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LAS VEGAS — After a wild weekend of college football, there will be overreactions. But there are realities, too, and one truth is Boise State will threaten to run the table this season if freshman quarterback Hank Bachmeier proves to be a sensation.

Most handicappers look to fade a true freshman making his first start on the road. Indeed, that was the case Saturday as most bettors backed Florida State as a 6½-point favorite in a game that was moved from Jacksonville to Tallahassee because of concerns about Hurricane Dorian. The Seminoles raced to a 24-6 lead and threatened to blow away the Broncos.

“I was very impressed with Boise and impressed with the quarterback, too,” Westgate SuperBook director John Murray said.

Bachmeier bounced back from a poor start to finish with 407 yards passing and a touchdown as the Broncos rallied for a 36-31 win. Boise’s defense played a big part, as well. In the second half, the Seminoles went scoreless and were held to 68 yards.

“That score was deceiving because once the game got going, Boise looked three touchdowns better,” said Bruce Marshall, editor of The Gold Sheet. “Boise has got to be thrilled with Bachmeier’s composure. He was cool and throwing it around.”

Boise has been here before — posting a 7-4 record against Power Five conference opponents since 2014 — and appears here to stay. The Broncos are projected as favorites in their final 11 games, with the stickiest spots being late-season road trips to Brigham Young and Utah State.

The strength-of-schedule metric almost certainly will keep Boise out of the four-team playoff, but the win at Florida State sets up the Broncos for a spot in a New Year’s bowl.

The aftermath for the Seminoles is ugly and leads to one of five key points of emphasis moving forward:

Coaches on hot seats: Florida State finished 5-7 in Willie Taggart’s first year as coach. If fired after his second season, Taggart will be owed $17 million in a contract buyout. This could be an expensive dilemma in Tallahassee.

Also high on the list of beleaguered coaches are Charlie Strong, who led South Florida to a 49-0 loss to Wisconsin, and Jeremy Pruitt, whose second season at Tennessee started with a 38-30 loss to Georgia State, a 24-point underdog.

“It’s a shocking loss for Tennessee. It’s inexcusable,” Murray said. “There have got to be some coaches on the hot seat after this weekend.”

True freshmen: Bachmeier earned an “A” for his body of work. Auburn freshman Bo Nix struggled badly for a half but emerged with a passing grade. Nix converted a fourth-down run in the final minute and passed for a 26-yard touchdown with nine seconds remaining as the Tigers came back to stun Oregon, 27-21.

Nix’s numbers (13-for-31 for 177 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions) were not great, but he made the biggest play of the weekend and handed Ducks’ bettors a bad beat.

“I think Nix has got it. By the end, he was really looking good,” Marshall said. “Some of these freshmen are so composed.”

Arizona State coach Herm Edwards could have a future star in Jayden Daniels, who threw for 284 yards in a 30-7 victory over Kent State. Nevada newcomer Carson Strong completed 30 of 51 passes for 295 yards and three TDs in a dramatic 34-31 victory over Purdue, which fell as an 11-point favorite in Reno.

Negative debuts: UCLA might be much better than it appeared in its 24-14 loss at Cincinnati, but critics are crushing coach Chip Kelly. In reality, the Bruins’ loss was not a bad one.

“People sometimes overreact to one game and you have to be careful not to do that,” Murray said.

Tennessee’s troubles overshadowed two other Southeastern Conference flops. Missouri, a 16½-point favorite, was upset 37-31 at Wyoming. South Carolina, favored by 11, collapsed in the fourth quarter of a 24-20 loss to North Carolina in the first game of coach Mack Brown’s second tour with the Tar Heels.

Rave reviews: Louisiana State rolled to a 55-3 victory over Georgia Southern while Texas whipped Louisiana Tech 45-14. Those blowouts set the stage for this Saturday’s showdown in Austin, where the Tigers are 4½-point favorites.

The next big game on the Longhorns’ schedule is Oct. 12 against Oklahoma. Jalen Hurts, an Alabama transfer, stepped into big shoes (following Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield) and seems a perfect fit. Hurts passed for 332 yards and three TDs and ran for 176 yards and three more scores in the Sooners’ 49-31 victory over Houston.

Elite teams cash tickets: The betting public loves big favorites and that strategy paid off for the most part. Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State coasted to easy victories, with only the Buckeyes failing to cover the number.