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College football schedule
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The gist
Week 2 of the 2026 college football season runs Sept. 10-12 with 131 FBS and FCS.
Texas hosting Ohio State in Austin is the weekend's marquee game.
Background
Week 2 of the 2026 season spans Thursday, Sept. 10 through Saturday, Sept. 12, with 131 total matchups across the FBS and FCS. Week 2 opened Thursday night with No. 7 Miami beating FCS Florida A&M 77-7. Saturday's slate begins with 14 noon ET kickoffs, and the SEC opens conference play, including Alabama at Kentucky. CBS Sports calls the Week 2 slate one of the best of the entire season, headlined by Texas hosting Ohio State in a return matchup from last year's opener.
How it unfolded
- Sep 3, 2026Week 1 of the 2026 season kicked off Thursday, Sept. 3, with the bulk of action on Saturday, Sept. 5, featuring 68 games involving FBS teams.
- Sep 10, 2026Week 2 opened Thursday night with No. 7 Miami overwhelming FCS Florida A&M, 77-7.
- Sep 11, 2026Friday features five games, starting at 7pm ET with three ACC programs hosting FCS opponents; Kansas renews the Border War against No. 23 Missouri at 8pm ET.
- Sep 12, 2026Saturday's action begins with 14 noon ET kickoffs, highlighted by Arizona State at No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 11 Oklahoma at Michigan, and No. 6 Oregon at Oklahoma State.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- CBS Sports writes that if you have plans for Saturday, cancel them, calling the Week 2 slate one of the best of the entire season with a true marquee matchup between two blue bloods with legitimate national championship hopes.
- Preview
- The Tennessean calls the game of the week Texas hosting Ohio State in Austin, the return matchup from last year's opener, and notes Alabama was 4-1 away from home in 2025 with all those wins by a one-score margin.