Weekly Analysis 2026: post week 3 superlatives

The best game: Ole Miss over LSU.

The coach I wish I was: Miami’s Mario Cristobal.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Kansas’ Lance Leipold.

The team that impressed: Georgia.

The defensive slugfest: Oklahoma over New Mexico.

The offensive shootout: Florida over Auburn.

The team that disappointed: Texas A&M.

The Heisman favorite: Miami quarterback Darien Mensah.

The best conference: SEC.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: Virginia Tech’s James Franklin.

The overrated coach: Oklahoma’s Brent Venables.

The underrated player: Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson.

The breakout performance: Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker’s five touchdown passes.

The biggest upset: Kentucky over No. 9 Texas A&M.

The upset no one seen coming: West Virginia over Virgina.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Oregon over Portland State.

The underrated team: Nebraska.

The overrated team: Houston.

The feel-good story: Ohio State wideout Jeremiah Smith becoming program’s all-time leader in receiving yards.

The horror show: NC State losing to Vanderbilt on final second of game.

The must-see game in week 4: Iowa at Michigan.

The team nobody’s talking about: North Dakota State.

The team with an elite offense: Tennessee.

The team with an elite defense: Iowa.

The team that was desperate for a win: Arizona State

The surprising blowout: Duke over Stanford.

The surprising close game: USC over Rutgers.

The best comeback game: Cincinnati over Miami (OH).

The narrow escape: Alabama over Florida State.

The defense that got exposed: LSU.

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

The dangerous Group of Five team: Western Michigan.

Cool in the clutch:. Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss.

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

Man, they’re good: Notre Dame.

Wow, they’re bad: NC State.