Calling UMass a winner for its magical 37-21 win over Rutgers is the understatement of the century. No team had won as 29-point underdogs since the beginning of the 2024 season. The Minutemen were on a nation-leading 16-game losing streak, including every game under second-year coach Joe Harasymiak.

While Week 1 of the 2026 college football season didn't have a marquee upset, it wasn't without its fair share of excitement.

Saturday offered a little bit of everything to open the season.

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It seems like eons since Indiana hoisted the national championship trophy, but we're finally back with a full slate of Week 1 college football.

Jeremiah Smith and Malachi Tony started their seasons impressively, prompting fans to weigh in on which player is better.

Targeting in college football, essentially, is when a player initiates forcible contact against an opponent beyond a routine legal tackle, block or play on the ball. And there's an emphasis around players' heads and necks. OK, so what does that actually look like?

One of college football's most accomplished head coaches went off in the season opener.

Week 1 did not deliver the giant upset everyone was waiting for. It did, however, leave the AP voters with enough to argue about.