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It’s Saturday, and that means another full slate of honest to goodness, college football action! Obviously you don’t need me to tell you that the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes will open up their conference season when they take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 3:30 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network, but there are a slew of other interesting games here in Week 2.
The first window of games is a little thin this week, but two of OSU’s biggest Big Ten competitors will be in action, so if you flip over to BTN at 12:00 noon ET, you’ll see B1G West favorite, No. 5 Wisconsin hosting New Mexico. Last week, the Lobos beat something called Incarnate Word 62-30, but will likely get a better game from the Badgers.
Then over on FS1, the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines will look to break their four-game losing streak when they host in-state directional rival Western Michigan. Like TTUN, the Broncos lost their Week 1 game, falling to Syracuse 55-42. While this seems like a mismatch on paper, don’t forget that Western Michigan has a history of playing Big Ten teams close in recent years. Last season— also in Week 2—, they lost just 28-14 in East Lansing, and in 2016 they beat both Northwestern and Illinois on the road, and fell to No. 8 Wisconsin 24-16 in the Cotton Bowl behind quarterback Zach Terrell.
So, I’m not saying that TTUN is going to drop its fifth straight game, but I’m not not saying that.
If you’re rocking a multi-screen set up for today’s action, obviously you’ll have OSU and Rutgers on the main screen, but you’ll probably want to have one of the others tuned to CBS as No. 3 Georgia travels to Columbia, S.C. to take on the No. 24 Gamecocks. Believe it or not, this is the only ranked vs. ranked matchup until we get to 8:30 p.m. ET. So, keep an eye on the SEC battle. The Bulldogs are a trendy pick to make the College Football Playoff for the second straight year, even if they don’t win the conference title. So, an early season loss should clear the way a little bit for the Buckeyes with a lot of football still to be played.
As afternoon turns to evening, on ABC No. 13 Penn State will try to reclaim some of its dignity after the Week 1 overtime win over Appalachian State as they visit Heinz Field to take on their in-state rival Pitt. Then at 8:30 p.m. ET on FOX, the aforementioned matchup between two ranked teams, as the Pac-12 season gets cooking when No. 17 USC visits the Farm to take on No. 10 Stanford. Both teams got comfortable, but not overly impressive, wins against Mountain West schools last week. This should be a good game as the squads try to assert some dominance against their inter-division foe.
And then, if you still need a late-night CFB fix, the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans will visit the Fightin’ Herm Edwardses in Tempe, Ariz. at 10:45 p.m. ET on ESPN. There was an entire offseason of jokes about Herm being hired at Arizona State, but his Sun Devils looked pretty good against an overmatched UTSA last week in a 49-7 victory. If ASU plays to win the game, and upsets Sparty— who struggled against Utah State in Week 1— some college football fans might need to find some crow to eat, and quickly.
Week 2 Saturday Schedule
Matchup | Time (ET) | TV | Streaming |
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV | Streaming |
New Mexico at #5 Wisconsin | 12:00 PM | BTN | FoxSportsGo.com |
#18 Mississippi State at Kansas State | 12:00 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
Western Michigan at #21 Michigan | 12:00 PM | FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com |
Towson at Wake Forest | 12:00 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Eastern Michigan at Purdue | 12:00 PM | BTN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Liberty at Army | 12:00 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
Nevada at Vanderbilt | 12:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Arizona at Houston | 12:00 PM | ABC/ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
Duke at Northwestern | 12:00 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
Georgia Tech at South Florida | 12:00 PM | ABC/ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
Georgia State at NC State | 12:30 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
UCLA at #6 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
Holy Cross at Boston College | 1:00 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
William & Mary at #12 Virginia Tech | 2:00 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Portland State at #23 Oregon | 2:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
Air Force at Florida Atlantic | 2:00 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
Kansas at Central Michigan | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Arkansas State at #1 Alabama | 3:30 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
#3 Georgia at #24 South Carolina | 3:30 PM | CBS | CBSSports.com |
Rutgers at #4 Ohio State | 3:30 PM | BTN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Ball State at #8 Notre Dame | 3:30 PM | NBC | NBCSports.com |
Colorado at Nebraska | 3:30 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
Buffalo at Temple | 3:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Memphis at Navy | 3:30 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
North Carolina at East Carolina | 3:30 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
Wagner at Syracuse | 3:30 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Howard at Kent State | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Morgan State at Akron | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Lamar at Texas Tech | 4:00 PM | FSN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Southern Illinois at Ole Miss | 4:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
East Tennessee State at Tennessee | 4:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
North Dakota at #9 Washington | 5:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
Iowa State at Iowa | 5:00 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
Youngstown State at #14 West Virginia | 6:00 PM | AT&T Sportsnet | WVUSports.com |
South Carolina State at #19 UCF | 6:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Savannah State at #22 Miami | 6:00 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Maryland at Bowling Green | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
UMass at Georgia Southern | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Appalachian State at Charlotte | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky at Marshall | 6:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
#2 Clemson at Texas A&M | 7:00 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
Southeastern Louisiana at #11 LSU | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
UT Martin at Middle Tennessee | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Southern at Louisiana Tech | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
UL Monroe at Southern Mississippi | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
UAB at Coastal Carolina | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Baylor at UTSA | 7:00 PM | None | |
Indiana State at Louisville | 7:00 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Wyoming at Missouri | 7:00 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
Fort Valley State at Valdosta State | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Texas Southern at Texas State | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Florida A&M at Troy | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Samford at Florida State | 7:20 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Alabama State at #7 Auburn | 7:30 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Kentucky at #25 Florida | 7:30 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Western Illinois at Illinois | 7:30 PM | BTN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Virginia at Indiana | 7:30 PM | BTN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Arkansas at Colorado State | 7:30 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
Utah at Northern Illinois | 7:30 PM | ESPNews | WatchESPN.com |
Maine at Western Kentucky | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Florida Intl at Old Dominion | 7:30 PM | beIN Sports | None |
Incarnate Word at North Texas | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Fresno State at Minnesota | 7:30 PM | FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com |
#13 Penn State at Pittsburgh | 8:00 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
New Mexico State at Utah State | 8:00 PM | None | |
South Alabama at Oklahoma State | 8:00 PM | FSN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Tulsa at Texas | 8:00 PM | Longhorn Network | WatchESPN.com |
Nicholls at Tulane | 8:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Southern Utah at Oregon State | 8:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
Cincinnati at Miami (OH) | 8:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
#17 USC at #10 Stanford | 8:30 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
UTEP at UNLV | 9:00 PM | AT&T Sportsnet | None |
Sacramento State at San Diego State | 9:00 PM | None | None |
UConn at #20 Boise State | 10:15 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
California at BYU | 10:15 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
#15 Michigan State at Arizona State | 10:45 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
San Jose State at Washington State | 11:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
Rice at Hawai'i | 11:59 PM | Spectrum Sports PPV | WatchStadium.com |