CFB Barometer: Who's Up, Who's Down Week 5

Notre Dame's return to prominence continued Saturday with a gritty victory over the Michigan Wolverines. It wasn't pretty from a fantasy perspective, but the Irish forced Denard Robinson to throw four interceptions, while picking off another ill-advised pass on a trick play by running back Vincent Smith. Notre Dame now sits at 4-0 heading into an off week. The statistics should be much more plentiful for the Irish in two weeks when they face the Miami Hurricanes, a 3-1 squad that downed Georgia Tech in overtime, 42-36, behind three touchdowns from running back Mike James. The renewal of the not-so-appropriately-named "Catholics vs. Convicts" rivalry should make for riveting theater.

Let's look at the rest of the College Football scene in this week's Barometer.

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Gary Nova, QB, Rutgers - The Scarlet Knights piled on Arkansas on Saturday as the Razorbacks' nightmare season continued. Rutgers appears to be headed in the opposite ...

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