Klatt Sorts College Football Winners And Losers After Week 2
FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt used his show to divide college football's early-season storylines into three buckets - panic, patience and excitement - after a chaotic second weekend that reshuffled the national picture. Oregon and Oklahoma absorbed significant losses, Texas moved into the No. 1 ranking, and Mississippi State beat a Big Ten opponent on the road for the first time since 1980.
Klatt said Oregon's film was "alarming" on both sides of the ball following its loss to Boise State, pointing to detectable run-pass tells in the offense and citing new injury concerns as compounding problems for a team trying to stabilize. He was similarly critical of Oklahoma, arguing the Sooners lack a functional offensive line and cannot establish the run, leaving quarterback John Mateer to manufacture explosive plays - a dependence Klatt called unsustainable over a full season. Washington also landed in the "panic" tier after a narrow 16-14 win over Utah State, with Klatt noting the offense has been undermined by injuries to its top two running backs and receivers Christian Moss and Rashid Williams. στοίχημα στο biathlon
Florida State drew a bleaker outlook tied to off-field turmoil: the school fired its athletic director this week, the same official who had extended coach Mike Norvell, while the athletic department closed the 2025 fiscal year carrying $437 million in debt, according to the program's disclosures cited by Klatt. He noted the Seminoles are 3-14 in their last 17 ACC games and face a brutal four-game stretch against Alabama, Virginia, Louisville and Miami. Georgia Tech also made the panic list, having lost six of its last seven games after opening last season 8-0 behind quarterback Haynes King.
On the optimistic end, Klatt highlighted Colorado's retooled identity under an offseason shift toward production-based roster building over recruiting hype, crediting improved line play and a more physical run scheme. He urged patience with Ohio State, whose defense wore down in the fourth quarter of a loss to Texas despite controlling much of the game, and offered cautious praise for BYU, Texas Tech and Alabama - the latter buoyed by freshman quarterback Keelon Russell and a revived run game in a 45-17 win over Kentucky.
Klatt reserved his strongest enthusiasm for Texas, Michigan, Miami, UCLA and Mississippi State. He called Texas' win over Ohio State a belief-altering moment for Steve Sarkisian's program, praised Michigan's culture-building win under Kyle Whittingham, and pointed to quarterback Darian Mensah and receiver Malachi Toney as reasons Miami looks improved. He also credited Bob Chesney's UCLA squad, led by quarterback Nico Iamaleava, as a team capable of an upset in Big Ten play, and singled out Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor - 6-foot-4, 230 pounds - after the Bulldogs' road win over Minnesota in which the defense allowed no offensive touchdowns.
