Kirk Herbstreit Tabs Oregon Top-Performing Team in Week 9

One of the most notable names in college football loves what Dan Lanning is doing in Eugene.
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Kirk Herbstreit is one of the most respected analysts in all of college football. He appears on ESPN's College GameDay every week and is a color commentator for ESPN, ABC and Amazon Prime for NFL Thursday Night Football.

Every week he puts out his list of top performing teams and this Oregon took home the No. 1 spot for him in week 9 after a dominant 35-6 win over then No. 13 ranked Utah.

1. Oregon Ducks

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Week 9 Result: 35-6 win over No. 13 Utah

2023 Record: 7-1

2. Kansas Jayhawks

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Week 9 Result: 38-33 win over No. 10 Oklahoma

2023 Record: 6-2

3. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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Week 9 Result: 46-42 win over North Carolina

2023 Record: 4-4

Arizona Wildcats

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Week 9 Result: 27-24 win over No. 16 Oregon State

2023 Record: 3-5

North Carolina State Wolfpack

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Week 9 Result: 24-17 win over Clemson

2023 Record: 5-3

Louisville Cardinals

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Week 9 Result: 23-0 win over No. 20 Duke

2023 Record: 7-1

Arizona State Sun Devils

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Week 9 Result: 38-27 win over Washington State 

2023 Record: 2-6

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Max Torres is the publisher and lead editor of Ducks Digest. He's covered the Oregon football and recruiting beats for four years. He's based out of Long Beach, CA and travels around Southern California and the country covering top high school football prospects.