Power Five contenders clash when the No. 12 Oregon Ducks face the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (Fox, Sep. 11 @ noon ET). The Buckeyes have won all nine meetings by a combined 232-89 score. Ohio State breezed by Minnesota 45-31 on Sept. 2. Oregon slipped past Fresno State 31-24 two days later.
No. 10 Iowa and No. 9 Iowa State play for the Cy-Hawk Trophy at Jack Trice Stadium (ABC, Sep. 11 @ 4:30 p.m. ET). The Hawkeyes have won the past five meetings. Both programs won their 2021 openers. Iowa State survived Northern Iowa 16-10. Iowa stymied then-No. 17 Indiana 34-6.
Old Southwest Conference rivals and soon-to-be SEC ones collide as the No. 15 Texas Longhorns visit the Arkansas Razorbacks (ESPN, Sep. 11 @ 7:00 p.m. ET). The programs met in every season from 1932 to 1991 as members of the SWC. Texas opened 2021 with a 38-18 victory over then-No. 23 Louisiana.
The following is the Week 2 college football regular season schedule including dates, start times, TV networks and scheduled announcers.
11:00 AM: Illinois @ Virginia (ACC Network)
Announcers: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich
11:30 AM: Western Kentucky @ Army (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Jason Horowitz, Ross Tucker
11:30 AM: VMI @ Kent State (ESPN3)
12:00 PM: [#12] Oregon @ [#3] Ohio State (Fox)
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
12:00 PM: Pittsburgh @ Tennessee (ESPN)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill
12:00 PM: South Carolina @ East Carolina (ESPN2)
Announcers: Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer
12:00 PM: Tulsa @ Oklahoma State (FS1)
Announcers: Cory Provus, Devin Gardner
12:00 PM: Miami (OH) @ Minnesota (ESPNU)
Announcers: John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
12:00 PM: Alabama State @ [#25] Auburn (SEC Network)
Announcers: Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister
12:00 PM: Indiana State @ Northwestern (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Chris Vosters
12:00 PM: Youngstown State @ Michigan State (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Lisa Byington, Anthony Herron
12:00 PM: Kennesaw State @ Georgia Tech (ACC RSNs)
Announcers: Bob Rathbun, Brian Jordan
12:00 PM: Norfolk State @ Wake Forest (ACCN Extra)
1:00 PM: [#13] Florida @ South Florida (ABC)
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky
1:30 PM: Wyoming @ Northern Illinois (ESPN+)
2:00 PM: Rutgers @ Syracuse (ACC Network)
Announcers: Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox
2:00 PM: Middle Tennessee @ [#19] Virginia Tech (ACC Network Extra)
2:00 PM: Duquesne @ Ohio (ESPN3)
2:30 PM: Toledo @ [#8] Notre Dame (Peacock)
Announcers: Mike Tirico, Drew Brees
3:00 PM: Purdue @ Connecticut (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Ed Cohen, Randy Cross
3:00 PM: Robert Morris @ Central Michigan (ESPN3)
3:30 PM: Air Force @ Navy (CBS)
Announcers: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson
3:30 PM: [#5] Texas A&M vs Colorado in Denver (Fox)
Announcers: Joe Davis, Brock Huard
3:30 PM: UAB @ [#2] Georgia (ESPN2)
Announcers: Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
3:30 PM: Ball State @ [#11] Penn State (FS1)
Announcers: Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Helfrich
3:30 PM: California @ TCU (ESPNU)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Huston Mason
3:30 PM: Buffalo @ Nebraska (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Brandon Gaudin, J. Leman
3:30 PM: Georgia Southern @ Florida Atlantic (Stadium)
3:30 PM: Boston College @ Massachusetts (NESN+, FloSports)
3:30 PM: Murray State @ [#7] Cincinnati (ESPN+)
Announcers: Connor Onion, Bobby Carpenter
3:30 PM: Temple @ Akron (ESPN+)
4:00 PM: Mercer @ [#1] Alabama (SEC Network)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
4:00 PM: South Alabama @ Bowling Green (ESPN+)
4:30 PM: [#10] Iowa @ [#9] Iowa State (ABC)
Announcers: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit
5:00 PM: South Carolina State @ [#6] Clemson (ACC Network)
Announcers: Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck
5:00 PM: Long Island @ West Virginia (ESPN+)
Announcers: Bill Spaulding, Barrett Brooks
5:00 PM: Illinois State @ Western Michigan (ESPN3)
6:00 PM: Portland State @ Washington State (Pac-12 Network)
Announcers: Greg Heister, Lincoln Kennedy
6:00 PM: Gardner-Webb @ Charlotte (ESPN3)
6:00 PM: Lamar @ UTSA (ESPN3)
6:30 PM: Houston @ Rice (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Dave Ryan, Aaron Murray
6:30 PM: Bethune-Cookman @ Central Florida (ESPN+)
6:30 PM: North Carolina Central @ Marshall (ESPN+)
7:00 PM: [#15] Texas @ Arkansas (ESPN)
Announcers: Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy
7:00 PM: N.C. State @ Mississippi State (ESPN2)
Announcers: Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr.
7:00 PM: Eastern Michigan @ [#18] Wisconsin (FS1)
Announcers: Dan Hellie, Robert Smith
7:00 PM: Appalachian State @ [#22] Miami (ESPNU)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman
7:00 PM: New Mexico State @ New Mexico (Stadium)
7:00 PM: Eastern Kentucky @ Louisville (ACC Network Extra)
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Forest Conoly
7:00 PM: Western Carolina @ [#4] Oklahoma (Oklahoma PPV)
Announcers: Chad McKee, Chuck Long
7:00 PM: Morgan State vs Tulane In Birmingham (ESPN+)
7:00 PM: Liberty @ Troy (ESPN+)
7:00 PM: Memphis @ Arkansas State (ESPN+)
7:00 PM: North Texas @ Southern Methodist (ESPN+)
7:00 PM: Southern Illinois @ Kansas State (ESPN+)
Announcers: Courtney Lyle, Brandon Weeden
7:00 PM: Stephen F. Austin @ Texas Tech (ESPN+)
Announcers: Mark Neely, Brandon Jacobs
7:00 PM: Texas Southern @ Baylor (ESPN+)
Announcers: Shawn Kenney, Ryan Leaf
7:00 PM: Texas State @ Florida International (ESPN+)
7:00 PM: Grambling State @ Southern Mississippi (ESPN3)
7:00 PM: Hampton @ Old Dominion (ESPN3)
7:00 PM: Nicholls State @ Louisiana (ESPN3)
7:00 PM: Southeastern Louisiana @ Louisiana Tech (ESPN3)
7:30 PM: Missouri @ Kentucky (SEC Network)
Announcers: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb
7:30 PM: Howard @ Maryland (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Joe Beninati, Matt McGloin
7:30 PM: Idaho @ Indiana (Big Ten Network)
Announcers: Mark Followill, Matt Millen
7:30 PM: Georgia State @ [#24] North Carolina (ACC RSNs)
Announcers: Tom Werme, James Bates
7:30 PM: Austin Peay @ [#20] Ole Miss (ESPN+)
Announcers: Richard Cross, Ben Hartsock
8:00 PM: Washington @ Michigan (ABC)
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge
8:00 PM: Jacksonville State @ Florida State (ACC Network)
Announcers: Wes Durham, Roddy Jones
8:00 PM: McNeese State @ LSU (ESPN+)
Announcers: Mike Morgan, Charles Arbuckle
10:00 PM: San Diego State @ Arizona (Pac-12 Network)
Announcers: Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth
10:00 PM: Vanderbilt @ Colorado State (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Rich Waltz, Corey Chavous
10:00 PM: Cal Poly @ Fresno State (KFRE CW59 Fresno, MWC Digital)
10:15 PM: [#21] Utah @ BYU (ESPN)
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore
10:30 PM: Stanford @ [#14] USC (Fox)
Announcers: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
10:30 PM: UNLV @ [#23] Arizona State (ESPN2)
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison
10:30 PM: Idaho State @ Nevada (Stadium)
11:00 PM: Hawaii @ Oregon State (FS1)
Announcers: Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
