Weekly Analysis 2022: post week 1 superlatives
The best game: Houston over UTSA.
The coach I wish I was: Georgia’s Kirby Smart.
The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry.
The team that impressed: Alabama.
The defensive slugfest: Iowa over South Dakota State.
The offensive shootout: North Carolina over Appalachian State.
The team that disappointed: Utah.
The Heisman favorite: Alabama’s Bryce Young.
The best conference: SEC.
The worst conference: Pac-12.
The best team: Georgia.
The underrated coach: Arkansas’ Sam Pittman.
The overrated coach: Purdue’s Jeff Brohm.
The underrated player: Baylor’s Blake Shapen.
The breakout performance: Arkansas’ K.J. Jefferson five touchdowns.
The biggest upset: Florida over Utah.
The upset no one saw coming: Syracuse over Louisville.
The team that wants to hit the reset button: Nebraska.
The blowout everyone predicted: USC over Rice.
The underrated team: Tennessee.
The overrated team: Wake Forest.
The feel-good story: Vanderbilt’s first 2-0 start since 2018.
The horror show: Iowa’s offense.
The must-see game in week 2: Alabama at Texas.
The team nobody’s talking about: BYU.
The team with an elite offense: Oklahoma.
The team with an elite defense: Clemson.
The team that was desperate for a win: Syracuse.
The surprising blowout: Arizona over San Diego State.
The surprising close game: Iowa over South Dakota State.
The best comeback game: Rutgers over Boston College.
The narrow escape: NC State over East Carolina.
The defense that got exposed: Oklahoma State.
The coach with the most to prove: Nebraska’s Scott Frost.
The dangerous Group of Five team: UCF.
Cool in the clutch: Penn State’s Sean Clifford.
Give that coach a raise: Maryland’s Mike Locksley.
Man, they’re good: Michigan.
Wow, they’re bad: Colorado.
