Around the Dog Park: Halloween Edition

General G5

• Only two G5 teams made the initial College Football Playoff rankings. A sham.
• Come check out our predictions for where your team will end up this bowl season.
• Army has announced their 2019 football schedule, including a surprise trip to UTSA.
• The service academies have picked up several commitments recently.
• Recapping last week in the G5 world.
• VegasInsider lists Alcorn State as an 18 point road favorite over the NMSU Aggies. Other books have NMSU as a 10+ point favorite. Spooky!
• Very rare opportunity to watch two undefeated Ivy League teams face off this week. Both Dartmouth and Princeton are 7-0.
• The SWAC has agreed to move the location of their championship game, clearing any potential conflicts with UAB hosting a C-USA championship game.

AAC

• Temple recruit Jamal Speaks is finally back on the field after being held out due to eligibility concerns surrounding his lack of a permanent home.
• The Temple Owls and UCF will meet this week to determine first place in the AAC East.

C-USA

• UTSA linebacker Josiah Tauaefa has been named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, the only G5 representative on the list.
• Jaylon Ferguson has been named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award. The Louisiana Tech defensive end is having a stand out season.
• Don’t expect a lot of fanfare when Mason Fine claims UNT’s all time passing record. Fine would prefer to keep his nose to the grindstone.
• Freshman Wiley Green was surprisingly effective for Rice in his first start under center.
• The Rice Owls have been haunted by injuries this year. Let’s take a minute to catch up on all of the details.
• FIU is preparing for a Shula Bowl meeting that could pave the way to a conference championship for the Panthers.

Sun Belt

• With Tyler Vitt out with an injury, Texas State turned to Willie Jones III and the option to knock off New Mexico State.
• Georgia Southern has soared to the top of our Sun Belt power rankings.