Midseason Superlatives: Awarding best, worst moments of first half of the season

Louisville's Lamar Jackson offered some of the most memorable performances for positive reasons, while Notre Dame's play has been equally notable for all the wrong reasons

Though it seems like just last week that Cal and Hawaii were kicking off the 2016 college football season in Australia, remarkably half of the regular season has already gone by. While we can’t wait to see what the second half has in store as the stakes get ratcheted up in late October and November, the first half offered plenty of memorable moments that are worthy of reflection.

As we turn the page to Week 8 and the back end of the season, let’s take a look back at some of the first seven weeks’ best and worst moments and games with SI’s 2016 Midseason Superlatives.