Instant reaction to Week 5 developments …

1. An epic Saturday

The most anticipated Saturday of the season was better than the hype, with marquee games across all broadcast windows decided near the wire, at the wire or beyond the wire.

The drama actually began Friday night, with back-to-back-to-back thrillers: Virginia upset No. 8 Florida State in double overtime; Arizona State beat TCU with a field goal in the final minutes; and Houston edged Oregon State in overtime.

Then came a scintillating Saturday in which nine games involving ranked teams were decided by a touchdown or less, from the 9 a.m. kickoff (USC-Illinois) and through the 7:15 p.m. matchup (BYU-Colorado).

No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 LSU and No. 5 Georgia all lost.

No. 6 Oregon won in overtime. So did No. 15 Tennessee. And No

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