We’re going to do things a little differently this week here at Overreaction HQ. Sure, there were plenty of happenings around college football that prompted strong responses from fans, from Indiana’s statement win against Illinois to the – ahem – interesting officiating in Oklahoma-Auburn.
But rather than focus on those, we’ll instead check in on a few playoff contenders with notable results from the first month of the season and discuss how their resumes stack up.
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Some have held up well, while others have taken collateral damage from subsequent performances by their opponents. At this still early stage of the season, this entire exercise is probably an overreaction in itself, but that’s what we’re here for.
In terms of the polls, the Buckeyes’ opening-day win against Texas is still the best one on the board. Of course, the polls are not considered by the playoff committee, but it’s nevertheless fair to wonder if that win will retain its value. The Longhorns haven’t lost again since that trip to Columbus, but neither the team as a whole nor Arch Manning in particular, despite ironing out some kinks against winless Sam Houston State this week, has looked especially sharp.
