If you don’t love college football, we’re not sure how to help you. Week 0 gave us a light appetizer, but Week 1 delivered a full‑blown feast — and every fan walked away stuffed. With nearly every team hitting the field, the challenge now is figuring out how to boil all that chaos into a handful of takeaways or even choose the weekend’s top performers. Somehow, someway, we did. Here’s what we learned from an unforgettable week. What Did We Learn In Week 1? There’s plenty of backstory between...

Since his rookie season in 2022, Steelers running back Jaylen Warren has been one of the most reliable offensive players on the roster. Last season, under former offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s zone‑based system, Warren delivered the best campaign of his young career, posting 958 rushing yards on 211 carries with six touchdowns while splitting time with Kenneth Gainwell. Warren now enters 2026 with a new head coach, a new offensive coordinator, and an offensive structure that may not...

Like most offensive linemen, Steelers guard Doug Nester’s contributions are not easily captured on the stat sheet. Yet throughout the preseason, he emerged as one of the team’s most consistent and effective performers. Across Pittsburgh’s three preseason games, Nester logged 145 offensive snaps — the most of any lineman on the roster. His strongest outing came in the third game against the Buffalo Bills, where he played all 61 offensive snaps and earned the team’s highest Pro Football Focus...