It’s finally here. We made it.
After a depressing offseason — unless you’re a television executive — filled with existential crises for many programs around the country, we finally kicked off a ball on Saturday to begin the last season of college football as we’ve known it.
Week 0 was, admittedly, a bit thin on substance. However, we did see a pair of ranked teams in action for the first time as No. 13 Notre Dame easily took care of Navy in Dublin, Ireland, while No. 6 USC and defending Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams won its season opener against San Jose State in a game that featured 84 combined points.
To cap off the night, Hawaii gave Vanderbilt quite a scare on its home field/active construction zone.
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Talking season is finally over, and we have some real, honest-to-God college football to break down. With that being said, here are the winners and losers from the first weekend of the college football season.