What to watch: Week 2 college football viewing guide

It’s time for our first top-10 matchup of the season.

Week 2 boasts a game between two of the four playoff teams from a season ago as Texas visits Michigan. The game is the first of a home-and-home series between the two college football powerhouses as Michigan heads to Austin in 2027. In between, Texas has two games against Ohio State.

That’s not the only intriguing matchup of the weekend, either. While there is just one other game between teams ranked in the AP Top 25, there’s a game that could be a first-round College Football Playoff preview in Eugene and a fascinating matchup between old Big 12 rivals looking to make a bowl game this season.

Here are the five biggest games of the weekend.

(All times are Eastern and all odds are from BetMGM.)

Michigan pulled away in the second half against Fresno State in Week 1. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Time: Noon | TV: Fox | Line: Texas -7.5 | Total: 42.5

Yes, the defending national champions are underdogs by a touchdown at home. It’s a line that you don’t see often in college football, but there’s a good reason for Texas being favored in the biggest matchup of the weekend.

The Longhorns looked fantastic in their Week 1 win over Colorado State. A remade receiving corps was led by five-star freshman Ryan Wingo (four catches, 70 yards) and Alabama transfer Isaiah Bond (five catches, 61 yards), while coach Steve Sarkisian made sure to get plenty of players reps in the run game after preseason injuries thinned Texas’ running back depth.

Michigan, meanwhile, leaned on its defense in a 30-10 win over Fresno State. The Wolverines led just 13-3 at the end of the third quarter before blowing the game open in the fourth with the help of a Will Johnson pick-six. The Michigan defense is once again going to be very, very good this season.

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Publish date : 2024-09-05 12:26:25

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