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.