Football Outsiders · Sep 19, 2022
Auburn, Miami, Other Pretenders Exposed
NCAA Week 3 - On a weekend with no marquee challenger to any of the country's most elite teams, those contenders chalked up impressive performances across the board. Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson, and Oklahoma all won decisively against varying qualities of opponents. Oklahoma's win was the highest above expectations as the Sooners beat Nebraska by 35 after the closing spread settled closer to 10. None of these teams had to break a sweat in the second half of its game, and each has shown impressive strength on both sides of the ball. Any lingering questions for these teams will have to wait for future weeks and higher quality opposition.
