Weekly Analysis 2023: post week 12 superlatives
The best game: Kansas State over Kansas.
The coach I wish I was: Washington’s Kalen DeBoer.
The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Indiana’s Tom Allen.
The team that impressed: Georgia.
The defensive slugfest: Iowa over Illinois.
The offensive shootout: Louisville over Miami.
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: Georgia.
The underrated coach: Arizona’s Jedd Fisch.
The overrated coach: USC’s Lincoln Riley.
The underrated player: Missouri’s Brady Cook.
The breakout performance: LSU’s Jayden Daniels’ six touchdown passes.
The biggest upset: Appalachian State over James Madison.
The upset no one saw coming: Pittsburgh over Boston College.
The team that wants to hit the reset button: BYU.
The blowout everyone predicted: Ole Miss over Louisiana Monroe.
The underrated team: Arizona.
The overrated team: Utah.
The feel-good story: Northwestern becoming bowl eligible.
The horror show: Nebraska’s 10-straight loss to Wisconsin.
The must-see game in week 13: Ohio State at Michigan.
The team nobody’s talking about: Louisville.
The team with an elite offense: Oregon.
The team with an elite defense: Iowa.
The team that was desperate for a win: South Carolina.
The surprising blowout: New Mexico State over Auburn.
The surprising close game: Michigan over Maryland.
The best comeback game: Wisconsin over Nebraska.
The narrow escape: Missouri over Florida.
The defense that got exposed: Utah.
The coach with the most to prove: Baylor’s Dave Aranda.
The dangerous Group of Five team: Tulane.
Cool in the clutch: Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.
Give that coach a raise: West Virginia’s Neal Brown.
Man, they’re good: Georgia.
Wow, they’re bad: USC.
