Weekly Analysis 2023: post week seven superlatives
The best game: Washington over Oregon.
The coach I wish I was: North Carolina’s Mack Brown.
The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Arkansas’ Sam Pittman.
The team that impressed: Ohio State.
The defensive slugfest: Duke over NC State.
The offensive shootout: Oklahoma State over Kansas.
The team that disappointed: USC.
The Heisman favorite: Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.
The best conference: Pac-12.
The worst conference: Big Ten.
The best team: Georgia.
The underrated coach: Missouri’s Eliah Drinkwitz.
The overrated coach: UCLA’s Chip Kelly.
The underrated player: North Carolina’s Drake Maye.
The breakout performance: Kansas State’s Avery Johnson five rushing touchdowns.
The biggest upset: Pittsburgh over Louisville.
The upset no one saw coming: Arizona over Washington State.
The team that wants to hit the reset button: South Carolina.
The blowout everyone predicted: Florida State over Syracuse.
The underrated team: Missouri.
The overrated team: Alabama.
The feel-good story: Stanford recording first Pac-12 win of season.
The horror show: Colorado surrendering a 29-point lead in second half.
The must-see game in week eight: Penn State at Ohio State.
The team nobody’s talking about: Iowa.
The team with an elite offense: Michigan.
The team with an elite defense: Penn State.
The team that was desperate for a win: Illinois.
The surprising blowout: Notre Dame over USC.
The surprising close game: Alabama over Arkansas.
The best comeback game: Stanford over Colorado.
The narrow escape: Rutgers over Michigan State.
The defense that got exposed: Oregon.
The coach with the most to prove: Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire.
The dangerous Group of Five team: Air Force.
Cool in the clutch: Oklahoma State’s Alan Bowman.
Give that coach a raise: Duke’s Mike Elko.
Man, they’re good: Michigan.
Wow, they’re bad: Auburn.
