Game of the Week: Tulane- 35 @ Oklahoma- 40
The first couple of weeks of the college football season always has some surprises. Just the week alone, 20th ranked Washington lost at home to Montana, Duke lost to Charlotte, and Michigan’s offense looked like a real offense! It was incredible! But there were some close calls for legit contenders in week one. Oregon narrowly defeated Fresno State and Iowa State just hung on to beat Northern Iowa. But the closest, of close calls, came on Saturday when Tulane almost shocked the country by going into Norman and fought the Sooners to the bitter end. Considering what the players and coaches must have gone through with Hurricane Ida raging havoc in Louisiana, it's incredible that Tulane was able to even play in the game, nevertheless take one of the best teams in the country down to the final minute.
Player of the Week: Bryce Young, QB, Alabama, 27-38, 344, 4 TDs
Alabama has another elite quarterback...what else is new? What is truly incredible, however, is that Bryce Young could be the best to ever walk through the doors of Alabama. It could be a bit of an overreaction, but for Young to put up those numbers, with a poise of junior or senior in college was truly remarkable. Young seems to possess the athleticism of Jalen Hurts, the accuracy of Mac Jones and the deep ball threat of Tua Tagovailoa. While it should be borderline dull for Alabama to be great once again, Bryce Young is going to be must-see TV.
Disappointment of the Week: The ACC
The ACC could not have had a worse week than they had this past week. It started on Thursday night with UNC losing to Virginia Tech, Miami blowout loss to Alabama, and Clemson losing to Georgia, you can put a nail in the coffin of the ACC. Clemson has been the backbone of the conference, but an early season loss, where the offense looked completely inept now puts Clemson in a very perilous position. At best, they can hope to run the table, which is possible with their schedule, and be a one-loss team. However, the rest of the conference is not going to help them much with the other losses sustained in Week 1. The best team left on their schedule was UNC, who will drop significantly in the rankings, and even if Miami runs the table, and plays Clemson in the ACC title game, that win would more than likely not move the needle for Clemson. Add to that a Duke loss to Charlotte, and the conference may be, by year’s end the weakest of the Power Five.
Surprise of the Week: UCLA
Could Chip Kelly and UCLA be the surprise team of the year? With their impressive week 1 win over Hawaii and the 38 spot they just hung on LSU, the Bruins could be a dark horse in the PAC-12 and possibly...the playoff. Now a lot would need to happen, but it is not out of the realm of possibility. If UCLA wins the conference and has no more than one loss, with an LSU on the resume, it would be hard to leave out UCLA. Their schedule going forward does have some big games, like when they host Oregon on October 23rd, and go to USC on November 20th. If the Bruins can’t beat the teams they are supposed to beat, win one of the two games between the Ducks and Trojans, then win their conference game. We will see UCLA in the playoff.
My Top 6:
Alabama
Georgia
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Iowa State
Game To Watch: No. 11 Oregon @ No. 4 Ohio State
Oregon did not look great in their opening week win against Fresno State, but the same can be said about the Buckeyes defense in their opening week win against Minnesota. Whomever wins this game will be on the fast track to the College Football playoff.
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