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The envelope, please: Week One Awards

On3 imageby:Tom Dienhart09/05/23

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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: Wyoming 35, Texas Tech 33 2 OTs

Never play this again: No. 15 Oregon 81, Portland State 7

What? North Carolina 31, South Carolina 17

Huh? Duke 28, No. 9 Clemson 7

Are you kidding me? Colorado 45, TCU 42

Oh. My. God: No. 8 Florida State 45, No. 5 LSU 24

Told you so: Rutgers 24, Northwestern 7

COACHES

Wish I was him: Deion Sanders, Colorado

Glad I’m not him: Billy Napier, Florida

Lucky guy: Bret Bielema, Illinois

Poor guy: Matt Rhule, Nebraska

Desperately seeking a P.R. man: James Franklin, Penn State

Desperately seeking sunglasses and a fake beard: Brian Kelly, LSU

Desperately seeking … anything: Dave Aranda, Baylor

TEAMS

Thought you’d kick butt, you did: Georgia

Thought you’d kick butt, you didn’t: Ohio State

Thought you’d get your butt kicked, you did: East Carolina

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

Dang, they’re good: Alabama

Dang, they’re bad: Boston College

Did the season start? South Carolina

Can the season never end? Notre Dame

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