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College Football 2020: 5 Things we learned from Week 1

By Jackson Caudell

WEST POINT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Sandon McCoy #3 of the Army Black Knights celebrates with teammates after a touchdown run in the first half against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Michie Stadium on September 5, 2020 in West Point, New York. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
WEST POINT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Sandon McCoy #3 of the Army Black Knights celebrates with teammates after a touchdown run in the first half against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Michie Stadium on September 5, 2020 in West Point, New York. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) /
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After a tumultuous offseason and plenty of uncertainty, Week 1 of the college football season had no big games, but football season has made its return.

The first full Saturday of games did not turn out many envisioned at the start of the calendar year. There was no USC vs. Alabama, Michigan vs. Washington or North Carolina vs. UCF, but it was just a relief for football fans everywhere to see the game that they love being played and that is what made this weekend so great.

This season won’t be like any other the sport has ever seen and things could change on a moment’s notice and the season could be shut down. The ACC and Big 12 will join in on the fun next week and then the SEC just two weeks after that and the season will be in full swing.

Nobody quite knew what to expect from this set of games this past weekend due to players opting out and practice schedules being a little different this season. The results were a bit surprising, as we saw more blowouts than were expected, high-flying offenses like Memphis and SMU did not light up the scoreboard like we are accustomed to seeing and in what was expected to be the closest game of the weekend, BYU dominated Navy in every facet of the game.

The theme for the unprecedented 2020 season could certainly be too expect the unexpected each week and I’m sure that college football fans would not mind that one bit.

Here are the five key takeaways that saw from Week 1 of the college football season.

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