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  • BookMaker.eu One of the chase games set to go late Saturday night will have the mighty Oregon Ducks looking to move to 2-0 on the year against a Virginia Cavaliers team that fell at home to Richmond in new head coach Bronco Mendenhall’s Charlottesville debut. With that, the Quack Attack finds itself one of the bigger favorites on the Week 2 board, as well as one of the biggest exposures for bookmakers everywhere.This contest in Week 2 of the regular season will go down Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 10:30 p.m. ET at Autzen Stadium.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The San Diego State Aztecs amped their defensive game up tremendously at the end of last season by holding nine of their final ten opponents to 17 or fewer points en route to having the program’s best season in decades. A major test and revenge spot is set to go down in Week 2 when the California Golden Bears invade Qualcomm a year removed from taking a bite of and spitting out Rocky Long’s defense in Berkeley.This matchup in Week 2 of the regular season will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 10:30 p.m. ET at Qualcomm Stadium.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The good news for the Arizona State Sun Devils is that they are 1-0 on the season. The bad news is that the offense looked really shaky at the start of last week’s game against NAU. This week, the team will be looking to blow off the first-game jitters as the Devils take on the high-scoring Texas Tech Red Raiders in Week 2 of the regular season at home.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Washington State Cougars seem to be making this a habit. For the second year in a row, the team lost its season opener to a team it should have won big against. Last year it was Portland State who stole the victory in early September and last week the Cougars fell to Eastern Washington, 45-40.... 

  • BookMaker.eu College football fans everywhere got their first glimpse of the 2016 season last weekend, and the Texas Longhorns faithful certainly got quite a show. An epic comeback, an emerging young star at quarterback — this victory over Notre Dame had it all. And the thrilling start also has a lot of people thinking this might only be the beginning for Texas this season. This week, the team is looking to go 2-0 against the UTEP Miners.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The UCLA Bruins overcame a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit last week to push their game against Texas A&M to overtime, but the offense didn’t quite have enough in the tank to finish the job. When the Bruins return home to take on the UNLV Rebels in Week 2 of the regular season, they will be looking for their first win.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Florida Gators will attempt to find some semblance of an offensive attack while the Kentucky Wildcats will look for their defense to step up in Week 2 when these SEC East rivals collide at the Swamp in front of a nationally televised audience. These squads played to a defensive grinder at Kentucky last season that saw each team combine for less than 500 yards of total offense, but that likely won’t be how this one plays out.... 

  • BookMaker.eu After opening their 2016 campaign with a thrilling overtime defeat in Austin last Sunday night, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will return home to the comforts of South Bend, IN where they’ll look to take some aggression out on a Nevada Wolf Pack squad still working out the kinks of implementing a new offensive philosophy. After giving up over 500 yards to the Longhorns, you can bet ND’s defense will have a much different look to it in Week 2.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Wisconsin Badgers should be checking their mailbox for thank you cards from bookmakers all across the country after Paul Chryst’s kids shocked the then No. 5 ranked LSU Tigers 16-14 as decided underdogs last Saturday afternoon at Lambeau Field. The Akron Zips were the only team in the MAC East to win their season opener last week. One of these teams will move to 2-0 in Week 2, and it likely won’t be the one that enters this contest as heavy underdogs.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Auburn Tigers’ defense was able to perform no small feat when it corralled Clemson’s high-powered offense last week. Unfortunately, Auburn’s offense couldn’t do enough and the Tigers fell to Clemson, 19-13.Auburn just missed out on what could have been a big-time upset, and will now aim to take care of business in Week 2 against the Arkansas State Red Wolves. The Tigers are big-time home favorites in this matchup.This matchup in Week 1 of the regular season will take place on Sunday, September 10, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Jordan-Hare Stadium.... 

  • BookMaker.eu For at least one week, the No. 14 Washington Huskies proved the hype was warranted coming into this season. Despite finishing 6-6 in the regular season in 2015, many analysts declared the Huskies the favorite to win the PAC 12 North this season to the surprise of many. With a rather weak schedule for the first third of the season, it will be a while until we see how good this team is and it will likely keep rolling over lightweights until then. Next up for the Huskies are the Idaho Vandals in Week 2 College Football.Kickoff for this regular season Week 2 game is set for Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 5 p.m. ET at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium on the PAC 12 Network.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Mississippi State Bulldogs are probably still shaking their heads, trying to make sense of an unfathomable season-opening loss. Mississippi State gave up a 13-point fourth quarter lead to fall, 21-20, to Southern Alabama in a game where it was a four-touchdown favorite.Despite the huge upset loss, Mississippi State is favored again in Week 2 of the regular season when they take on the South Carolina Gamecocks. South Carolina won its opener but is expected to be in a rebuilding phase this year.Watch this regular season Week 1 matchup live on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 4 p.m. ET at Davis Wade Stadium.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The North Carolina Tar Heels pushed Georgia to the brink in its season opener but fell short. They will hit the road in Week 2 of the regular season where they hope to rebound against the Illinois Fighting Illini.Even though Illinois had a dominant win in its opener and gets this one at home, the Tar Heels are a double-digit favorite to win. North Carolina hopes to live up to that billing and remain in the national rankings.Watch this regular season Week 2 matchup live on Saturday, September 11, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Northern Illinois Huskies were 10-point favorites in their regular season opener and lost in triple overtime to Wyoming. Now there are legitimate questions about where they fit in the college football landscape. The Huskies will aim to turn it around in Week 2 but have a tough test as they travel to face the South Florida Bulls.South Florida took care of business in its first game and will enter this game as the heavy favorite. Northern Illinois wants to show its season-opening showing wasn’t indicative of its talent level but must play very well to pull the upset.This matchup in Week 2 of the regular season will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 4 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Duke Blue Devils will attempt to take down the Wake Forest Demon Deacons for the fifth straight time when the ACC rivals cross paths in Week 2 Saturday afternoon. The Dookies toyed with North Carolina Central last week rolling up 535 total yards en route to the home win and cover, while the Deacs could have possibly lost to the Tulane Green Wave if not for the “Clawfense” once again masking the deficiencies of the offense.This matchup in Week 2 of the regular season will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. ET at Wallace Wade Stadium.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The No. 23 Baylor Bears were definitely glad to put the worst offseason in program history and get back out on the field. After a scandal that rocked the university to its foundation, the school cut ties, eventually, with everyone in a position of power that was involved including Art Briles. Briles was the best coach in school history and replacing him will be no easy matter. Interim coach Jim Grobe led the Bears to an easy victory over Northwestern State last week, but will face a tougher test when the SMU Mustangs come to Waco in Week 2 College Football action.Kickoff for this regular season Week 2 game is set for Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. ET at McLane Stadium on FS1.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Arkansas Razorbacks averted disaster with a one-point win over Louisiana Tech in its regular season opener. The caliber of play will need to be much higher if they have a chance at springing the upset on the TCU Horned Frogs in Week 2 of the regular season.TCU also didn’t perform impressively in its opener but came away with a win over South Dakota State. The Horned Frogs will be at home for this one and have a high-powered offense that is expected to emerge victorious.Kickoff for this regular season Week 1 game is set for Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 7 p.m. ET at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.... 

  • BookMaker.eu In a wild first week of college football, one thing remained constant. The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide were one of the few top-ranked teams that lived up to expectations and then some. Alabama showed once again why it is the hardest team in the country to beat and should be a unanimous No. 1 in the polls after its performance. For College Football Week 2, Alabama will face a different test in the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.Kickoff for this regular season Week 2 game is set for Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. ET at Bryant-Denny Stadium on ESPN2.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Iowa State Cyclones had a lot of optimism coming into the season under new head coach Matt Campbell, but there were questions marks surrounding an offensive line that only returned one player with experience as a starter. That concern ended up being a very real fear in the season opener, as the Cyclones could get nothing going on the ground and dropped a contest to small-school Northern Iowa.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The Tennessee Volunteers were sweating bullets in their regular season opener as the country watched Appalachian State push them to the brink. Tennessee eked out an overtime victory and hopes that isn’t a harbinger of things to come.... 

  • BookMaker.eu Fans of the Buckeyes will be waiting with bated breath to see what Urban Meyer has in store for an encore after he bludgeoned the team that gave him his first head coaching job 77-10 last week. Unfortunately for the up and coming Tulsa Golden Hurricane, their up next on the Week 2 docket for an Ohio State Buckeyes squad looking to score style points before next week’s big tilt with the Sooners.... 

  • BookMaker.eu AAC action is set to go in Week 2 when the UConn Huskies pack their bags for Annapolis where the Navy Midshipmen will look to host them for the first time as conference rivals. The visitors bring the more experienced team into this matchup, but Ken Niumatalolo has built a heck of a program at the Naval Academy and will be ready to extend his teams two game win streak in the recent series.... 

  • BookMaker.eu The USC Trojans certainly looked the part of the AP Poll’s No. 20 ranked team through one quarter of play against top ranked Alabama last Saturday night. That’s where the fun ended unfortunately, as the Crimson Tide toyed with their Pac-12 opponent the rest of the way ultimately turning the game into a one-sided laugher. Now Clay Helton’s kids have to regroup quickly in Week 2 against a sound Utah State team that has the rushing attack to add to the Trojans misery.... 

  • BookMaker.eu Nebraska got the benefit of running up against a Fresno State team in its home opener that made wholesale changes on both sides of the ball in the offseason. It still took them until the fourth quarter to be able to put some serious separation between themselves and the Bulldogs on the scoreboard. They don’t have that advantage this week with a game Wyoming club paying Lincoln a visit with the hope of building off last week’s overtime win against Northern Illinois.This matchup in Week 2 of the regular season will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 12 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium.... 

  • BookMaker.eu Army had only won two of its last five season openers. Each of those triumphs came in the comforts of their own stadium. But last week, the Black Knights did what the pointspread said was unfathomable by going into Temple and handling the Owls with ease 28-13 as 14.5 point underdogs. They’ll look to start a season 2-0 for the first time in ages on Saturday afternoon in their home opener against a Rice team that got waxed every way imaginable in their road opener.This contest in Week 2 of the regular season will go down Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 12 p.m. ET at Michie Stadium.... 

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