All the games featuring Top 25 ranked teams in Week 2
By Austen Bundy
College football Week 1 delivered drama and some critical upsets. Week 2 promises to offer more of the same with two Top 25 teams facing off against one another.
Six games will feature on the big four networks (ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC), two can be found on ESPN, seven will be held on conference specific networks (Big Ten Network, SEC Network and ACC Network) and seven will be streaming exclusive (ESPN+, SEC Network+, ACC Extra and Peacock).
Week 2 games featuring Top 25 ranked teams
Here's every Week 2 game involving a ranked squad and how to watch them:
Matchup | Time/Channel |
|---|---|
Tennessee Tech @ No. 1 Georgia | 2:00pm ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+ |
Western Michigan @ No. 2 Ohio State | 7:30pm ET - Big Ten Network |
No. 3 Texas @ No. 10 Michigan | Noon ET - FOX |
South Florida @ No. 4 Alabama | 7:00pm ET - ESPN |
Northern Illinois @ No. 5 Notre Dame | 3:30pm ET - NBC/Peacock |
Middle Tennessee @ No. 6 Mississippi | 4:15pm ET - SEC Network |
Boise State @ No. 7 Oregon | 10:00pm ET - Peacock |
Bowling Green @ No. 8 Penn State | Noon ET - Big Ten Network |
Buffalo @ No. 9 Missouri | 7:00pm ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+ |
Baylor @ No. 11 Utah | 3:30pm ET - FOX |
Florida A&M @ No. 12 Miami | 6:00pm ET - ESPN+/ACC Extra |
Utah State @ No. 13 USC | 11:00pm ET - Big Ten Network |
No. 14 Tennessee @ No. 24 NC State | 7:30pm ET - ABC/ESPN+ |
Houston @ No. 15 Oklahoma | 7:45pm ET - SEC Network |
Arkansas @ No. 16 Oklahoma State | Noon ET - ABC/ESPN+ |
No. 17 Kansas State @ Tulane | Noon ET - ESPN |
Nicholls State @ No. 18 LSU | 7:30pm ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+ |
No. 19 Kansas @ Illinois | 7:00pm ET - FS1 |
Northern Arizona @ No. 20 Arizona | 10:00pm ET - ESPN+ |
Iowa State @ No. 21 Iowa | 3:30pm ET - CBS/Paramount+ |
Jacksonville State @ No. 22 Louisville | 3:30pm ET - ESPN+/ACC Extra |
No. 23 Georgia Tech @ Syracuse | Noon ET - ACC Network |
Appalachian State @ No. 25 Clemson | 8:00pm ET ACC Network |
Week 2 games between ranked opponents
No. 3 Texas @ No. 10 Michigan
This marquee matchup has been billed as a bout between heavyweights since the game was scheduled a decade ago. Saturday's top-10 faceoff will be just the second time the programs have met with the first coming in the 2005 Rose Bowl where Texas prevailed 38-35. If the Wolverines figure out a way to avenge the 20-season-old loss in Pasadena, there will be a rubber match scheduled for 2027 in Austin.
No. 14 Tennessee @ No. 24 NC State
The Volunteers and Wolfpack have met only three previous times with Tennessee winning the last two matchups. The most recent edition was in 2012 where Tennessee went down to Raleigh and walked out 35-21 victors. The same thing could happen again on Saturday with NC State needing a fourth quarter burst to pull away from FCS Western Carolina in Week 1. Fans will be hoping the Wolfpack play up to their competition with the game being billed in primetime on ABC.
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