OCTAVIO JONES | Times
The second full weekend of the season included two wins over Power Five teams for the American Athletic Conference, as Cincinnati beat Purdue, 38-20, and East Carolina edged North Carolina State, 33-30. Now, Week 3 is right around the corner and a few intriguing matchups -- including a meeting between Houston and Cincinnati on Thursday -- await.
Here's how the AAC stacks up after two weeks, according to our league-wide panel of beat reporters.
1. Houston (2-0): Even without its top two offensive players, QB Greg Ward Jr. (shoulder) and RB Duke Catalon (ankle), the sixth-ranked Cougars used a suffocating defense for an easy 42-0 win against Division I-AA Lamar.