Weekly Analysis 2024: post week one superlatives

The best game: USC over LSU.

The coach I wish I was: Georgia’s Kirby Smart.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Florida State’s Mike Norvell.

The team that impressed: Notre Dame.

The defensive slugfest: North Carolina over Minnesota.

The offensive shootout: Boise State over Georgia Southern.

The team that disappointed: Texas A&M.

The Heisman favorite: Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders.

The best conference: Big Ten.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: Boston College Bill O’Brien.

The overrated coach: Clemson’s Dabo Swinney.

The underrated player: Utah’s Cam Rising.

The breakout performance: Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan’s 304 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

The biggest upset: Vanderbilt over Virginia Tech.

The upset no one saw coming: UNLV over Houston.

The team that wants to hit the reset button: West Virginia.

The blowout everyone predicted: Texas over Colorado State.

The underrated team: Oklahoma State.

The overrated team: LSU.

The feel-good story: Nebraska winning opener for first time since 2019.

The horror show: Florida’s blowout loss to Miami at the Swamp.

The must-see game in week 2: Michigan vs. Texas.

The team nobody’s talking about: Georgia Tech.

The team with an elite offense: Tennessee.

The team with an elite defense: Iowa.

The team that was desperate for a win: Nebraska.

The surprising blowout: Penn State over West Virginia.

The surprising close game: Oregon over Idaho.

The best comeback game: NC State over Western Carolina.

The narrow escape: South Carolina over Old Dominion.

The defense that got exposed: LSU.

The coach with the most to prove: Florida’s Billy Napier.

The dangerous Group of Five team: UNLV.

Cool in the clutch: USC’s quarterback Miller Moss.

Give that coach a raise: Kansas State’s Chris Klieman.

Man, they’re good: Alabama.

Wow, they’re bad: Florida State.