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.