{"id":65393,"date":"2024-10-03T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=65393"},"modified":"2025-09-13T16:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T20:10:40","slug":"week-5-heisman-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2024\/10\/03\/week-5-heisman-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 Heisman Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a weekend! We think Georgia and Alabama are done scoring for now. Last week, we had an entertaining and eye-popping performance in Tuscaloosa that gave us two new names on our list. Our #1 from last week’s Heisman poll<\/a> stumbled in Oxford. The Group of Five representatives continues to feast on the former Pac-12 members and climb our polls. Our new #1 this week continues to do a little of everything. We will continue to track whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling in our Week 5 Heisman poll.\u00a0 We are just left with one question before we get to the poll; can our Week 5 Heisman Honorable Mention hit the jackpot on a new NIL deal?<\/p>\n

Strike the Pose: Week 5 Heisman Poll<\/h2>\n

Honorable Mention: Hajj-Malik Williams, QB, UNLV<\/h3>\n

UNLV was in the news a lot last week. Between rumors of leaving for the Pac-12 (7?) and quarterback Matthew Sluka opting to sit out the rest of the 2024 college football season after not receiving a $100,000 NIL name, image, and likeness payment, last week might have seemed like a month.\u00a0 It was a lot of distraction, but Sluka’s replacement put in a Heisman-worth performance last week. The senior from Atlanta went 13 for 16 for 182 yards and three touchdowns through the air. He also had 12 carries for 119 yards and a touchdown. Williams helped lead the Rebels over Fresno State 59-14. Hats off to the UNLV social media team that left no doubt that Williams was their guy going forward this season.<\/p>\n

#5 Ryan Williams, WR, Alabama Crimson Tide (NR)<\/h3>\n

Did you know that Ryan Williams<\/a> is just 17 years old? Before you hit the comments, let’s take a moment to appreciate Williams’s performance on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. The Freshman was dynamic and arguably the best player on the field. He disrupted Georgia’s comeback with his acrobatic 75-yard touchdown with just over two minutes remaining to seal the game for the Tide. After the game, Williams said he was just “doing his part.” “I just had to do my part in helping us finish that game,” he said. “We’d come too far. Somebody had to make a play.” If you rewatch the video, you will see that Williams catches the ball with 2:26 remaining in the game. Somewhere, DeVonta Smith and Tua Tagovailoa are smiling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ABSOLUTE SCENES IN TUSCALOOSA!!!<\/p>\n

RYAN WILLIAMS WITH A 75-YARD TD TO RETAKE THE LEAD! pic.twitter.com\/pvc9ML7E7G<\/a><\/p>\n

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n