Weekly Analysis 2024: post week two superlatives

The best game: Iowa State over Iowa.

The coach I wish I was: Texas’ Steve Sarkisian.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman.

The team that impressed: Tennessee.

The defensive slugfest: Utah over Baylor.

The offensive shootout: Oregon over Boise State.

The team that disappointed: Colorado.

The Heisman favorite: Texas’ Quinn Ewers.

The best conference: SEC.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Texas.

The underrated coach: Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham.

The overrated coach: Auburn’s Hugh Freeze.

The underrated player: Illinois’ Luke Altmyer.

The breakout performance: Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty 102 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

The biggest upset: Northern Illinois over No. 5 Notre Dame.

The upset no one saw coming: Washington State over Texas Tech.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Clemson over Appalachian State.

The underrated team: Iowa State.

The overrated team: Michigan.

The feel-good story: Indiana’s 2-0 start.

The horror show: Auburn’s quarterback Payton Thorne’s four interceptions.

The must-see game in week 3: No. 14 Kansas State vs. No. 20 Arizona.

The team nobody’s talking about: Louisville.

The team with an elite offense: USC.

The team with an elite defense: Missouri.

The team that was desperate for a win: Florida.

The surprising blowout: Nebraska over Colorado.

The surprising close game: Alabama over South Florida .

The best comeback game: Oklahoma State over Arkansas.

The narrow escape: Pittsburgh over Cincinnati.

The defense that got exposed: Michigan.

The coach with the most to prove: Coach Prime.

The dangerous Group of Five team: UNLV.

Cool in the clutch: Kansas State’s quarterback Avery Johnson.

Give that coach a raise: Tennessee’s Josh Heupel.

Man, they’re good: Georgia.

Wow, they’re bad: Kentucky.