Weekly Analysis 2026: post week 4 superlatives

The best game: Iowa over Michigan.

The coach I wish I was: Virginia Tech’s James Franklin.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Oklahoma’s Brent Venables.

The team that impressed: Florida.

The defensive slugfest: Texas over Tennessee.

The offensive shootout: Oregon over USC.

The team that disappointed: Penn State.

The Heisman favorite: Miami quarterback Darien Mensah.

The best conference: SEC.

The worst conference: Big 12.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: Nebraska’s Matt Rhule.

The overrated coach: Texas A&M’s Mike Elko.

The underrated player: Utah’s quarterback Devon Dampier.

The breakout performance: Florida’s 302 rushing yards against Ole Miss.

The biggest upset: Wake Forest over No. 16 Louisville.

The upset no one seen coming: Wisconsin over No. 13 Penn State.

The team that wants to hit the reset button: Maryland

The blowout everyone predicted: Miami over Central Michigan.

The underrated team: Virginia Tech.

The overrated team: Ole Miss.

The feel-good story: Oregon backup quarterback Dylan Raiola’s 289 passing yards, and two touchdowns.

The horror show: Oregon quarterback Dante Moore being carted off the field after an illegal hit.

The must-see game in week 5: Ohio State at Iowa.

The team nobody’s talking about: UCLA.

The team with an elite offense: Ohio State.

The team with an elite defense: Pittsburgh.

The team that was desperate for a win: Rutgers.

The surprising blowout: LSU over Texas A&M.

The surprising close game: Indiana over Northwestern.

The best comeback game: Iowa over Michigan.

The narrow escape: Minnesota over Washington.

The defense that got exposed: USC.

The coach with the most to prove: Maryland’s Mike Locksley.

The dangerous Group of Five team: James Madison.

Cool in the clutch:. Iowa’s quarterback Hank Brown.

Give that coach a raise: UCLA’s Bob Chesney.

Man, they’re good: Miami (FL).

Wow, they’re bad: Colorado.