Kirk Herbstreit reveals top performing players, coaches and teams from Week 15
The 2020 college football season is heading toward its conclusion with conference championships set for this weekend.
Over the past weekend in the B1G, Northwestern rolled against Illinois while Ohio State was idle after The Game vs Michigan was canceled. That sets up the 6-1 Wildcats against the 5-0 Buckeyes for the B1G Championship Game.
After the Week 15 slate, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit unveiled his lists of players, coaches, and teams that impressed him. In the Week 8 B1G action, Iowa’s Ihmir Smith-Marsette was one player that caught Herbstreit’s eye.
In the win over Wisconsin, Smith-Marsette recorded 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a dominant performance. It netted him the No. 4 slot on Herbie’s list:
My top performing players of WEEK 15
1-Javonte Williams/Michael Carter, @TarHeelFootball
2-Talanoa Hufanga, @USC_FB
3-Grayson McCall, @CoastalFootball
4-Ihmir Smith-Marsette, @HawkeyeFootball
5-Jayden Daniels/Rachaad White, @ASUFootball
6-Tank Bigsby, @AuburnFootball pic.twitter.com/qsgk7LNrpC— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 15, 2020
When it came to his top teams of the weekend, Herbstreit didn’t have a B1G team listed. His No. 1 team from the weekend was LSU for the upset of No. 6 Florida, likely ending Florida’s hopes of a Playoff spot:
My top performing teams of WEEK 15
1-@LSUfootball
2-@ArmyWP_Football
3-@TarHeelFootball
4-@SanJoseStateFB
5-@ASUFootball
6-@GeorgiaFootball pic.twitter.com/ZEU8PcpP0p— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 15, 2020
For his most impressive coaches, Herbstreit did single out Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck for how he guided the Gophers past Nebraska. Despite being underdogs, Minnesota rode star running Mohamed Ibrahim to a 24-17 win over the Huskers:
My top performing coaches of WEEK 15
1-Ed Orgeron, @LSUfootball
2-Jeff Monken/Nate Woody DC @ArmyWP_Football
3-P.J. Fleck, @GopherFootball
4-Phil Longo OC, @TarHeelFootball
5-Kevin Steele DC, @AuburnFootball pic.twitter.com/CGmc5K8tdv— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 15, 2020
Who did you have as some of your top performers for the week?