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WEEK 2 ยท 2026
Week 2 pregame guide

Ohio Stateโ€™s unsettled right side takes the pressure into Austin

The Buckeyes have their passing advantage. Beating Texas depends on whether the run game and rebuilt defense can support it on decisive downs.

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Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith stands on the sideline in uniform.
Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith during the 2024 season.
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Your game

Ohio State at Texas
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Final
Ohio State
Final ยท Ohio State 23โ€“24 TexasWent the other way โœ—
Texas

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Ohio State wanted
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Impact 1
Rooted for
Rice
at
Notre Dame
Final ยท Rice 0โ€“52 Notre DameWent the other way โœ—
Projected 7.1-point first-round-bye boost

Notre Dame won instead, so Ohio State did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection70% if Rice won63% with the other result7.1-point differenceOhio State first-round bye chance
47 other games had little impact
Oklahoma at Michigan ยท FOX
Iowa State at Iowa ยท NBC
Rutgers at Boston College ยท ESPN2
Duke at Illinois ยท FS1
Missouri at Kansas ยท FOX
Arizona State at Texas A&M ยท ABC
Washington State at Kansas State ยท TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State ยท ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech ยท The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue ยท FS1
Penn State at Temple ยท ESPN2
South Florida at Army ยท CBSSN
App State at East Carolina ยท ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Alabama at Kentucky ยท ABC
Mississippi State at Minnesota ยท CBS
UCF at Pittsburgh ยท ESPN2
Arizona at BYU ยท FOX
California at Syracuse ยท ACC Network
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State ยท BTN
Maryland at UConn ยท CBSSN
Utah State at Washington ยท BTN
UTSA at Texas State ยท The CW Network
UL Monroe at UAB ยท ESPN+
UNLV at North Texas ยท ESPNU
Delaware at Vanderbilt ยท SEC Network
Memphis at Boise State ยท USA Network
Buffalo at Florida International ยท ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio ยท ESPN+
Tennessee at Georgia Tech ยท ESPN
Bowling Green at Nebraska ยท FS1
Tulsa at Sam Houston ยท ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane ยท ESPN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State ยท ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall ยท ESPN+
San Diego State at UCLA ยท BTN
Texas Tech at Oregon State ยท CBS
Georgia Southern at Clemson ยท ACC Network
Navy at Florida Atlantic ยท ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU ยท SECN+
Southern Miss at Auburn ยท SEC Network
Charlotte at Ole Miss ยท ESPN2
North Dakota State at Air Force ยท FS1
Arkansas at Utah ยท ESPN
Sacramento State at Fresno State ยท CBSSN
Louisiana at USC ยท BTN
New Mexico State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
The rooting list was:Ohio State, then Rice.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2). How the model works.