College Football: Week One Review

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The first week of college football for the most part got off to a great start. The first week had everything a college football fan would want.

There were upsets, great games, and plenty of shake up in the top 25. While no conference proved to be the most dominate, one did take a huge fall.

There was a slight black eye on all of college football at the end of the Boise State and Oregon game. Boise State won and Oregon will be trying to show that the end of the game is not what their program is about.

So let’s take a look back at the first week of the college football season.

ACC Takes it on the Chin Opening Week

The ACC did not do itself any favors the opening week of college football. The ACC’s bad week began on Thursday night with North Carolina State's lackluster performance against South Carolina.

Things only got worse on Saturday when Duke and Virginia lost to FCS teams at home. Duke lost to Richmond with bad special teams play on two missed field goals and a blocked punt. Virginia committed seven turnovers in a loss to William and Mary.

Even the flagship program of the ACC the Virginia Tech Hokies could not muster much offense in a loss to Alabama. There is no shame in losing to Alabama but a win would have eased some of the talk after the Duke and Virginia losses.

Maryland traveled to California to take a beat down and Wake Forest lost at home to Baylor. Every ranked team in the ACC but two lost the first week.

Georgia Tech and North Carolina both handled their business versus weaker teams at home. Boston College and Clemson both gave their rookie coaches wins in opening games.

Overall, the ACC will be trying to outrun the Duke and Virginia losses for the rest of the season. The conference did not stack up well against the rest of the country and went down against teams from the SEC, PAC-10, and the Big-12.

Big Ten Fights Off Upset Minded Non-Conference Opponents

The Big Ten had to face teams that were ready to pull upsets all weekend long. Give the Big Ten credit by not folding and losing.

The tests started with Indiana on Thursday night versus Eastern Kentucky. That carried onto Saturday with teams trying to get over on a Big Ten team.

Minnesota needed overtime to get by Syracuse and Ohio State need a pick to beat Navy.

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