Weekly Analysis 2026: post week 5 superlatives

The best game: Kentucky over South Carolina.

The coach I wish I was: Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Maryland’s Mike Locksley.

The team that impressed: Miami.

The defensive slugfest: Minnesota over Michigan.

The offensive shootout: Iowa State over West Virginia.

The team that disappointed: Iowa.

The Heisman favorite: Ohio State wideout Jeremiah Smith.

The best conference: SEC.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: Northwestern’s David Braun.

The overrated coach: Louisville’s Jeff Brohm.

The underrated player: Nebraska’s quarterback Anthony Colandrea.

The breakout performance: Ohio State wideout Jeremiah Smith’s 206 receiving yards in 31-14 win over Iowa.

The biggest upset: No. 25 Missouri over No. 8 Florida.

The upset no one seen coming: NC State over Louisville.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Indiana over Rutgers.

The underrated team: Pittsburgh.

The overrated team: Florida.

The feel-good story: Minnesota beating Michigan at home for first time since 1977.

The horror show: Colorado losing its seventh consecutive Big 12 game dating back to last season.

The must-see game in week 6: Indiana at Nebraska.

The team nobody’s talking about: Nebraska.

The team with an elite offense: Miami.

The team with an elite defense: BYU.

The team that was desperate for a win: Kansas.

The surprising blowout: Wisconsin over Michigan State.

The surprising close game: Notre Dame over North Carolina.

The best comeback game: Houston over UCF.

The narrow escape: USC over Washington.

The defense that got exposed: Iowa.

The coach with the most to prove: Colorado’s Coach Prime.

The dangerous Group of Five team: North Dakota State.

Cool in the clutch: Minnesota quarterback Drake Lindsey.

Give that coach a raise: Pittsburgh’s Pat Narduzzi.

Man, they’re good: Alabama.

Wow, they’re bad: Rutgers.