College Football Week 2 Preview - In on Iowa State

By: Hussam Patel

​Week 1 of College Football wrapped up and there were shockers and snooze fest.
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What we knew would happen: Alabama defeating the Miami Hurricanes in a 44-13 route. The Hurricanes played conservatively and play calling was very questionable. Crimson Tide QB Bryce Young sets school record for most passing TDs in debut.
 
Shockers: Arguably, Notre Dame vs. Florida State is an early favorite for game of the year. No. 9 Irish gave up the lead in the 4th quarter but outlasted the Seminoles in OT. McKenzie Milton, who came back from 3 reconstructive knee surgeries and nerve damage, had a Disney storyline finish that would make anyone root for him

Games of the week
 
Oregon vs Ohio State, 12 PM EST, FOX

• Line: Ohio State: -14 Over/Under: 63.5
• Ohio State  struggled against Minnesota in the opener, but they've built up a lot more credit with bettors in recent years.
• The aerial attack of Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson will stress out the Ducks secondary. The Buckeyes have a fearsome fivesome on the offensive line which surrounds excitement for TreVeyon Henderson and QB CJ Stroud
• Oregon looked just as shaky at times in a win over Fresno State, plus the availability of Kayvon Thibodeaux is up in the air. With the potential of him being a top 5 prospect in next year's draft he could sit this one out.
• Will the Ducks secondary hold up against Ohio State’s star receivers?

 
Players to Watch:
 
Oregon: Kayvon Thibodeux, CJ Verdell, Travis Dye, Alex Forsyth, Noah Sewell, Mykael Wright, Verone McKinley
 
Ohio State: CJ Stroud, TrayVeyon Henderson, Miyan Williams, Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Thayer Munford, Nicholas Petite-Freire, Haskell Garrett, Zach Harrison, Tyreek Smith
 
Prediction: Ohio State 35, Oregon 20
 
Iowa vs Iowa State

• Line: Iowa -4.5, Over/Under: 45
• The Cy-Hawk rivalry game kicks off at Jack Trice stadium. Iowa holds a 45-22 advantage in the series, with the Hawkeyes winning the last 5 games
• Iowa has played 23 straight games without surrendering 25 or more points, this is the longest streak in all of College Football among Power 5 teams. The Hawkeyes are #1 in the Big Ten in scoring defense (6.0), and No. 3 in rush defense (77.0) and pass defense (145.0).
• Iowa State struggles against UNI, the same happened last season and the cyclones were perfectly fine. The Cyclones will need a balanced attack to remain competitive against the hawkeyes.

 
Players to Watch:
 
Iowa: Spencer Patras, Sam LaPorta, Tyler Linderbaum, Jack Campbell, Riley Moss, Jack Koerner
 
Iowa State: Brock Purdy, Breece Hall, Charlie Kolar, Derekmv Schweinger, Eyioma Uwazurike, Will McDonal IV, Mike Rose, Anthony Johnson Jr. Isheem Young
 
Prediction: Iowa State 24, IOWA 20 - 

Washington vs Michigan

• Line: Michigan -6.5, Over/Under: 48.5
• The Huskies should not have any excuse losing to Montana, an FCS team, 13-7. Washington looks to recover and exact aggressiveness to start off against Michigan
• Dylan Morris might be undersized but showed promise against a tough Montana Defense. He will be tested again this week against Don Brown's Wolverines.
• Washington's Defense will be a test for Cade McNamara, who did not have to do much against Western Michigan. The Huskies Run defense is solid and Michigan wont be able to produce 336 rushing yards like they did against Western Michigan
• Will this be a Giles Jackson revenge game?

 
Players to Watch:
 
Washington: Sam Huard, Giles Jackson, Cade Otton, Jaxson Kirkland, Luke Wattenberg, Zion Tupuola-Fetui*, Edefuan Ulofoshioi, Trent Mcduffie
 
Michigan: Cade McNamara, Hassan Haskins, A.J. Henning, Ryan Hayes, Christopher Hinton, Aidan Hutchinson, Micheal Barrett, Daxton Hill
 
Prediction: Washington 30, Michigan 23​

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