College Football Week 2 Preview

1. Week 2 Eyes on Five

2. 1) Sheldon Richardson
Sheldon Richardson is very
confident about Mizzou’s
inaugural season in the SEC, and
he isn’t too impressed with the
competition he’ll face week in
and out. Earlier this week, the
defensive tackle said that he
was bored watching Georgia’s
opener against Buffalo, calling it
“old-man football.” Furthermore,
Richardson said that if the Tigers
execute this season “nobody in
this league can touch us.” Big
words. Saturday, Richardson
gets his chance to back up
those words.

3. 2) Freshmen Stepping
Up
Some of the biggest match ups
this weekend will feature some
of the top freshmen in the
country. In order for their
respective teams to get that W,
these noobs will have to step up
and show out. Keep an eye on:
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
Duke Johnson, RB, Miami
Dorial Green-Beckham, WR,
Mizzou
Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
Wes Lunt, QB, Oklahoma State
Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA

4. 3) Jeff Driskel
Will Muschamp has named
sophomore Jeff Driskel the
starting quarterback for this
weekend’s matchup in College
Station. What separated Driskel
from fellow quarterback Jacoby
Brissett? A 114 passing yard
performance against Bowling
Green. I doubt that strikes fear
into many SEC defenses. Driskel
has to validate his recruiting
hype this weekend and create
some semblance of a Brent
Pease offense.

5. 4) Season Defining
Game
Auburn travels to Starkville to
take on Mississippi State this
weekend. This game will play a
large role in the momentum for
both teams season. Mississippi
State has a chance of reaching
10 wins, but they must win this
game to even think about that
goal. Meanwhile, after losing the
season opener, Auburn
desperately needs a win to right
the ship; their schedule only gets
more difficult with remaining
games against LSU, Arkansas, at
Vanderbilt, Georgia, and at
Alabama.

6. 5) Big 12 and Pac 12
skip the cupcakes
At the beginning of the season,
we’re used to seeing elite teams
gorging on cupcakes. However,
the Big 12 and Pac 12
scheduled some respectable
games for the second week of
the season. Big 12: Oklahoma
State travels to Arizona, Kansas
State hosts Miami, Nebraska
travels to UCLA, Iowa State
travels to Iowa City for the
instate rivalry with Iowa, Arizona
State hosts Illinois. In addition to
the aforementioned games
involving the Pac 12, USC travels
to Syracuse and Washington
travels to the bayou to face LSU.
They may not be Alabama vs.
Michigan, but they’re more
intriguing than watching
Western Kentucky, Savannah
State, or Georgia State.