Texas takes down the defending champs, Notre Dame stunned at home: Winners and losers from Week 2 of the college football season

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 07: Michael Taaffe #16 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates after a 31-12 victory against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

For a slate that didn’t look particularly promising on paper, Week 2 ultimately delivered a pound-for-pound very exciting weekend of college football.

The most notable result came out of South Bend in a game no one had on their radar entering the day. No. 5 Notre Dame, a four-touchdown favorite, was upset by Northern Illinois in the biggest win in Huskies program history. Now, questions about Marcus Freeman we didn’t expect to ask after a Week 1 win at Texas A&M are being raised.

The week’s most-anticipated game proved only to be compelling if you’re a Texas (or Ohio State) fan as the Longhorns delivered another huge win on the road in Week 2 by dominating defending national champion Michigan in Ann Arbor.

While that game wasn’t in doubt beyond the early stretches, some other top-10 teams — notably Alabama, Oregon and, of course, the Fighting Irish — found themselves in much tougher battles. Now that we’ve wrapped up Week 2, here are the winners and losers from the weekend.

Winner: Texas wins a big one in The Big House

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 07: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns celebrates with his team after a 31-12 victory against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

During Week 2 of the 2023 season, Texas delivered one of the biggest wins of the entire year when it went on the road and upset Nick Saban’s Alabama. A 31-12 win on the road as a two-score favorite against Michigan doesn’t feel quite as significant, but the Longhorns made just as big a…

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Publish date : 2024-09-09 22:23:09

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