Week 5 college football preview: USC heads to Boulder; Duke gets the big stage

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College football fans may just now be recovering after an electric Week 4 slate. 

With six Top 25 games on the schedule, fans of the sport could watch high-caliber matchups deep into the night. 

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before a game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium Sept. 23, 2023.  (Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

While Week 5 does not have the volume of Top 25 games on the schedule, there are massive implications in a number of matchups. 

The Colorado Buffaloes are looking to prove their 3-0 start under Deion Sanders is more indicative of where they’re heading than the smackdown Oregon laid on them in Week 4, Texas is attempting to avoid a classic "trap game" before facing Oklahoma next week, and Duke has a chance to start the year 5-0 for the first time since 1994. 

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College football fans will learn a thing or two on the last Saturday of September. 

Let’s take a look at a few games to be aware of in Week 5.

The Buffaloes face their first test of adversity after being blown off the field by the Oregon Ducks in Week 4. 

Colorado was completely outmatched in Deion Sanders’ Pac-12 debut, heading into halftime down 35-0. 

"Good old-fashioned butt-kicking," Sanders said afterward. "No excuses, no nothing."

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders talks with his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, during the first half of a game against Oregon Sept. 23, 2023, in Eugene, Ore.  (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

It doesn’t get any easier this week for the Buffaloes as they welcome the reigning Heisman