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WEEK 2 · 2026
Week 2 pregame guide
Pitt’s passing game gets the scrutiny it earned
UCF’s experienced secondary turns Mason Heintschel’s spectacular opener into a sharper examination of Pitt’s receivers and protection.
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Nothing else moves the path
the rest is background footballNothing else meaningfully changes Pittsburgh's path. Watch the rest because it is football.
48 other games had little impact
Rutgers at Boston College · ESPN2
Missouri at Kansas · FOX
Oklahoma at Michigan · FOX
Arizona State at Texas A&M · ABC
Washington State at Kansas State · TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State · ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech · The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue · FS1
Penn State at Temple · ESPN2
South Florida at Army · CBSSN
App State at East Carolina · ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Georgia · SEC Network
Alabama at Kentucky · ABC
Mississippi State at Minnesota · CBS
Arizona at BYU · FOX
California at Syracuse · ACC Network
Duke at Illinois · FS1
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State · BTN
Maryland at UConn · CBSSN
Utah State at Washington · BTN
Rice at Notre Dame · NBC
UTSA at Texas State · The CW Network
UL Monroe at UAB · ESPN+
UNLV at North Texas · ESPNU
Delaware at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Memphis at Boise State · USA Network
Buffalo at Florida International · ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio · ESPN+
Tennessee at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Bowling Green at Nebraska · FS1
Tulsa at Sam Houston · ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane · ESPN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall · ESPN+
San Diego State at UCLA · BTN
Ohio State at Texas · ABC
Texas Tech at Oregon State · CBS
Iowa State at Iowa · NBC
Georgia Southern at Clemson · ACC Network
Navy at Florida Atlantic · ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU · SECN+
Southern Miss at Auburn · SEC Network
Charlotte at Ole Miss · ESPN2
North Dakota State at Air Force · FS1
Arkansas at Utah · ESPN
Sacramento State at Fresno State · CBSSN
Louisiana at USC · BTN
New Mexico State at Hawai'i · MW+
The rooting list was:Pittsburgh. Nothing else meaningfully moves the path.
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