Five important college football questions that will be answered after this weekend's slate

Don't look now, college football fans, but this weekend will officially mark the halfway point of the 2026 regular season.

It's hard to believe we are already six games into this thing but time flies when you're having fun, I suppose.

While this coming weekend won't exactly be a "separation Saturday" situation, several questions will be answered in part because of the circumstances surrounding the games as well as the quantity of data points we now have at our disposal.

Half a season is usually about when you start to find out who teams really are for the year.

Frauds get exposed and championship contenders start to rise to the top and prove their worth, and 2026 is no different.

So, indulge me, as I look at five important questions from the college football season that will be answered after the clock strikes midnight on Saturday.

When Kalen DeBoer arrived in Tuscaloosa by way of Seattle to take the Crimson Tide head coaching position, the general consensus was that the good times would continue to roll at Bama.

ALABAMA PROVIDES UPDATE FOR SHOWDOWN AGAINST GEORGIA, AS SCHOOL, SEC AND TRUMP PLAN FOR HURRICANE ISAIAS While the Tide have been a really good program under DeBoer, averaging ten wins and recruiting at an elite level in his two seasons at the helm, they've failed to reach the same heights they did the previous decade and a half during Saban's reign.

Alabama is off to a 5-0 start, their best since 2022, but questions are still lingering about the ceiling of this team.

They have an impressive road win over a top-25 Mississippi State team and their offense looks night unstoppable, however they also survived a scare at home against an average-at-best Florida State team in a game where their defense was a bit leaky.

If the Tide can knock off second-ranked Georgia this weekend in Bryant Denny Stadium, it will go a long way in signifying the program is trending back towards the elite status it held when Saban roamed the sidelines.

A loss would probably mean the big crimson machine still needs a tune up.

College football can be such a fickle mistress sometimes.

Last weekend, the Florida Gators carried a top-ten ranking as well as a top-five offense into Columbia, Missouri.