2024-2025 College Football Week 2 Betting Online
Week 2 is headlined by the FOX Big Noon Kickoff game between the Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines in one of only two matchups between ranked teams in Week 2 college football action. Texas and Michigan are two of the biggest historic brands in college football. Michigan is the defending national champion, while Texas is coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff and is favored to make a serious run at the title this season. The other game between ranked teams in Week 2 college football has the Tennessee Volunteers at the NC State Wolfpack on Saturday night on ABC. Also on Saturday night, the Nebraska Cornhuskers will host Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes on NBC. Despite their struggles, both teams get great TV ratings but for opposite reasons. Sanders is a draw as Coach Prime, and Nebraska is a traditional, historic power that still has brand name.
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2024-25 College Football Week 2 Schedule
Friday, September 6, 2024
Western Illinois at Indiana | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network
BYU at SMU | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Duke at Northwestern | 9 p.m. | FS1
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Texas at Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX
The Week 2 college football schedule is highlighted by the showdown in the Big House in Ann Arbor, as Michigan hosts Texas. The Longhorns are a 6.5-point road favorite over the defending national champions with the total set at 44.5. The clash has plenty of interest. The most intriguing matchup will be the physical, stingy Michigan defense versus the explosive Texas offense. Conversely, Texas' talent might easily overwhelm the Wolverines, so they will undoubtedly need to do better than their occasionally lackluster performance in their Week 1 win over Fresno State.
Michigan is seldom a home underdog, but the Longhorns are favored simply because they boast one of the top offenses in the country. Texas defeated Colorado State 52-0 to start the season. Even so, head coach Steve Sarkisian believes his squad needs to step up to a new level in order to defeat Michigan away from home. “Well, we got to play better than we did today,” Sarkisian said to the media, “It’s another opportunity, a great challenge. They’re the national champs, on the road. So, we got to play good football.” The Wolverines will probably still be figuring out who will start at quarterback because both Alex Orji and Davis Warren are anticipated to play. Warren was occasionally spelled by Orji, who also gave the Wolverines' offense a quarterback running threat.
Following Michigan's 30-10 victory over Fresno State in the season opener, head coach Sherrone Moore said that both quarterbacks would be employed moving forward. Additionally, he thought Warren did well in the first game. “Did a really good job just managing the offense and doing things the right way. Super happy for him and we’ll keep using him, keep using Orji, but both those guys did a really good job,” Moore said to the media.
Arkansas at Oklahoma State | 12 p.m. | ABC
Rhode Island at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | Peacock
Bowling Green at Penn State | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Akron at Rutgers | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Georgia Tech at Syracuse | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
Pitt at Cincinnati | 12 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Kansas State at Tulane | 12 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Troy at Memphis | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Army at Florida Atlantic | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
McNeese at Texas A&M | 12:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Tennessee Tech at Georgia | 2 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Missouri State at Ball State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
St. Francis (PA) at Kent State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Cal at Auburn | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
South Carolina at Kentucky | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Iowa State at Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
Michigan State at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Eastern Michigan at Washington | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
South Dakota at Wisconsin | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
Northern Illinois at Notre Dame | 3:30 p.m. | NBC
UMass at Toledo | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Duquesne at Boston College | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Jacksonville State at Louisville | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Charlotte at North Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Baylor at Utah | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Temple at Navy | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
UTSA at Texas State | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss | 4:15 p.m. | SEC Network
Marshall at Virginia Tech | 4:30 p.m. | CW Network
Idaho at Wyoming | 4:30 p.m. | truTV
UAlbany at West Virginia | 6 p.m. | Big 12/ESPN+
Florida A&M at Miami (Fla.) | 6 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Central Michigan at Florida International | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Gardner-Webb at James Madison | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
East Carolina at Old Dominion | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
South Alabama at Ohio | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Sam Houston at UCF | 6:30 p.m. | Big 12/ESPN+
South Florida at Alabama | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Samford at Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Buffalo at Missouri | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Kansas at Illinois | 7 p.m. | FS1
William & Mary at Coastal Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Chattanooga at Georgia State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Cal Poly at Stanford | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Virginia at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Louisiana at Kennesaw State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
San Jose State at Air Force | 7 p.m. | CBSSN
Georgia Southern at Nevada | 7 p.m. | truTV
Tulsa at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
UAB at UL Monroe | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
SE Louisiana at Southern Miss | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas Southern at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Northern Colorado at Colorado State | 7 p.m. | Mountain West Network
Nicholls at LSU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Tennessee vs. NC State (in Charlotte, North Carolina) | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
NC State and Tennessee will square off in an ACC-SEC match that ought to reveal a great deal more about both teams than the first weekend did. The Volunteers defeated Chattanooga 69-3, looking like an offensive powerhouse. In the meantime, the Wolfpack defeated Western Carolina in a game that was closer than expected. Tennessee is a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 57.5.
This game will be an interesting matchup between the Tennessee offense and the NC State defense. In their opener against UT-Chattanooga, Tennessee dominated right away, and quarterback Nico Iamaleava looked like a former five-star prospect. Iamaleava sat the school record with 314 passing yards in the first half. Dont'e Thornton caught two of his three touchdown passes, while Ethan Davis caught one. On the ground, the Volunteers were also solid, as Dylan Sampson scored three touchdowns.
In the season opener versus Western Carolina, NC State's statistical performance was comparable. Grayson McCall passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception. McCall's three touchdown throws were to receiver Kevin Concepcion, who received nine passes for 121 yards. Jordan Waters, a running back, scored two touchdowns and gained 123 yards.
Alcorn State at Vanderbilt | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Colorado at Nebraska | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
In Week 2 college football it will be an old Big 12 rivalry, as Colorado and Nebraska will play one other again. The Cornhuskers are 6.5-point favorites over the Buffaloes and the over-under has been set at 56.5 for the matchup. Last year, Colorado and Nebraska faced off at Folsom Field. With Deion Sanders taking over at CU and Matt Rhule beginning his first season as head coach of the Huskers, both teams were ushering in new eras. In the end, the Buffaloes emerged victorious, winning 36–14.
The game this week has a fascinating duel between two well-known quarterbacks. Shedeur Sanders is expected to be a top pick in the NFL Draft, while Dylan Raiola is coming off his first game, a win over UTEP last week. Against North Dakota State in the first game, Colorado's offense was the main attraction. Shedeur Sanders has 445 yards and four touchdowns; three of those touchdowns were to Travis Hunter, who also had 132 yards. With 198 receiving yards, Jimmy Horn Jr. topped all Buffaloes players in an offense that saw 504 total yards. The Buffs rallied from a 31-26 deficit to get the win. That game was played on Thursday night, and it drew a big audience, as it was the most watched Thursday opening for ESPN since 2017.
Nebraska took on the field for their first game on Saturday and Dylan Raiola looked good right away. In his debut series as a Cornhusker, he assisted in leading a scoring drive and in the second quarter, he completed his first-ever touchdown throw. In his first year at college, Raiola excelled. He completed 19 of 27 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns.
Western Michigan at Ohio State | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Stephen F. Austin at North Texas | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Houston at Oklahoma | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Appalachian State at Clemson | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
Long Island University at TCU | 8 p.m. | Big 12/ESPN+
Southern Utah at UTEP | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Boise State at Oregon | 10 p.m. | Peacock
Northern Arizona at Arizona | 10 p.m. | Big 12/ESPN+
Texas Tech at Washington State | 10 p.m. | FOX
Liberty at New Mexico State | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN2
Mississippi State at Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Oregon State at San Diego State | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Utah State at USC | 11 p.m. | Big Ten Network
2024-2025 College Football Schedule
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