What we learned during the first month of the college football season, via PaulMyerberg:
with the Yellow Jackets headed to another year at the bottom of the ACC.
Two things make this leap remarkable. One is how bad Kansas has been since 2010, as the program undid a fine run under former coach Mark Mangino with a series of botched hires. Another is that Leipold didn’t even arrive on campus last year until after former coach Les Miles was fired in March, putting him way behind the curve. The Jayhawks’ unbelievable improvement has put the program back on the map and significantly raised Leipold’s national profile.
Former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is 3-1 at LSU after dropping a hideously ugly opener to Florida State and reeling off wins against Southern, Mississippi State and New Mexico. No. 16 Oklahoma’s Brent Venables lost his first game this past Saturday to Kansas State, revealing potential issues on offense and a leaky defense.
Even usually conservative Georgia is getting into the action. The Bulldogs have opened things up with Stetson Bennett, making the senior the centerpiece of a more pass-driven offense. Overall, teams in this week’s Top 25 have tossed 248 touchdowns against just 39 interceptions.We’ve already mentioned Kansas. A few other surprises of note:
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