What we learned in College Football Week 5

Looking back at Week 5 of the college football season, here are a few things that we learned. 

After watching an excessive amount of college football this weekend (like all of my fall weekends), there were so many different things to take away, from Oklahoma getting manhandled, all the way to Adrian Martinez making a Heisman push.

Here are 4 things you should learn from the chaos of College Football Week 5.

Michigan is the real deal

Going into College Football Week 5, many people had questions about the legitimacy of Michigan’s ranking. After the dominance they showed against my Iowa Hawkeyes, many of these questions were answered.

Jim Harbaugh had an excellent game plan, and the Michigan offense looked very good against an elite defense. JJ McCarthy showed that he is not only a big play threat, but he can take care of the ball when he needs to (18 for 24 with158 yards and a touchdown).

The Hawkeye defense is known for taking the ball away, and the Michigan offense played extremely maturely, by not turning the ball over.

The most impressive performance of the day came from running back Blake Corum. Corum solidified himself as a Heisman candidate, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown (where he makes an elite juke against arguably the best linebacker in the country).

This game proves Michigan is a complete team in my mind. With a schedule that has dates with Ohio State and Penn State, it may be too early to tell, but I believe Michigan can contend for a National Championship.