US LBM Coaches Poll: Georgia and Clemson on two very different paths
Week 1 of the college football season is over and the US LBM Coaches Poll gives us our first glimpse of how this season might turn out.
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Two top-10 teams and last year’s College Football Playoff participants will take the field at Michigan Stadium on Saturday for a highly anticipated SEC-Big Ten showdown.
Early Heisman Trophy candidate Quinn Ewers and No. 3 Texas will head to the Big House to face No. 9 Michigan, last season’s defending champion, in a game that could very well play a big role in the playoff situation.
The Longhorns crushed Colorado State in Week 1, scoring 52 points and 545 yards in a game that saw its starters replaced late in the third quarter. Ewers threw three touchdown passes (two to Matthew Golden) and completed 20 of 27 passes for 260 yards. Backup Arch Manning was 5 of 6 for 95 yards and a TD pass and had a run score as a replacement for Ewers.
The Wolverines struggled for much of their opener against Fresno State, trailing by just six points with less than six minutes left before dispatching the Bulldogs 30-10. Michigan relied heavily on its running game, rushing for 148 yards on 34 carries, led by senior Kalel Mullings with 92 yards.
USA TODAY Sports will provide the latest updates, highlights, exciting plays, analysis and more throughout the game. Stay tuned.
When is the Michigan-Texas game?
- Kickoff is Saturday, September 7, at 12:00 p.m. ET at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
How to watch the Michigan-Texas game
College Football Week 2 Schedule, Top 25
Here are the kickoff times and TV information for the top 25 teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll. (All times are Eastern):
- No. 16 Kansas State at Tulane, ESPN, 12:00 p.m.
- Arkansas at No. 17 Oklahoma State, ABC, 12:00 p.m.
- No. 3 Texas at No. 9 Michigan, FOX, 12:00 p.m.
- Bowling Green at No. 8 Penn State, Big Ten Network, 12:00 p.m.
- Tennessee Tech at No. 1 Georgia, ESPN+, 2 p.m
- Iowa State at No. 21 Iowa, CBS, 3:30 p.m.
- Baylor at No. 11 Utah, FOX, 3:30 p.m.
- Eastern Michigan at No. 25 Washington, Big Ten Network, 3:30 p.m.
- Northern Illinois at No. 7 Notre Dame, NBC, Peacock, 3:30 p.m.
- Jacksonville State at No. 24 Louisville, ESPN+, 3:30 p.m.
- Middle Tennessee at No. 5 Ole Miss, SEC Network, 4:15 p.m.
- Florida A&M at No. 15 Miami (Florida), ESPN+, 6 p.m.
- South Florida at No. 4 Alabama, ESPN, 7 p.m
- Buffalo at No. 10 Missouri, ESPN+, 7 p.m.
- No. 20 Kansas at Illinois, FS1, 7 p.m.
- Nicholls at No. 19 LSU, ESPN+, 7:30 p.m.
- No. 12 Tennessee at No. 23 NC State, ABC, 7:30 p.m.
- Western Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State, Big Ten Network, 7:30 p.m.
- Houston at No. 13 Oklahoma, SEC Network, 7:45 p.m.
- Appalachian State at No. 22 Clemson, ACC Network, 8 p.m.
- Boise State at No. 6 Oregon, Peacock, 10 p.m.
- Northern Arizona at No. 18 Arizona, ESPN+, 10 p.m.
- Utah State at No. 14 Southern Cal, Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.
College Football Tips Week 2
Here are USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for all of Saturday’s ranked games.
