Top Performers Week 5

The best performances of the week from all of the major conferences.

ACC: Trimane Goddard (Sr. Safety UNC) - The stat line is impressive as he led his team with 8 tackles and had 2 interceptions and broke up another pass, as well. But Goddard also had one of the best plays of the day in all of college football as, on the final play of the game, he ripped the ball away from the Miami wideout for his second interception and sealed the game. (See the play here.)

Big 12: Manuel Johnson (Sr. WR Oklahoma) - It only took him 5 catches to become my player of the week from the Big 12. On those 5 catches he gained 206 yards and 3 touchdowns against TCU. Coming into the game, TCU was the number one defense in the nation.

Big East: Donald Brown (Jr. RB UConn) - It looks like this guy can't be stopped. He had 33 carries for 190 yards and one score in UConn's 26-21 victory over Louisville.

Big Ten: Derrick Williams (Sr. WR Penn St) - Williams became the first player in Joe Paterno's time at PSU to catch a touchdown, run for a touchdown, and return a kickoff for a touchdown. The biggest score was his kick return which came right after an Illinois score that brought the Illini with 7. His return swung the momentum back in the Nittany Lions favor.

Pac 10: Jacquizz Rodgers (Fr. RB Oregon St) - He was the best player on the field in the biggest upset of the year so far in college football. He had 37 carries for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns against USC's defense that is loaded with future NFL players.

SEC: Alabama's O-line - Was there any more impressive performance in the SEC than the way Bama's O-line took it to Georgia's defensive front. The Tide was pushing the whole defensive front seven 10 yards down field throughout the entire first half.

Independents/Non-BCS: Chase Clement and Jarett Dillard (Sr QB and WR Rice) - They set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes and receptions as a duo with 41 total after Clement found Dillard for 4 touchdowns against North Texas. Clement had 5 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns, and Dillard had 8 catches for 114 and 4 touchdowns.

Case Keenum (So. QB Houston) - He completed 36 of 44 passes for 399 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Cougars upset victory over East Carolina.