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The Envelope, Please: Week 8 Awards

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Every week, I’ll scan the nation and hand out awards. Without further ado … the envelope, please.

GAMES

Play this again: No. 9 Georgia 43, No. 5 Ole Miss 35

Never play this again: No. 1 Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 0

What? No. 17 Vanderbilt 31, No. 10 LSU 24

Huh? Louisville 24, No. 2 Miami 21

Are you kidding me? Arizona State 26, No. 7 Texas Tech 22

Oh. My. God: Stanford 20, Florida State 13

Told you so: Minnesota 24, No. 25 Nebraska 6

COACHES

Wish I was him: Curt Cignetti, Indiana

Glad I’m not him: Jonathan Smith, Michigan State

Lucky guy: Steve Sarkisian, Texas

Poor guy: Hugh Freeze, Aubrun

Desperately seeking a P.R. man: Alex Golesh, USF

Desperately seeking sunglasses and a fake beard: Ryan Silverfield, Memphis

Desperately seeking … anything: Luke Fickell, Wisconsin

TEAMS

Thought you’d kick butt, you did: Ohio State

Thought you’d kick butt, you didn’t: LSU

Thought you’d get your butt kicked, you did: Rutgers

Thought you’d get your butt kicked, you didn’t: Kentucky

Dang, they’re good: BYU

Dang, they’re bad: Clemson

Did the season start? Penn State

Can the season never end? Texas A&M

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