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The calm before the storm is a common phrase. What about the calm after the storm? The latter phrase could accurately describe Week 5 in college football as there's not one major juicy matchup following a weekend of three big showdowns.

The biggest game involves one of the teams featured last week - Notre Dame - as the No.