Weekly Analysis 2023: post week 10 superlatives

The best game: Texas over Kansas State.

The coach I wish I was: Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Purdue’s Ryan Walters.

The team that impressed: Georgia.

The defensive slugfest: Iowa over Northwestern.

The offensive shootout: Washington over USC.

The team that disappointed: Nebraska.

The Heisman favorite: Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.

The best conference: Pac-12.

The worst conference: Big 12.

The best team: Michigan.

The underrated coach: Arizona’s Jedd Fisch.

The overrated coach: Oklahoma’s Brent Venables.

The underrated player: Alabama’s Jalen Milroe.

The breakout performance: Washington’s Dillon Johnson’s 256 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

The biggest upset: Clemson over Notre Dame.

The upset no one saw coming: Indiana over Wisconsin.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: North Carolina over Campbell.

The underrated team: Oklahoma State.

The overrated team: USC.

The feel-good story: Mike Gundy winning the last scheduled Bedlam series.

The horror show: USC’s defense surrendering 52 points and 572 yards.

The must-see game in week 11: Michigan vs. Penn State.

The team nobody’s talking about: Kansas.

The team with an elite offense: Alabama.

The team with an elite defense: Iowa.

The team that was desperate for a win: Michigan State.

The surprising blowout: Penn State over Maryland.

The surprising close game: Oregon State over Colorado.

The best comeback game: Houston over Baylor.

The narrow escape: Stanford over Washington State.

The defense that got exposed: UCLA.

The coach with the most to prove: Baylor’s Dave Aranda.

The dangerous Group of Five team: James Madison.

Cool in the clutch: Texas’ Maalik Murphy.

Give that coach a raise: Duke’s Mike Elko.

Man, they’re good: Georgia.

Wow, they’re bad: Arizona State.