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The Solid Verbal: Our Week 2 recap celebrates fire, shade, and big feet

Dive in, the water’s warmer than Ohio State’s offense!

NCAA Football: Auburn at Clemson
NCAA Football: Auburn at Clemson
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On our big Week 2 recap, we try to make sense of the following questions:

• What exactly is wrong with JT Barrett and the Ohio State offense and is it fully on him? Similarly, how fun was Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma’s second half in Columbus?

• Behind a fun game from Sam Darnold, explosive running from Ronald Jones and Stephen Carr, and dominant defensive front play, is USC the best college football TV show?

• What went wrong for Jarrett Stidham and Auburn ... or is it just as simple as, “Um ... Clemson”?

• Even in losing to Georgia and the Dawgs’ swarming defense, has Notre Dame turned an important corner from 2016?

• Why was this El Assico between Iowa and Iowa State unlike previous iterations?

• What went right on both offense for Justin Herbert and Oregon as they held on to edge out Nebraska?

• Who are our Week 2 Dude Alerts?

... and much more!

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