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5-at-10: Weekend winners (Alabama of course) and losers (yours truly) and the meaning of a nose strip

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer looks on with Georgia in possession of the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer looks on with Georgia in possession of the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer looks on with Georgia in possession of the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

By Jay Greeson 6 min read

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Weekend winners

Kalen DeBoer. We have way more on this in a moment, but make no mistake, the Tide stood tall in the biggest game of the year in September. Of week 5.

Sam Darnold. If the season ended Tuesday — and why are we having so many Monday night doubleheaders? — Darnold is your MVP, right?

Shohei Ohtani. Dude finished with 54 homers and 59 steals. He was worth every penny of the $700 million the Dodgers gave him (deferred) and we have not even discussed the fact that he may be getting his arms loose for the postseason. Forget #GOAT. He’s truly #Unicorn.