Weekly Analysis 2024: post week two superlatives
The best game: Iowa State over Iowa.
The coach I wish I was: Texas’ Steve Sarkisian.
The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman.
The team that impressed: Tennessee.
The defensive slugfest: Utah over Baylor.
The offensive shootout: Oregon over Boise State.
The team that disappointed: Colorado.
The Heisman favorite: Texas’ Quinn Ewers.
The best conference: SEC.
The worst conference: ACC.
The best team: Texas.
The underrated coach: Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham.
The overrated coach: Auburn’s Hugh Freeze.
The underrated player: Illinois’ Luke Altmyer.
The breakout performance: Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty 102 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
The biggest upset: Northern Illinois over No. 5 Notre Dame.
The upset no one saw coming: Washington State over Texas Tech.
The team that wants to hit the reset button: Houston.
The blowout everyone predicted: Clemson over Appalachian State.
The underrated team: Iowa State.
The overrated team: Michigan.
The feel-good story: Indiana’s 2-0 start.
The horror show: Auburn’s quarterback Payton Thorne’s four interceptions.
The must-see game in week 3: No. 14 Kansas State vs. No. 20 Arizona.
The team nobody’s talking about: Louisville.
The team with an elite offense: USC.
The team with an elite defense: Missouri.
The team that was desperate for a win: Florida.
The surprising blowout: Nebraska over Colorado.
The surprising close game: Alabama over South Florida .
The best comeback game: Oklahoma State over Arkansas.
The narrow escape: Pittsburgh over Cincinnati.
The defense that got exposed: Michigan.
The coach with the most to prove: Coach Prime.
The dangerous Group of Five team: UNLV.
Cool in the clutch: Kansas State’s quarterback Avery Johnson.
Give that coach a raise: Tennessee’s Josh Heupel.
Man, they’re good: Georgia.
Wow, they’re bad: Kentucky.