Weekly Analysis 2025: post week 7 superlatives

The best game: Nebraska over Maryland.

The coach I wish I was: Georgia Tech’s Brent Key.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Penn State’s James Franklin.

The team that impressed: Indiana.

The defensive slugfest: Cincinnati over UCF.

The offensive shootout: UNLV over Air Force.

The team that disappointed: Oregon.

The Heisman favorite: USC quarterback Jayden Mavia.

The best conference: Big Ten.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Ohio State.

The underrated coach: BYU’s Kalani Sitake.

The overrated coach: Iowa State’s Matt Campbell.

The underrated player: Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson.

The breakout performance: Texas Tech’s Cameron Dickey 263 rushing yards.

The biggest upset: Texas over No. 6 Oklahoma.

The upset no one seen coming: Pittsburgh over No. 25 Florida State.

The team that wants to hit the reset button: Penn State.

The blowout everyone predicted: Notre Dame over NC State.

The underrated team: Nebraska.

The overrated team: Missouri.

The feel-good story: Colorado earning first Big 12 win of season.

The horror show: Wisconsin’s 37-0 loss at home to Iowa.

The must-see game in week 8: Tennessee at Alabama.

The team nobody’s talking about: Georgia Tech.

The team with an elite offense: Indiana.

The team with an elite defense: Ohio State.

The team that was desperate for a win: Colorado.

The surprising blowout: Utah over Arizona State.

The surprising close game: Ole Miss over Washington State.

The best comeback game: Georgia over Auburn.

The narrow escape: BYU over Arizona.

The defense that got exposed: Michigan.

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

The dangerous Group of Five team: James Madison.

Cool in the clutch: Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

Give that coach a raise: Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire.

Man, they’re good: Texas A&M.

Wow, they’re bad: Virginia Tech.