The first full weekend of college football was heavy on action but light on upsets: The only member of the AP’s preseason Top 25 to lose to an unranked opponent in Week 1 was Texas, and the extent to which the Longhorns’ August optimism came from a place of logic remains up for debate. With one game in the books, the groundwork has been laid for some heavyweight bouts in late September and October—as long as the top teams can make it through the rest of their non-conference tests unscathed. Meanwhile in the SEC and Pac-12, Week 2 brings the year’s first marquee conference game that should help set the pecking order before league play begins in earnest.
Week 2 College Football Picks: Which Top Teams Could Be in For a Scare?
