Weekly Analysis 2024: post week 13 superlatives

The best game: Penn State over Minnesota.

The coach I wish I was: Ohio State’s Ryan Day.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell.

The team that impressed: Notre Dame.

The defensive slugfest: Baylor over Houston.

The offensive shootout: Oregon State over Washington State.

The team that disappointed: Indiana.

The Heisman favorite: Colorado’s Travis Hunter.

The best conference: Big Ten.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Oregon.

The underrated coach: Baylor’s Dave Aranda.

The overrated coach: Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer.

The underrated player: USC quarterback Jayden Maiava.

The breakout performance: Kansas running back Devin Neal 207 rush yards and four touchdowns.

The biggest upset: Oklahoma over No. 7 Alabama.

The upset no one saw coming: Florida over No. 9 Ole Miss.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Tennessee over UTEP.

The underrated team: Kansas.

The overrated team: BYU.

The feel-good story: Nebraska becoming bowl eligible for first time since 2016.

The horror show: Purdue and Oklahoma State winless in league play.

The must-see game in week 14: Texas at Texas A&M.

The team nobody’s talking about: Duke.

The team with an elite offense: Texas.

The team with an elite defense: Ohio State.

The team that was desperate for a win: Nebraska.

The surprising blowout: Ohio State over Indiana.

The surprising close game: Penn State over Minnesota.

The best comeback game: Illinois over Rutgers.

The narrow escape: USC over UCLA.

The defense that got exposed: Indiana.

The coach with the most to prove: Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell.

The dangerous Group of Five team: Boise State.

Cool in the clutch: Penn State’s quarterback Drew Allar.

Give that coach a raise: Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham.

Man, they’re good: Texas.

Wow, they’re bad: UCF.