College Football Week 1 Reactions

Slow Starts

This week in college football we saw plenty of slow starts. While it is week 1 and we expect to

see some teams still trying to find their footing, but it was interesting to see some of the bigger

schools struggle early on. I think we will see some of the group of 5 conferences picking up

wins against some power 5 schools. We already saw Tulane dominate Northwestern and we

nearly saw Rutgers falling to Ohio. Even though most would consider these to be the bottom

feeders of the Big Ten, I still think these power 5 conference teams expect to beat these teams

soundly.

Crazy Upsets

As always, we get some crazy upsets in college football and week 1 did not disappoint. To

start off Boise State who was ranked 25th got dominated by USF 34-7. I do believe Boise

State was overrated and USF is a solid team. Also, we cannot talk about upsets without

mentioning FSU putting together a solid win against the 8th ranked Alabama 31-17. Now this

FSU team would have been a tough matchup for any team week 1 and they had a lot to prove

after coming off a horrible season last year. Their transfer quarterback looked good and the

team as a whole looked good, but you cannot overlook how undisciplined the Alabama team

looked throughout the night.

Group of 5 favorite

Now, as the season goes on and the playoff picture starts to develop, there is going to be a

group of 5 teams that will have a guaranteed spot in the playoffs and a chance to shock the

world. Here are my teams from these conferences that have the best chance to secure a spot

in the playoffs thanks to the new playoff system. Starting off, I like this USF team coming out of

the All American Conference (AAC). Their QB was trucking people, they were making special

team plays, and the defense was getting stops on 4th down. All of this against a team that was

just in the playoffs last year. I also like Tulane out of the AAC conference as well. They have

been a solid program for a few years now and with their transfer QB they could make a run at

the playoffs. Lastly, UNLV out of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). They have started the

season 2-0 and if they manage to beat UCLA this weekend I think we could see them running

through the MWC this season.

Week 2 preview

There are some big matchups in week 2 with 15 Michigan vs. 18 Oklahoma. You also have the

Cy-Hawk Series with 16 Iowa State vs. Iowa. A lot of eyes will be watching how all the teams

that lost big

games this past week will rebound. Those teams including Alabama, Clemson,

Notre Dame and Texas. Each of these teams having easier opponents this week, but still going

to be important to see how these teams respond to adversity early on in the season.

Article by Robert Black