ESPN Names 3 Teams That Shouldn't Be Feeling Good After Week 1
STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 12: Beaver Stadium is empty before Penn State takes on Nebraska on November 12, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Week 1 is over. What did we learn?
Well, there are a couple of big-time programs that entered the 2018 season with high expectations that aren't feeling too good following the opening weekend.
ESPN named three major programs in its Week 1 roundup that aren't entering the second week of the season with a ton of optimism.
Those three teams: Michigan, Penn State and Washington.
Here's ESPN on the Wolverines and Shea Patterson:
Ole Miss looked just fine without him. Michigan looked like the same old Michigan with him. What does that mean for Patterson? Maybe it's too early to give up on the guy after one game, but let's just say history isn't on his side here. The silver lining is John O'Korn, Tate Forcier and Jake Rudock run a wonderful support group with light snacks and tea.
Yikes.
And here's ESPN on Penn State:
Make no mistake, no one should be feeling good in Happy Valley after an overtime win against Appalachian State, but it's not the end of the world yet. No, this isn't the same Penn State team as last year. It's clear the losses of Saquon Barkley, Joe Moorhead and others had a big impact on the Lions' offense (just 230 yards on 36 pass attempts ... yikes!), but let's also keep some perspective. The defense had a bad quarter, not a bad game. Through three quarters, App State's only touchdown came on a kick return. Second, the schedule is still incredibly accommodating. Penn State gets Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin at home. And while it's entirely possible Week 1 hasn't told us much about any of these teams, Michigan State and Michigan didn't look good, either.
That's not too much better.
ESPN then went on to say that Washington and the rest of the Pac-12 should be "selling" its College Football Playoff hopes.
We'll see if anything changes after Week 2.
