Lawsuits, clock operators, power outages and almost upsets defined a chaotic Week 1 of the college football season. Top 25 games as we only got one, albeit a thrilling one, between Ole Miss and Louisville in Nashville. With limited data and few good games on paper, there isn't a need to make massive changes to our preseason College Football Playoff projections.
Still, there were teams that impressed (Miami, LSU) and teams that disappointed (Texas Tech) in Week 1 that need to be taken into account. We also have two new teams making the list including a new Group of Six representative. Here are the updated bracket projections headed into Week 2 action.
It was a bumpy first half for the Fighting Irish against Wisconsin and yet they still were able to cruise to an easy 41-13 win. The defense came up with big plays, including a 55-yard interception return for touchdown, and gave the sluggish offense time to get going. ND's schedule is a breeze until Oct. 17 when Notre Dame faces No. 15 BYU.
Previous: 1 The Bulldogs were my preseason pick to win the SEC and there's been no reason to move off that stance so far. If you play five quarterbacks in a game as Georgia did in Week 1, the game is either going incredibly well or disastrously bad. Fortunately for Kirby Smart, it was the former in a 63-3 win over Tennessee State.
Gunner Stockton was a near perfect 15 for 16 for 202 yards and three touchdowns in limited action. Previous: 2 The Hurricanes look like a team with two bona fide Heisman Trophy contenders as the Darian Mensah to Malachi Toney connection lit Stanford up for 234 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-6 win vs. the Cardinal. Mensah, one of the top-three highest-paid players in college football, looked worth every penny in his five-touchdown debut for Miami.
Even after just one game, it'd be a big surprise if Miami didn't win the ACC this season. Previous: 4 Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith picked up right where they left off on a day they teamed up for 151 yards and two touchdowns in a 56-3 victory vs. Sayin, my preseason pick to win the Heisman Trophy, will have a much tougher test in Week 2 vs.
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