Weekly Analysis 2026: post week 1 superlatives

The best game: Auburn over Baylor.

The coach I wish I was: Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Rutgers’ Greg Schiano.

The team that impressed: UCLA.

The defensive slugfest: Colorado over TCU.

The offensive shootout: Ole Miss over Louisville.

The team that disappointed: Georgia Tech.

The Heisman favorite: USC quarterback Jayden Maiava.

The best conference: SEC.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Ohio State.

The underrated coach: Kansas State’s Collin Klein.

The overrated coach: Clemson’s Dabo Swinney.

The underrated player: Nebraska’s running back Jamal Rule.

The breakout performance: Iowa running back Kamari Moulton’s 183 rush yards.

The biggest upset: Umass over Rutgers.

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

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Texas over Texas State.

The underrated team: Virginia.

The overrated team: Oregon.

The feel-good story: UMass snapping a 23-game losing streak to FBS opponents. .

The horror show: The officials adding a second back on the clock for Michigan.

The must-see game in week 2: Ohio State at Texas.

The team nobody’s talking about: Minnesota.

The team with an elite offense: Miami.

The team with an elite defense: Iowa.

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

The surprising blowout: LSU over Clemson.

The surprising close game: Oregon over Boise State.

The best comeback game: Colorado over Georgia Tech.

The narrow escape: Michigan over Western Michigan.

The defense that got exposed: Ole Miss.

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

The dangerous Group of Five team: North Dakota State.

Cool in the clutch: Colorado quarterback Julian Lewis.

Give that coach a raise: Illinois’ Bret Bielema.

Man, they’re good: Georgia.

Wow, they’re bad: Boston College.