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Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from Week 2 of the college football season.

1. A formal apology.

Iowa fans attempted to talk me into the Mark Gronowski stuff, and I bought it. Hook, line, and sinker. We finally have a quarterback! Get ready for our vertical passing attack! They roped me in, guys. I started watching his South Dakota State highlights, and ultimately fell face-first into the trap. I’m sincerely sorry.

It’s so bad. I don’t want to hear about his lack of weapons, either. There is no excuse in existence for 3.3 yards per attempt. Pathetic.

2. The Sawyer Robertson show.

I’m don’t understand why he’s not generating draft buzz, quite frankly. 32 total touchdowns in 11 starts a season ago. 859 passing yards and seven scores - against a pair of bowl-bound power-conference squads - here in 2025. He’s 6-foot-4, and was just two spots behind Garrett Nussmeier in his recruiting cycle’s QB rankings. Let’s keep an eye on him.

3. Oregon is terrifying.

Some ACC program needs to hire Will Stein as its head coach. Virginia Tech? Stanford? Anyone. Just get him out of the Big Ten as soon as possible, please.

The Ducks had 69 points after 53 offensive plays, with a non-cupcake on the visitors’ sideline. It’s amazing.

4. A Cade McNamara update.

I cannot believe this dude still plays college football. He’s literally older than Kyle Pitts, who is currently in Year 5(!!) of his NFL career. Cade had a horrible attitude at Iowa, and just lost by 55 in Knoxville; I hope being the big man on campus at East Tennessee State is worth it.

5. South Florida might be legit.

Now that the Bulls have opened their campaign with consecutive ranked victories, we have a Titanic clash on the slate in Week 12. South Florida and Navy, with the winner likely sliding into the driver’s seat for that Group of Five CFP spot. I can’t wait.

6. The one.

Michigan State spent almost a decade searching for a real signal-caller. Here he is.

We saw blinding flashes of brilliance from Aidan last fall, and the kid clearly didn’t mess around in the offseason. His arm talent is elite, the athleticism is exceptional, and he’s among the most likable humans in the sport. I love the way he’s taken ownership of this group; the Spartans got themselves a special one.

7. The Big 12 is bad.

I know this isn’t exactly breaking news. What an embarrassing weekend for the conference, though. The defending champion is stunned by a squad that had dropped 17 of its previous 22 games coming into the year. Kansas State looks awful again, and blows a 13-0 lead to Army. West Virginia falls to a MAC school. And… oh. Yeah. We briefly discussed it earlier, but I want to bask in the satisfaction. Mike Gundy stirred up a war of words with Dan Lanning, then couldn’t stay within 65 points of him. Yikes.

8. Next in line.

Jason White. Sam Bradford. Baker Mayfield. Kyler Murray. Jalen Hurts. John Mateer. All in a quarter-century. We can even throw in Landry Jones and Dillon Gabriel, if you want. Oklahoma fans have it pretty good.

9. Stop sleeping.

Jonah Coleman is flat-out demanding attention these days. He came back to Seattle lean, chiseled, and hungry.

Look, Jonah was included in my first-team All-America predictions for a reason. If there’s a back in the country that’s definitively better, I’m not yet familiar with them.

10. Time to peek ahead.

Georgia heads to Rocky Top for a massive battle. Miami attempts to take down those giant-slaying USF Bulls. Then, two more awesome matchups under the lights. Florida at LSU. Texas A&M at Notre Dame. Here we go.

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