Midseason CFB grades: From UCLA to Alabama to Iowa, whose first half got high marks?

Week Zero might really feel prefer it was simply yesterday to some, however the midpoint of the 2022 school soccer season is right here, now that each staff within the FBS has performed at the least six video games. A wild Week 7 of upsets and Prime 25 showdowns has confirmed there are many unknowns left to type out between now and December, however because the temperature drops and the times shorten, it’s time to look again on the early efforts of a number of vital groups and hand out letter grades for the way they’ve carried out thus far.

Under, The Athletic’s school soccer workers assesses the highs (and lows) of the primary half.

Alabama: B-

This staff has all the things it must contend for a championship, with a high-caliber quarterback and an skilled protection. However that protection simply gave up extra factors than it has for the reason that early 1900s. No different approach to put it: Up to now this staff has been a disappointment from what we thought it could be. — Aaron Suttles

Arizona State: D+

Given the offseason departures and a troublesome early schedule, the Solar Devils had been anticipated to battle. They weren’t anticipated to backside out in Week 3 with a house loss to Japanese Michigan that price coach Herm Edwards his job.