Weekly Analysis 2024: post week 10 superlatives

The best game: Ohio State over Penn State.

The coach I wish I was: Oregon’s Dan Lanning.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Nebraska’s Matt Rhule.

The team that impressed: Georgia.

The defensive slugfest: Vanderbilt over Auburn.

The offensive shootout: Baylor over TCU.

The team that disappointed: Clemson.

The Heisman favorite: Miami’s Cam Ward.

The best conference: SEC.

The worst conference: Big 12.

The best team: Oregon.

The underrated coach: Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck.

The overrated coach: Penn State’s James Franklin.

The underrated player: Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson.

The breakout performance: Miami quarterback Cam Ward’s five touchdown passes.

The biggest upset: Texas Tech over No. 11 Iowa State.

The upset no one saw coming: Houston over No. 17 Kansas State.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Oklahoma over Maine.

The underrated team: Vanderbilt.

The overrated team: Texas A&M.

The feel-good story: Vanderbilt reaching bowl eligibility.

The horror show: Purdue winless in Big 12 play approaching week 11.

The must-see game in week 11: Georgia at Ole Miss.

The team nobody’s talking about: SMU.

The team with an elite offense: Oregon.

The team with an elite defense: Indiana.

The team that was desperate for a win: Houston.

The surprising blowout: Iowa over Wisconsin.

The surprising close game: Tennessee over Kentucky.

The best comeback game: Houston over Kansas State.

The narrow escape: Minnesota over Illinois.

The defense that got exposed: Wisconsin.

The coach with the most to prove: Nebraska’s Matt Rhule.

The dangerous Group of Five team: Boise State.

Cool in the clutch: Ohio State’s quarterback Will Howard.

Give that coach a raise: Indiana’s Curt Cignetti.

Man, they’re good: Oregon.

Wow, they’re bad: Oklahoma State.