabama, LSU, Georgia.

This is when everyone gets very excited because a bunch of SEC teams at the top of the rankings, or else they get very upset. Relax, y’all.

Oklahoma has made the College Football Playoff three of the last four seasons. But for the Big 12 to take the next step it must win on biggest stage.