Rece Davis Reveals Biggest Question About One College Football Powerhouse

Rece Davis Reveals Biggest Question About One College Football Powerhouse

Following the first four weeks of the college football season, Rece Davis and Paul Finebaum recently dove into their biggest takeaways on the “Paul Finebaum Show.” When Finebaum asked Davis what his biggest takeaway was, Davis expressed that he had already begun to question which programs would be in the next tier behind the elite teams. He cited that he thinks the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide has a chance to join that group, but also tabbed the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes as another possibility. However, when it came to Miami, Davis revealed his biggest question was whether or not they could win a close game. Something that they haven’t had to do thus far, as they have won their first four games by an average of 42 points. “Is Miami really there,” Davis said. “I don’t know that we’ll know that until they have to deal with a close game, which has been a thorn in the side of Mario Cristobal teams. Not only at Miami but dating back to Oregon as well. So will they be able to win the next tight game they get in?”

Winning by so much that people question whether you can win a close game is a great problem to have, but the concern is valid when you consider they went 2-4 in one-score games in 2023. One of which saw the Hurricanes opt to run the ball with a three-point lead and 33 seconds remaining in the game.

A play that resulted in a fumble was recovered by Georgia Tech, who then marched down the field and scored the game-winning touchdown. As it stands right now, the Hurricanes look like the best team in the ACC by a wide margin, but ACC play will determine if they are as good as they have looked through one month.

Week 1 of the college football season provided some star-studded performances, including a number from players entrenched in the Heisman conversation at the start of the year.

The legion of star quarterbacks in the mix performed well, with the five QBs identified in our preseason rankings averaging 307 passing yards and three touchdowns per game.

Some of these games were blowouts, including Georgia’s rout of of Clemson, in which Carson Beck diced up what should be a strong Tigers defense.

There were some tight games involving Heisman contenders as well. Colorado needed standout performances from its superstar duo of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter to survive FCS power North Dakota State.

Dillon Gabriel put up big numbers, but Oregon got a real test from another FCS program, Idaho, in a surprisingly close game.