{"id":838767,"date":"2026-09-06T20:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/838767\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:18:09","slug":"college-football-odds-schedule-for-week-2-texas-favored-over-ohio-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/838767\/","title":{"rendered":"College football odds, schedule for Week 2: Texas favored over Ohio State"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the five-day buffet of Week 1, Week 2 of the college football<\/a> schedule features a more condensed menu of intriguing matchups highlighted by a couple of Saturday blockbusters. The headliner is No. 1 Ohio State’s<\/a> trip to No. 5 Texas<\/a> in a game that will go a long way toward establishing national narratives around two huge brands and their conferences.<\/p>\n

A year ago, the Buckeyes used a 14-7 home win over Texas to catapult to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll before holding that spot for the remainder of the regular season. Now comes the return trip to face a Longhorns team seeking revenge.<\/p>\n

No. 10 Oklahoma’s<\/a> trip to No. 16 Michigan<\/a> will be a solid undercard as the Sooners bring their dominant defense to Ann Arbor to face a scuffling Michigan offense. In light of Michigan’s struggles against Western Michigan<\/a> in Week 1, the line on that game has already moved significantly in OU’s direction. Several other Power Four vs. Power Four battles are also part of the Week 2 action.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No. 13 Alabama<\/a> is hitting the road to face an overhauled Kentucky<\/a> program to start SEC play. But at this point on the calendar, the slate is still about nonconference action. No. 2 Oregon<\/a> is traveling to play Oklahoma State<\/a>, and No. 22 Iowa<\/a> will be seeking a big rivalry win over visiting Iowa State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Week 2 lines are out, so let’s take a look at what oddsmakers are thinking as we look ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Odds via SportsLine consensus<\/p>\n

The big games<\/p>\n

No. 1 Ohio State at No. 5 Texas (-1.5): Both teams cruised in Week 1, dismantling overmatched foes by a combined 105 points. Now comes the long-awaited rematch of Ohio State’s 14-7 season-opening win over the Longhorns from last season. Texas quarterback Arch Manning<\/a> will be out for redemption after struggling against the Buckeyes in that matchup.<\/p>\n

No. 10 Oklahoma (-5.5) at No. 16 Michigan: This line shifted toward Oklahoma as Michigan struggled to handle Western Michigan on Saturday night in coach Kyle Whittingham’s debut. The Wolverines’ offensive ineptitude will be problematic against a stingy Oklahoma defense that pitched a shutout against UTEP<\/a> in Week 1. Hail Mary passes aren’t a sustainable offensive philosophy.<\/p>\n

Iowa State at No. 22 Iowa (-14.5): After amassing 500 yards in a game for the first time since 2019 in a Week 1 romp over Northern Illinois<\/a>, Iowa will be raring to go for this rivalry showdown. Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers will get his first taste of the Cy-Hawk series as the Cyclones aim for their third straight victory over the Hawkeyes. Iowa hasn’t won a home game over ISU since 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arizona State<\/a> at No. 8 Texas A&M<\/a> (-15.5): Arizona State can secure a massive win for itself and for the Big 12 as it heads to the intimidating confines of Kyle Field to take on a Texas A&M team with aspirations of another College Football Playoff appearance. Neither team was tested or showed too much in easy, season-opening wins against overmatched opposition, which makes this game something of a mystery box.<\/p>\n

No. 2 Oregon (-22.5) at Oklahoma State:\u00a0Oregon was pushed to the brink by Boise State<\/a> in Week 1 before escaping with a 34-27 victory. Now comes what should be an easier game on the road against an Oklahoma State team that fell 24-10 against Tulsa<\/a> on Saturday. It was an abysmal debut for Cowboys coach Eric Morris, but the Pokes have far more in the tank than what they showed against Tulsa.<\/p>\n

No. 13 Alabama (-10.5) at Kentucky: Alabama had no trouble with ECU in quarterback Keelon Russell’s<\/a> first career start. But Kentucky marks an uptick in competition and in environment as the Crimson Tide hit the road to face a Wildcats program energized by the arrival of coach Will Stein. The former Oregon offensive coordinator can make a statement in his SEC opener.<\/p>\n

Best of the rest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the five-day buffet of Week 1, Week 2 of the college football schedule features a more condensed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":838768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1603,8026,5691,68036,19503,46818,95096,35606,1775,14384,43942,8944,35604,40544,355220,10779,35607,1769,1771,1607,1602,1780,8922,81198,40548,7091,3342,8940,399,6341,8942,355222,70146,13424,13427,13418,15944,1774,13420,79381,3349,27125,95097,6342,95482,31117,1777,7560,13423,19504,1783,398,396,397,7027,35608,13425,1778,1776,6344,1232,19502,5693,5359,5694,8939,149752,355221,74210,1782,8928,20475,99,7559,8921,19501,1784,5690,13419,14386,8923,95707,17392,14034,49111,8390,95092,69306,3350,18498,43747,35610,1781],"class_list":["post-838767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-alabama-crimson-tide","tag-arch-manning","tag-arizona-state-sun-devils","tag-arizona-wildcats","tag-arkansas-razorbacks","tag-audric-estime","tag-austin-peay-governors","tag-ball-state-cardinals","tag-baylor-bears","tag-bo-nix","tag-boise-state-broncos","tag-boston-college-eagles","tag-bowling-green-falcons","tag-byu-cougars","tag-cade-mcnamara","tag-california-golden-bears","tag-central-michigan-chippewas","tag-cincinnati-bearcats","tag-clemson-tigers","tag-college-football","tag-colorado-buffaloes","tag-colorado-state-rams","tag-connecticut-huskies","tag-dante-moore","tag-drew-allar","tag-duke-blue-devils","tag-florida-gators","tag-florida-state-seminoles","tag-football","tag-georgia-bulldogs","tag-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets","tag-grambling-state-tigers","tag-hawaii-rainbow-warriors","tag-illinois-fighting-illini","tag-iowa-hawkeyes","tag-iowa-state-cyclones","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-kansas-jayhawks","tag-kansas-state-wildcats","tag-keelon-russell","tag-kentucky-wildcats","tag-kyle-mccord","tag-louisiana-ragin-cajuns","tag-lsu-tigers","tag-marvin-harrison-jr","tag-michael-penix-jr","tag-michigan-wolverines","tag-michigan-state-spartans","tag-minnesota-golden-gophers","tag-mississippi-state-bulldogs","tag-missouri-tigers","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-north-carolina-tar-heels","tag-northern-illinois-huskies","tag-northwestern-wildcats","tag-notre-dame-fighting-irish","tag-ohio-state-buckeyes","tag-oklahoma-sooners","tag-oklahoma-state-cowboys","tag-ole-miss-rebels","tag-oregon-ducks","tag-oregon-state-beavers","tag-penn-state-nittany-lions","tag-pittsburgh-panthers","tag-rice-owls","tag-sam-hartman","tag-san-diego-state-aztecs","tag-south-carolina-gamecocks","tag-south-florida-bulls","tag-spencer-rattler","tag-sports","tag-tcu-horned-frogs","tag-temple-owls","tag-tennessee-volunteers","tag-texas-am-aggies","tag-texas-longhorns","tag-texas-tech-red-raiders","tag-travis-hunter","tag-tulsa-golden-hurricane","tag-uab-blazers","tag-ucla-bruins","tag-usc-trojans","tag-utah-state-aggies","tag-utah-utes","tag-utep-miners","tag-utsa-roadrunners","tag-washington-huskies","tag-washington-state-cougars","tag-western-kentucky-hilltoppers","tag-western-michigan-broncos","tag-wyoming-cowboys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}