Weekly Analysis 2023: post week two superlatives

The best game: Oregon over Texas Tech.

The coach I wish I was: Texas’ Steve Sarkisian.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher.

The team that impressed: Notre Dame.

The defensive slugfest: Iowa over Iowa State.

The offensive shootout: North Carolina over Appalachian State.

The team that disappointed: Wisconsin.

The Heisman favorite: USC’s Caleb Williams.

The best conference: Pac-12.

The worst conference: Big 12.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: Kansas State’s Chris Klieman.

The overrated coach: Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell.

The underrated player: Kansas State’s Will Howard.

The breakout performance: Texas’ Quinn Ewers 349 passing yards and three touchdowns.

The biggest upset: Washington State over Wisconsin.

The upset no one saw coming: Miami over Texas A&M.

The team that wants to hit the reset button: Nebraska.

The blowout everyone predicted: Florida State over Southern Miss.

The underrated team: Arkansas.

The overrated team: Alabama.

The feel-good story: Northwestern snapping a 12-game losing streak.

The horror show: Nebraska’s offense.

The must-see game in week three: Washington at Michigan State.

The team nobody’s talking about: Miami.

The team with an elite offense: USC.

The team with an elite defense: Iowa.

The team that was desperate for a win: Hawaii.

The surprising blowout: USC over Stanford.

The surprising close game: Oklahoma over SMU.

The best comeback game: Missouri over Middle Tennessee.

The narrow escape: Mississippi State over Arizona.

The defense that got exposed: Alabama.

The coach with the most to prove: Virginia’s Tony Elliott.

The dangerous Group of Five team: Western Kentucky.

Cool in the clutch: Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders.

Give that coach a raise: Utah’s Kyle Whittingham.

Man, they’re good: Florida State.

Wow, they’re bad: Baylor.