College football Week 2 Top 25 schedule and predictions

Week 2 doesn’t have quite the glitz and glamour of college football’s opening weekend, but there are still some tasty top 25 matchups to watch.

Last weekend was full of glamorous matchups designed to get fans hooked on college football. Week 2 doesn’t have quite the same star power, but there are still some intriguing matchups to keep an eye on.

In particular, there are two matchups that will pit two top 25 teams against one another. The best game of the weekend looks like Southern Cal at Stanford on Saturday night. Don’t sleep on Georgia at South Carolina during the afternoon though. Columbia will be a tough place to play for Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs.

The sneakiest game on the schedule might just be Clemson’s trip to College Station. Dabo Swinney’s Tigers are loaded, but Jimbo Fisher will have his team whipped into a frenzy to pull off the upset. Don’t be surprised to see Clemson pushed to the limit in that one.

WIthout further delay, let’s jump right into this week’s Top 25 slate.

Top 25 TV Schedule

(All times ET and the predicted winner is in bold)

Friday, Sept. 7

• No. 16 TCU at SMU
  8 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday, Sept. 8

• New Mexico at No. 5 Wisconsin
  Noon, Big Ten Network
• Western Michigan at No. 21 Michigan
  Noon, Fox Sports 1
• No. 18 Mississippi State at Kansas State
  Noon, ESPN
• UCLA at No. 6 Oklahoma
  1 p.m., FOX
• William & Mary at No. 12 Virginia Tech
  1 p.m., ACC Network
• Portland State at No. 23 Oregon
  2 p.m., Pac-12 Network
• Arkansas State at No. 1 Alabama
  3:30 p.m., ESPN2
• No. 3 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina
  3:30 p.m., CBS
• Rutgers at No. 4 Ohio State
  3:30 p.m., BTN
• Ball State at No. 8 Notre Dame 
  3:30 p.m., NBC
• North Dakota at No. 9 Washington
  5 p.m., PAC12
• Savannah State at No. 22 Miami
  6 p.m., ACCN
• Youngstown State at No. 14 West Virginia
  Not televised
• South Carolina State at No. 19 UCF
  6 p.m., ESPN3
• No. 2 Clemson at Texas A&M
  7 p.m., ESPN
• Southeastern Louisiana at No. 11 LSU
  7 p.m., ESPN2
• Alabama State at No. 7 Auburn
  7:30 p.m., SEC Network
• Kentucky at No. 25 Florida
  7:30 p.m., SECN
• No. 13 Penn State at Pitt 
  8 p.m., ABC
• No. 17 USC at No. 10 Stanford
  8:30 p.m., FOX
• UConn at No. 20 Boise State
  10:15 p.m., ESPNU
• No. 15 Michigan State at Arizona State 
  10:45 p.m., ESPN

As you can see, we’re calling for two big upsets. We like Pitt to hold serve at home against Penn State and for Arizona State to spring a big surprise on Michigan State. Do you like our upset picks or are we crazy? Let us know in the comments below.