10 instant thoughts from Week 5 of the college football season

Week 5 of the college football season was a mixed bag for the 12 FBS programs in the Lone Star State. The five Power Five programs combined for a 2-3 record with Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Baylor suffering conference losses. TCU remained the only undefeated team in Texas and the Longhorns rebounded with a win heading into the Red River Rivalry. The G5 programs enjoyed a little more success with the four C-USA programs ending Week 5 undefeated.

Jimbo Fisher is holding back Texas A&M: Let me clarify: As I’ve said in posts and podcasts for weeks, Fisher the program builder and recruiter earned his money in 2022 by signing the best recruiting class in the country and surviving offensive woes to beat Miami and Arkansas to avoid a disastrous 2022 season. However, the offense is bad, and he needs to check his ego at the door and hire a play caller for the 2023 season or this version of Texas A&M is the future until he leaves. The Aggies were shut out in the first half Saturday of the road loss at Mississippi State. Max Johnson, who exited the game with an injury, didn’t complete a pass that traveled further than 20 yards in the air in any of his three starts.