{
  "id": 6380738,
  "title": "College Football Week 2 Schedule, Predictions & Scoreboard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/college-football-week-2-schedule-predictions-scoreboard",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T04:35:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-week-2-schedule-043527506.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The College Football Week 2 schedule is set, with several high-profile matchups taking place across various conferences. Among them, Ohio State vs Texas and Oklahoma vs Michigan are the stars, but other games also promise exciting showdowns. The ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, CUSA, MAC, MWest, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt conferences are all participating.\n\nFor the ACC games, Florida A&M is set to take on Miami at 8:00 PM ET on the ACC Network, with the consensus line indicating Miami as a -53.5 favorite and the over/under at 61.5 points. Other notable games include Norfolk State playing Virginia, Richmond vs NC State, Rutgers vs Boston College, East Tennessee State vs North Carolina, Old Dominion vs Virginia Tech, Wake Forest vs Purdue, UCF vs Pitt, Cal vs Syracuse, Duke vs Illinois, and UC Davis vs SMU. The point totals and over/under lines for these games vary, providing fans with different betting options.\n\nIn the American Conference, Penn State is facing Temple at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN2, with the consensus line showing Penn State as a -23.5 favorite and the over/under at 49.5 points. Other American Conference games feature USF vs Army, App State vs East Carolina, and UTSA vs Texas State. ULM vs UAB and UNLV vs North Texas also have their games scheduled, with respective consensus lines and point totals.\n\nThe Big Ten conference's Week 2 games include Rutgers vs Boston College at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN2, where Boston College is favored at -3.5 with an over/under of 53.5 points. Other Big Ten matchups include Oregon vs Oklahoma State, Howard vs Indiana, and Oklahoma vs Michigan. The consensus lines and point totals for these games also vary, offering fans multiple betting opportunities.\n\nAs the week progresses, fans can look forward to more thrilling matchups across all conferences, providing plenty of excitement and intrigue for college football enthusiasts.",
  "summary": "Week 2 of the 2026 college football season is loaded with interesting matchups, but the big showdowns are what everyone is waiting for.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ohio State vs Texas and Oklahoma vs Michigan are high-profile matchups",
    "ACC games include Florida A&M vs Miami and Norfolk State vs Virginia",
    "Big Ten features Rutgers vs Boston College with Boston College favored"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This week's college football schedule sets up significant tests for powerhouse teams like Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Michigan, with their matchups against Texas, Oregon State, and Michigan serving as early-season litmus tests.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}