With Heisman Trophy conversations starting to carry a little more weight, multiple performances this week showed why certain players are already on the short list. In a season where true freshmen are shining in the spotlight,

Week 5 reminded us that even if an expanded College Football Playoff may alter the stakes of regular-season games, it will never change the magic of a college football Saturday.

Now, we wait on the status of Quinn Ewers (oblique strain). As well as Arch Manning has played in Ewers’ absence in three straight easy wins, Ewers is still the guy, and Texas will need him as the schedule stiffens in two weeks against Oklahoma.