play

College football Week 1 overreactions: Ohio State and Arch Manning

College football fans love to overreact, so Before The Snap breaks down two big Week 1 overreactions, from Ohio State being the best to Arch Manning’s shaky opener.

The Week 2 lineup in college football has not nearly as many ranked matchups as last week’s slate. In fact, there is but one. That doesn’t mean, however, that there won’t be any upsets. Our staff pickers are back to try and figure out where those unexpected results might happen.

No. 13 Michigan pays a visit to No. 24 Oklahoma in the lone ranked contest. But several other Top 25 teams are hitting the road as well, as No. 14 Mississippi opens SEC play at Kentucky, No. 10 Arizona State heads to Mississippi State, and No. 12 Illinois travels to Duke.

GET IN THE GAME: Play our college football survivor pool

PATH TO PLAYOFF: Sign up for our college football newsletter

The lineup also features some in-state showdowns, including No. 18 Iowa State hosting the annual clash with archrival Iowa and No. 15 Florida welcoming upstart South Florida to Gainesville. Here’s what our experts think about those and other games involving the US LBM Coaches Poll Top 25.