Weekly Analysis 2025: post week 4 superlatives

The best game: Michigan over Nebraska.

The coach I wish I was: Oklahoma’s Brent Venables.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy.

The team that impressed: Indiana.

The defensive slugfest: Western Michigan over Toledo.

The offensive shootout: Iowa over Rutgers.

The team that disappointed: Illinois.

The Heisman favorite: Oklahoma’s quarterback John Mateer.

The best conference: Big Ten.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Ohio State.

The underrated coach: UCF’s Scott Frost.

The overrated coach: North Carolina’s Bill Belichick.

The underrated player: Georgia Tech’s quarterback Haynes King.

The breakout performance: Oklahoma’s single-game record, 10 sacks against Auburn.

The biggest upset: Memphis over Arkansas.

The upset no one seen coming: Tulsa over Oklahoma State.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Texas over Sam Houston.

The underrated team: Vanderbilt.

The overrated team: Utah.

The feel-good story: Michigan’s Biff Poggi going 2-0 as Interim Coach.

The horror show: Clemson’s 1-3 start.

The must-see game in week 5: Oregon at Penn State.

The team nobody’s talking about: TCU.

The team with an elite offense: Tennessee.

The team with an elite defense: Oklahoma.

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

The surprising blowout: Maryland over Wisconsin.

The surprising close game: Missouri over South Carolina.

The best comeback game: Fresno State over Hawaii.

The narrow escape: Arizona State over Baylor.

The defense that got exposed: Nebraska.

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

The dangerous Group of Five team: Memphis.

Cool in the clutch: Michigan’s Bryce Underwood.

Give that coach a raise: Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire.

Man, they’re good: Oregon.

Wow, they’re bad: Washington State.