Back to the NCAA Newsfeed

USA TODAY Sports college football staff picks for Week 2 of the season

Skip to main content

USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg breaks down the latest Amway Coaches Poll. USA TODAY

Week 2 brings a pair of significant matchups that will start to determine which teams are College Football Playoff contenders and which ones are just pretenders this season.

When we last saw No. 1 Clemson in a big game, the Tigers and Trevor Lawrence were dominating Alabama to win last year's national title. They get a visit from No. 11 Texas A&M, which gave them a big challenge last season behind quarterback Kellen Mond.