Interim coaches shine, nepotism doesn’t: Winners and losers from Week 6 of the college football season

What’s going on in Iowa continues to be embarrassing for college football.

Aside from the opening weekend, Week 6 delivered some of the most high-profile action we’ve seen all year, including three games between ranked opponents.

That didn’t result in a ton of chaos, unfortunately. The top 10 of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, for instance, remains unchanged entering Week 7. But that doesn’t mean it was devoid of excitement.

There were entire day was packed with great games throughout the morning, afternoon and evening blocks. As someone who tries to watch as many games as humanly possible on Saturdays, it was honestly a bit stressful.

Let’s try to make sense of all the action as we’ve now reached the halfway point of the regular season. Here are the winners and losers from Week 6 of the college football season.