College football didn’t produce many stunners to open the season, but Week 2 delivered some tremendous anxiety. The first AP top-five team of the season fell and five ranked teams fell overall. Even out of the teams that survived, elite programs like No. 4 Alabama and No. 8 Penn State were shockingly pushed to the wire.
For that reason, the biggest winners of Week 2 were the programs that were able to make a statement. No. 3 Texas walked into the Big House and delivered No. 10 Michigan a knockout blow. No. 14 Tennessee dropped 50 points on No. 24 NC State. Iowa State was able to beat hated rival Iowa and set itself up for a special season.
Here are some of the biggest winners and losers of college football’s Week 2, including a couple of potential at-large contenders for the College Football Playoff bolstering their cases with big wins.
Winner: Texas
Whatever the metric is for Texas being back, we’ve officially hit it. The Longhorns traveled to No. 10 Michigan and put together one of the most dominant performances of the season.
The offensive issues for Michigan weren’t a huge shock after quarterback Davis Warren’s miserable Week 1 performance against Fresno State. But Texas’ offense showed signs of being a truly complete unit behind quarterback Quinn Ewers. The junior threw three touchdowns and spread the wealth against a Michigan secondary that rates among the best in America.
If this is the level that Texas can maintain heading forward, the Longhorns belong in the conversation with Georgia and Ohio…
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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah
Publish date : 2024-09-08 05:15:12
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