College Football Gameday: Week 2 Kickoff, TV Times and How to Watch

Week 2 is upon us and we have to wait for a 9:00 PM CST kickoff to watch the Gophers. I know it is a gorgeous day here in Minnesota, but you can’t watch football all day if you don’t start early. So if you are planning to plop down and watch some college football today, here is a little primer on what to watch and how.

The overall schedule for today’s action is below, but here are few games worth highlighting.

Game of the Day

#2-Ohio State hosting #5-Oklahoma is the big one, but that game isn’t till 6:30. Which still leaves you hours of football to watch before that one kicks off.

Ideal Slate of Games to Watch

• Early Games - Iowa at Iowa State (11:00 on ESPN2) - Rivalry game that typically is close. Go Cyclones.
• Mid-Afternoon - channel surfing for best game - Maybe Middle Tennessee State at Syracuse (though I don’t have ACC Network) to scout next week’s opponent. Maybe Pitt at #4-Penn State (ABC), but I don’t anticipate this will be close. Maybe #23-TCU at Arkansas on CBS. I’d play this one by ear and see what’s the best game.
• Evening Games - Flipping between two - the Ohio State/Oklahoma game will be on. But #13-Auburn at #3-Clemson kicks off 30 minutes earlier and should be a great game to watch as well. More surfing, but just between these two.

B1G Games Worth Keeping an Eye On

• Nebraska at Oregon (3:30 on Fox) - two good but not great teams, but this game should tell us more about each of them.
• Florida Atlantic at #9-Wisconsin (11:00 on BTN) - Lane Kiffin brings his Owls to Madison. I’d only be watching to watch a couple of the Last Chance U kids on the field.
• Northwestern at Duke (11:00, ESPNU) - the smart kids bowl, likely a Northwestern win.
• Cincinnati at #8-Michigan (11:00, ABC) - probably not going to be much of a game, but worth mentioning.
• Indiana at Virginia - my money is on Tony Bennett’s squad dominating Archie Miller in his first year.

Full Schedule

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