SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down his college football offseason rankings USA TODAY
Week 1 of the college football season is ripe with overreactions, many of which demand a quick correction as the Bowl Subdivision returns to the status quo before the start of conference play.
Not that there aren't real takeaways to take from the year's opening weekend. Think back to last season, for example: Florida State really was as bad as it looked against Virginia Tech; the Pac-12 really had a College Football Playoff issue after Washington lost to Auburn; and there really was something cooking at Notre Dame after the Irish kicked off with a win against Michigan.