FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt gives his takeaways from the first games of the year as USC and Notre Dame opened their seasons with wins. Klatt gives his reasons why Trojan fans should still be optimistic about their defense despite an uneven performance. Next, he goes into how Freshman WR Zachariah Branch overshadowed Heisman winner Caleb Williams and why he’s going to be a major game-changer for Lincoln Riley’s team. He then gets into Notre Dame’s blowout win over Navy and discusses what the addition of Sam Hartman does for the Irish’s ceiling this season. He also discusses how it’ll affect the matchups with their big-time opponents coming down the road: Ohio State, USC and Clemson. Finally, Klatt discusses the recent rulings by the NCAA to suspend LSU star DT Maason Smith for the Florida State game and to deny Colorado Offensive Lineman Tyler Brown’s waiver for immediate eligibility.

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