While it’s not quite the marquee slugfest it would have been last season, Texas heads to Ann Arbor to face Michigan in unquestionably the box office draw of Week 2. UT arrives with an offense designed for explosive output and captained by a quarterback who runs his coach’s scheme to perfection. Michigan again features an all-world defense, and being roughly a touchdown underdog at The Big House certainly won’t sit well with the defending champs.
Texas signal-caller Quinn Ewers and head coach Steve Sarkisian have reached simpatico, and the resulting Longhorn passing attack looks polished despite missing their four best receivers from last season. They took apart Colorado State 52-0 in their opener, with Ewers completing 20 of 27 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns. He looked completely in control while doing so, before handing things over to backup Arch Manning.
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College football Week 2 odds, picks against the spread: Texas goes to Michigan, Colorado gets a test at Nebraska
