Weekly Analysis 2025: post week 3 superlatives

The best game: Texas A&M over Notre Dame.

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

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: UCLA’s Deshaun Foster.

The team that impressed: Miami.

The defensive slugfest: LSU over Florida.

The offensive shootout: Georgia over Tennessee.

The team that disappointed: South Carolina.

The Heisman favorite: LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.

The best conference: Big Ten.

The worst conference: Big 12.

The best team: Ohio State.

The underrated coach: Michigan State’s Jonathan Smith.

The overrated coach: Clemson’s Dabo Swinney.

The underrated player: TCU quarterback Josh Hoover.

The breakout performance: Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby five touchdown passes.

The biggest upset: Vanderbilt over No. 11 South Carolina.

The upset no one seen coming: Georgia Tech over Clemson.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Michigan over Central Michigan.

The underrated team: Mississippi State.

The overrated team: Clemson.

The feel-good story: Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz shattering a Big Ten record with win No. 206.

The horror show: Notre Dame’s 0-2 start.

The must-see game in week 4: Michigan at Nebraska.

The team nobody’s talking about: Houston.

The team with an elite offense: Oregon.

The team with an elite defense: LSU.

The team that was desperate for a win: West Virginia.

The surprising blowout: North Texas over Washington State.

The surprising close game: Iowa State over Arkansas State.

The best comeback game: LSU over Florida.

The narrow escape: West Virginia over Pittsburgh.

The defense that got exposed: Tennessee.

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

The dangerous Group of Five team: Old Dominion.

Cool in the clutch: Texas A&M’s quarterback Marcel Reed.

Give that coach a raise: Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea.

Man, they’re good: Georgia.

Wow, they’re bad: Kansas State.