Weekly Analysis 2023: post week four superlatives
The best game: Florida State over Clemson.
The coach I wish I was: Oregon’s Dan Lanning.
The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry.
The team that impressed: Penn State.
The defensive slugfest: Utah over UCLA.
The offensive shootout: LSU over Arkansas.
The team that disappointed: Ole Miss.
The Heisman favorite: USC’s Caleb Williams.
The best conference: Pac-12.
The worst conference: ACC.
The best team: Georgia.
The underrated coach: Washington State’s Jake Dickert.
The overrated coach: Dabo Swinney.
The underrated player: Oregon’s Bo Nix.
The breakout performance: Kansas State’s DJ Giddens 207 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
The biggest upset: Washington State over Oregon State.
The upset no one saw coming: Northwestern over Minnesota.
The team that wants to hit the reset button: Baylor.
The blowout everyone predicted: Oregon over Colorado.
The underrated team: Kansas.
The overrated team: Ohio State.
The feel-good story: Utah’s home-winning streak.
The horror show: Iowa’s first shutout loss since 2000.
The must-see game in week five: USC at Colorado.
The team nobody’s talking about: Syracuse.
The team with an elite offense: Washington.
The team with an elite defense: Penn State.
The team that was desperate for a win: Iowa State.
The surprising blowout: Wisconsin over Purdue.
The surprising close game: USC over Arizona State.
The best comeback game: Ohio State over Notre Dame.
The narrow escape: Missouri over Memphis.
The defense that got exposed: Colorado.
The coach with the most to prove: Boston College’s Jeff Hafley.
The dangerous Group of Five team: Fresno State.
Cool in the clutch: Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.
Give that coach a raise: Louisville’s Jeff Brohm.
Man, they’re good: Michigan.
Wow, they’re bad: Texas Tech.
