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Football analyst- Mel Kiper has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN since 1984. He is a regular contributor on SportsCenter and ESPN Radio and writes weekly for ESPN Insider.
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senior NFL draft analyst- Todd McShay is a senior NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting reports on the nation's top pro prospects. He also serves as a college football field analyst on Saturdays in the fall. Todd joined ESPN in 2006 and contributes to SportsCenter, NFL Live, College Football Live and ESPN Radio. He is a Massachusetts native and was a backup quarterback at the University of Richmond. You can follow Todd on Twitter via @McShay13.
Each week during the college football season, Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay kick off the week by settling a debate, look at emerging NFL prospects and then peek ahead to next week.
Who is the most underrated team in the country?
Todd McShay: The past two weeks, I've felt as though Oklahoma was the most underrated team in the country. Now that the Sooners have ascended to No. 1 in the ESPN Power Rankings and No. 4 in the AP poll, it's time to jump off that soapbox. Two other teams that I feel are undervalued are West Virginia and Clemson, because their losses have come against really good teams, and I think they're a lot better than some undefeated ranked teams that haven't really played anybody yet.
But I'm going to go outside the box here and pick Utah. I get it; the Utes' first two games were against underwhelming opponents. But while Michigan is struggling, it is still a talented team, and the fact that Utah was able to fly across the country and earn a convincing 26-10 victory in front of 100,000-plus opposing fans is really impressive.