College Football Games to Watch Week 2

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Ed Wilkins | College Football Analyst

Michigan (1-0) @ #16 Notre Dame (1-0) 7:30 PM NBC

·        This classic rivalry has been going on for the past 120 years! The Fighting Irish and Wolverines will have one more battle this Saturday in South Bend. Both teams are coming off easy victories last week with Notre Dame defeated Rice 48-17 and Michigan redeemed themselves against Appalachian State 52-14. The Fighting Irish have their sights set on qualifying for the College Football Playoffs, one loss to their rivals can hurt their chances. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly feels that if his defense can shut down Devin Gardner then Golston and the offense can bring in the W. Notre Dame is a slight favorite but don't rule Michigan out.

Virginia Tech (1-0) @ #8 Ohio State (1-0) 8:00 PM ESPN

·       The Buckeyes outlasted Navy last Saturday in Baltimore 34-17. Redshirt Freshman QB J.T. Barrett, in replace of injured Braxton Miller threw for 226 yards on 12-15 passing. Barrett is not Braxton Miller by any means but the kid can play football. Ohio State is coached by URBAN MEYER; trust me, the boys will get better weekly. The Hokies are led by Junior QB Michael Brewer.In his first career Brewer threw for 251 yards on 23-30 passing. The Hokies returned 12 starters with 5 of them being on the defensive side of the ball. The Buckeyes will have to perform nothing under sub-par offensively to pick up a W this weekend. Let us not forget that Ohio State is 23-2 in the last 25 games played.

#14Southern Cal (1-0) @ #13 Stanford (1-0) 3:30 PM ABC

·        And its SHOWTIME!!! If you do not get a chance to watch Pac-12 football often, this is a game you will have to see. Both the Trojans and Cardinals have 2 goals for the season, one to win the Pac-12 and two getting to the College Football Playoffs. This growing rivalry has been one of the most intense and exciting in the Pac-12 in recent years. Steve Sarkisian and the Trojans have plenty of talent to stand toe-to-toe with the defending Pac-12 champions. Stanford on the other hand my not have that flashy look to them but David Shaw and the Cards are TOUGH! Stanford has not lost a game at home since 2010. This will be a pivotal game for not just the conference but for playoff implications also.

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