No. 3 Texas vs No. 10 Michigan, Fox at 11 a.m. CST:
Both preseason top-10 teams have much to prove in Ann Arbor this week. With No. 3 Texas’ move to the SEC, the team is eager for a 2–0 start to the season. Meanwhile, Michigan’s new head coach Sherrone Moore, along with starting senior quarterback Davis Warren, have big shoes to fill following a national championship title last year.
Texas started the season with a bang, shutting out Colorado State and holding the Rams to just 192 yards. Michigan’s performance in the first week was less than spectacular. Playing against Fresno State, Michigan’s starters had to play the whole game to pull away with a shaky 30-10 win.
Iowa State vs No. 21 Iowa, CBS Sports at 2:30 p.m. CST:
In-state non-conference rivals are always fun to watch, and the Cy-Hawk matchup will be no exception. Both teams have elite defenses and are coming off of a solid win in the first week, with Iowa’s 40-0 shutout of Illinois State and Iowa State’s 21-3 win over North Dakota.
The Hawkeyes are favored to win and continue their rivalry win streak, but if the Cyclones are able to increase their defensive aggression, they might be able to put a stop to the Hawkeye offense. Iowa has won 11 of the last 15 Cy-Hawk matchups, so Iowa State is hungry for a rivalry win.
No. 14 Tennessee vs No. 24 NC State, ABC at 6:30 p.m. CST:
Despite both teams’ rankings, the game is not expected to be a close one, but should still be entertaining.
Tennessee’s quarterback, redshirt freshman Nico Iamaleava, looked solid in a 69-3 win over Chattanooga in week one. Although Tennessee played a smaller team, the young quarterback did extremely well, putting up 314 passing yards and scoring 38 points in just two quarters.
NC State struggled in its opening game. The Wolfpack trailed Western Carolina by four points at the start of the fourth quarter before scoring 21 unanswered points. Despite its current ranking, NC State has a lot of work to do to be competitive against the high-scoring Tennessee offense.
Colorado vs Nebraska, NBC at 6:30 p.m. CST:
Last year, Colorado took down Nebraska 36-14 in a week two showdown in Matt Rhule’s first season as Nebraska’s head coach. In this year’s rematch, the Buffaloes are traveling to Lincoln to try and win their fourth straight matchup against the Huskers, but the Huskers are ready to fight back.
If both teams play the way they did in week one, Nebraska should win the matchup against its longtime rival. But, either way, the game is likely going to be close.
Last week, Colorado barely survived an upset by North Dakota State, winning by only five points due to a shutdown run game and inability to score a touchdown while in the red zone. Nebraska did not have the same struggle, as the team solidly beatt the University of Texas at El Paso 40-7.
