2024 WEEK 2
UNDER REVIEW
WEEK 1 SCOREBOARD
12Utah 49, Southern Utah 0 Colorado 31, North Dakota St. 26 TCU 34, Stanford 27 3Oregon 24, Idaho 14 21Arizona 61, New Mexico 39
Washington St. 70, Portland St. 30 California 31, UC Davis 13 UCLA 16, Hawai'i 13 Arizona State 48, Wyoming 7 Washington 35, Weber State 3 23USC 27, 13LSU 20
Washington State 70, Portland State 30 Oregon State 38, Idaho State 15
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CONFERENCE STANDINGS
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
SATURDAY // 11 AM CT // CBSSN
• Army's first conference game as a member of the American.
• Florida Atlantic is 0-1, but the Owls hung in against Michigan State in week one – falling 16-10 against the Big Ten foe.
• The Black Knights beat Lehigh 42-7 in their first contest. As is customary, they had a lot of success on the ground – rushing for 375 yards. Noah Short (83 yards), Bryson Daily (78) and Kanye Udoh (75) led the balanced attack.
• The Owls defense held the Spartans to 293 yards of offense, including just 114 passing yards.
SATURDAY
// 6:30 PM CT // NBC
• This old Big Eight rivalry should be a fun one this weekend, as both teams are trying to prove where they stand early in the season.
• The Buffs feature two of the best players in the country – QB Shedeur Sanders (455 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT) and WR/CB Travis Hunter (7 rec for 132 yards and 3 TDs / 3 solo tackles on 77 defensive snaps).
• Nebraska might have their best QB since the days of Eric Crouch in Dylan Raiola. The true freshman was 19/27 for 238 yards and 2 TDs in his first collegiate game – including some ridiculous throws
SATURDAY // 9:30 PM CT // ESPN
Very interesting out-of-conference matchup, as Mississippi State travels cross-country to face the Sun Devils.
• Arizona State, in year two under HC Kenny Dillingham, started strong against Wyoming last week. They were just 6.5-point favorites but trounced the Cowboys, 48-7. The Sun Devils racked up 499 yards of offense and allowed just 40 yards rushing on 32 carries.
• MSU, in year one under HC Jeff Lebby, beat Eastern Kentucky 56-7 last week and compiled 450 yards of offense on just 57 plays.
SATURDAY
// 2:30 PM CT // ESPN2
• Cal will need to get used to traveling cross-country in the ACC, but this week they travel to the southeast to take on an opponent from a different conference – the SEC.
• These two teams met in Berkeley a year ago, as Auburn scored late to earn a 14-10 victory.
• The Golden Bears defeated UC Davis 31-13 a week ago. They mustered just 281 yards of offense, but they return a good crop of talent on that side of the ball. Starting QB Fernando Mendoza, star RB Jaydn Ott, and their 2nd and 3rd leading receivers – WR Trond Grizzell and TE Jack Endries all return.
SATURDAY // 9 PM CT // FOX
• Two teams that lit up the scoreboard against FCS opponents in week one. Washington State trounced Portland State, 70-30, while Texas Tech survived a scare in overtime, 52-51, against Abilene Christian.
• Both QBs went for over 350 yards and threw 5 TDs apiece. WSU QB John Mateer went 11/17 for 352 yards, while TTU QB and 2023 I-Bowl Offensive MVP, Behren Morton, went 30/42 for 378 yards. Washington State added 224 rushing yards – 96 from Wayshawn Parker to lead the pack. Tahj Brooks toted the rock 27 times for 153 yards for TTU.
SATURDAY // 9:30 PM CT // CBSSN
Both programs under new head coaches, as Oregon State welcomed HC Trent Bray, while San Diego State welcomed former Colorado OC Sean Lewis as their HC.
• OSU starts the Mountain West part of their schedule after defeating Idaho State, 38-15.
• Beavers' Jam Griffin rushed for 160 yards and Anthony Hankerson went for 155 rushing yards. Both RBs scored TDs in week one.
• OSU defense will have its hands full against the Aztecs and Lewis's high-octane offense. They went for 468 yards on 73 plays last week.
Saturday, December 28 at 8:15 pm on ESPN
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