The 2025 college football season opened in earnest with incredible weather in most locales ( Lubbock, Texas, aside ), exciting and jam-packed environments ... and very few points. No one topped 17 points in either of Saturday's top-10 matchups, FBS teams averaged only 23.5 points per game against other FBS teams, and throughout the country, rebuilt offensive lines and new quarterbacks seemed at a disadvantage against rebuilt defenses.

What did we learn about how 2025 will play out? Not a ton. The season doesn't end for almost four more months, after all. As LSU coach Brian Kelly said to ESPN's Molly McGrath after his Tigers' win over Clemson, the only statement his team made Saturday night was "that we got to 1-0. I mean, this is a long season. This is a journey, and this wasn't our d

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