Weekly Analysis 2026: post week 7 superlatives

The best game: Miami over Florida State.

The coach I wish I was: BYU’s Kalani Sitake.

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

The team that impressed: Ole Miss.

The defensive slugfest: Oregon over Nebraska.

The offensive shootout: Houston over Oklahoma State.

The team that disappointed: Indiana.

The Heisman favorite: Ohio State wideout Jeremiah Smith.

The best conference: SEC.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Miami.

The underrated coach: Northwestern’s David Braun.

The overrated coach: Texas’ Steve Sarkisian.

The underrated player: Kentucky’s quarterback Kenny Minchey.

The breakout performance: BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier’s passing, rushing and receiving touchdown.

The biggest upset: Auburn over No. 1 Georgia.

The upset no one seen coming: Florida over No. 7 Texas.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Texas A&M over The Citadel.

The underrated team: Arizona.

The overrated team: Oklahoma State.

The feel-good story: Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola leading the offense to a game-winning drive over Nebraska.

The horror show: Maryland losing to Rutgers.

The must-see game in week 8: Indiana at Michigan.

The team nobody’s talking about: Kentucky.

The team with an elite offense: Miami.

The team with an elite defense: BYU.

The team that was desperate for a win: Kansas State.

The surprising blowout: LSU over Mississippi State.

The surprising close game: Northwestern over Michigan State.

The best comeback game: Oregon over Nebraska.

The narrow escape: Michigan over Penn State.

The defense that got exposed: Alabama.

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

The dangerous Group of Five team: James Madison

Cool in the clutch: Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola.

Give that coach a raise: Virginia Tech’s James Franklin.

Man, they’re good: BYU.

Wow, they’re bad: Kansas.