This Weekend in College Football: Week 2

As usual, all times Eastern and all predictions wrong.

Noon:

Arizona State @ Texas A&M (ABC): SELECTED LIGHTNING ROUND. TAMU!
Oklahoma @ Michigan (FOX): Remember when Michigan couldn’t block Western Michigan last week? Brent Venables is licking his chops. OU by a reasonable amount, but this may not be as close as the score.
Oregon @ Oklahoma State (ESPN): Oregon is going to work some stuff out here.
Pennsylvania State @ Temple (ESPN2): Penn State by a lot.
Wake Forest @ Purdue (FS1): Wake looked decent last week, and also, maybe some signs of life in West Lafayette? Still like Wake here.
Old Dominion @ Virginia Tech (The CW): ODU has beat Virginia Tech more than once, but probably not this time.
Washington State @ Kansas State (TNT): K-STATE!
Howard @ Indiana (BTN)
Appalachian State @ East Carolina (ESPNU): ECU!
East Tennessee State @ North Carolina (ACCN)
South Florida @ Army (CBSS): ARMY!
Wofford @ Kent State (ESPN+)

12:45: Western Kentucky @ Georgia (SEC): Georgia!

1:00:

2:00: Stony Brook @ Ball State (ESPN+)

3:30:

Arizona @ Brigham Young (FOX): BYU?
Alabama @ Kentucky (ABC): Bama!
Mississippi State @ Minnesota (CBS): This is a fun inter-sectional game that features two teams with a fair number of question marks. I’ll still give a slight edge to the Bulldogs.
Rice @ Notre Dame (NBC): Irish!
Central Florida @ Pittsburgh (ESPN2): Pitt!
Duke @ Illinois (FS1): Illinois!
Texas-San Antonio @ Texas State (“I-35 Rivalry”; The CW): UTSA?
Eastern Michigan @ Michigan State (BTN): Sparty!
Utah State @ Washington (BTN): UDub!
California @ Syracuse (ACCN): Cal?
Maryland @ Connecticut (CBSS): Terps!
Weber State @ Colorado (ESPN+)
Louisiana-Monroe @ Alabama-Birmingham (ESPN+)
Robert Morris @ Akron (ESPN+)
Central Connecticut @ Toledo (ESPN+)
Sacred Heart @ Massachusetts (ESPN+)
Wagner @ James Madison (ESPN+)

3:45: Nevada-Las Vegas @ North Texas (ESPNU): UNLV?

4:00:

4:15: Delaware @ Vanderbilt (SEC): Vandy!

5:30: Campbell @ Florida (SEC+)

6:00:

Memphis @ Boise State (USA): This is a play-off eliminator, most likely. I still like Boise.
Buffalo @ Florida International (ESPN+)
Garnder-Webb @ Liberty (ESPN+)
Jacksonville State @ Ohio (ESPN+)

6:30: Monmouth @ Western Michigan (ESPN+)

7:00:

Tennessee @ Georgia Tech (ESPN): Unfortunately, I’m extremely short on time to put my full thoughts to the screen here. Suffice it to say, an offensive line performance like last week’s (where they effectively disappeared after the first drive) will not get it done here. I hope we can figure something out, or embarrassment looms.
Bowling Green @ Nebraska (FS1): Huskers!
Southern Utah @ Colorado (CBSS)
Towson @ South Carolina (SEC+)
Lindenwood @ Missouri State (ESPN+)
Western Carolina @ Cincinnati (ESPN+)
Middle Tennessee State @ Marshall (ESPN+)
Tulsa @ Sam Houston State (ESPN+)
Southern @ Houston (ESPN+)
Georgia State @ Kennesaw State (ESPN+)
South Alabama @ Tulane (ESPN+)
West Georgia @ Arkansas State (ESPN+)
Illinois State @ Northern Illinois (MWN)

7:15:

San Diego State @ California-Los Angeles (BTN): This shouldn’t be close, but it might be? UCLA just leaned against Cal until they broke, but SDSU’s defense will definitely be more resolute.
Western Illinois @ Wisconsin (BTN)

7:30:

Iowa State @ Iowa (“¡El Assico!”; NBC): As usual, throw out anything you think you know about these teams because this is the rare rivalry where anything actually could happen. I still like Iowa at home, but… it’s worth keeping an eye on.
Texas Tech @ Oregon State (CBS): Red Raiders!
Ohio State @ Texas (ABC): I just don’t believe in Arch yet. I have the Buckeyes here.
Navy @ Florida Atlantic (ESPNU): Navy!
Georgia Southern @ Clemson (ACCN): Clemson?
Louisiana Tech @ Louisiana State (SEC+)
Fordham @ Coastal Carolina (ESPN+)

7:45:

8:00:

9:00:

10:00: North Dakota State @ Air Force (FS1): Life comes at you fast, Bison. That said, I think they’ll be fine here?

10:15: Arkansas @ Utah (ESPN): Utes!

10:30:

11:00: Louisiana @ Southern California (BTN): USC!

11:59: New Mexico State @ Hawaii (MWN)

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