Jimmy Ott and a group of professional sports bettors give their best bets for Week 5 of college football including LSU at Ole Miss, Alabama at Georgia and Oregon at Penn State.
LSU’s 2026–2029 SEC football schedule is set. The Tigers draw Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Arkansas as annual rivals with marquee matchups vs. Alabama and Texas.
Oklahoma QB John Mateer is out indefinitely after hand surgery, dropping Sooners’ title odds to 25/1 and removing him from Heisman contention as Fernando Mendoza takes over as favorite.
Mike Gundy’s 21-year run at Oklahoma State is over, and oddsmakers have released early favorites to replace him, while also updating odds on the next college coach to be fired.
ESPN’s Week 5 college football coverage features nearly 75 games and 16 ranked teams across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, and ESPN Radio, highlighted by Alabama-Georgia, LSU-Ole Miss, and Ohio State-Washington.
From Clemson’s tumble in the ACC to Texas Tech and Western Kentucky emerging as new favorites in the Big 12 and Conference USA, updated conference futures reveal major shifts in college football betting odds.
