"The 2025 college football season opened in earnest with incredible weather in most locales ( Lubbock, Texas, aside), exciting and jam-packed environments ... and very few points. No one topped 17 points in either of Saturday's top-10 matchups, FBS teams averaged only 23.5 points per game against other FBS teams, and throughout the country, rebuilt offensive lines and new quarterbacks seemed at a disadvantage against rebuilt defenses."
"As LSU coach Brian Kelly said to ESPN's Molly McGrath after his Tigers' win over Clemson, the only statement his team made Saturday night was "that we got to 1-0. I mean, this is a long season. This is a journey, and this wasn't our destination. We have to play better ... but that's why I love playing games like this, on the road, against a top-five team.""
"I'm not a "hot takes" person by nature, but Week 1 is the perfect time to fire off a few. So from Arch Manning, Bill Belichick and Alabama having really bad times to Tulane and Iowa State looking like playoff teams and Jonah Coleman looking like a Heisman contender, here are some (perhaps foolish) overreactions to everything we just saw."
Week 1 of the 2025 college football season produced unexpectedly low scoring and dominant defenses, with FBS teams averaging 23.5 points in matchups and no top-10 team scoring more than 17. Rebuilt offensive lines and new quarterbacks struggled against revamped defenses across the country. LSU emphasized that a win simply made the team 1-0 and noted the season is a long journey requiring improvement. The weekend invited early overreactions, highlighting struggling high-profile figures and programs alongside surprising contenders like Tulane, Iowa State and individual standouts such as Jonah Coleman.
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