New Era at UW

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Huskies Cruise Past Eagles to Open Season

Josh Armour showboats his way into the end zone during the Huskies win.

Seattle - Demond Williams Jr. threw for three touchdowns as the Washington Huskies opened up their 2026 campaign by easily dispatching of the Eastern Washington Eagles 55-10 in their season opener. The game seemed to never be in doubt from the outset, as the Huskies took the ball right down the field on their opening drive for a touchdown with little resistance. An errant interception thrown by Williams gave EWU life for a brief moment, but that was quickly snuffed out by the Husky defense, and a missed kick by the Eagles. From there the Huskies would go on three straight touchdown drives before the half putting to bed any notion that this would be a competitive contest. The Huskies backups didn't have much trouble putting points up either, and it wasn't until the third stringers came in before Washington finally let off the gas. EWU did manage to put some points up late to avoid the shutout, but it was nothing more of a tune up for the #1 team in the country before the big tests start next week.

Eastern Washington Eagles at Washington Huskies
Aug 29, 2026	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Eastern Washington Eagles (0-1)	0	0	0	10	10
#1 Washington Huskies (1-0)	14	14	21	6	55

Team Stats Comparison
	EWU	WASH
Total Offense	238	593
Rushing Yards	34	198
Passing Yards	204	395
First Downs	13	32
Punt Return Yards	0	80
Kick Return Yards	145	53
Total Yards	383	726
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	1-12 (8%)	7-9 (77%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1 (33%)	7/0 (70%)
Penalties	3-25	1-5
Possession Time	24:25	35:35

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		EWU	WASH
9:50	(WASH) Adam Mohammed, 1 Yd run (Robert Dray kick)	0	7
0:14	(WASH) Denzel Boston 13 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Robert Dray kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		EWU	WASH
9:41	(WASH) Ryan Otton 4 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Robert Dray kick)	0	21
0:49	(WASH) Ryan Otton 5 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Robert Dray kick)	0	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		EWU	WASH
9:25	(WASH) Adam Mohammed, 1 Yd run (Robert Dray kick)	0	35
4:22	(WASH) K'Von Dragos, 1 Yd run (Robert Dray kick)	0	42
0:45	(WASH) Jordan Washington, 5 Yd run (Robert Dray kick)	0	49
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		EWU	WASH
3:43	(EWU) Chris Gibbs, 36 Yd FG	3	49
2:35	(WASH) Josh Armour 79 Yd pass from Kerry Brewer (Extra Point Missed)	3	55
1:16	(EWU) Will Robertson 31 Yd pass from Denard Grimes (Chris Gibbs kick)	10	55

Eastern Washington Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Denard Grimes 11/15 107 1 0 Austin Chaney 15/20 97 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Garrick Ward 4 36 9.0 0 Tarik Roberts 7 34 4.8 0 Tayvian Yearwood 2 2 1.0 0 Eli Lancaster 1 -1 -1.0 0 Denard Grimes 1 -4 -4.0 0 Austin Chaney 5 -33 -6.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Garrick Ward 6 44 7.3 0 Will Robertson 3 43 14.3 1 Tarik Roberts 2 35 17.5 0 Joel Manning 4 26 6.5 0 Kenyan Lankford 3 22 7.3 0 Ben McGovan 3 18 6.0 0 Deron McMillan 1 10 10.0 0 Anderson Landrum 1 5 5.0 0 Tayvian Yearwood 1 1 1.0 0 Eli Lancaster 2 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jerron Avery 11 0.0 0 0 Joe Gallery 10 0.0 1 0 Tyler Holler 8 0.0 0 0 Jacoby Booth 8 0.0 0 0 Tyus Houston 7 0.0 0 0 Kayvon Turner 7 0.0 0 0 Brennan Tolbert 7 0.0 0 0 C.J. Lansing 7 2.0 0 0 Durrell James 5 0.0 0 0 Dusty Parry 5 0.0 0 0 Ventrell Rice 4 0.0 0 0 Bo Gilmore 4 0.0 0 0 Markese Washington Jr. 3 0.0 0 0 Kendall Bishop 3 0.0 0 0 Darius Jackson-Groves 3 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chris Gibbs 1/2 1/1 4 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Nick Bowman 8 332 41.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ezekiel Dansby 5 79 15.8 0 Tywone Bullock 4 66 16.5 0

Washington Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Demond Williams Jr. 17/20 178 3 1 John Godwin 9/10 112 0 0 Kerry Brewer 2/3 105 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K'Von Dragos 10 52 5.2 1 Demond Williams Jr. 4 52 13.0 0 Jordan Washington 9 37 4.1 1 Adam Mohammed 7 37 5.2 2 Javon Boone 4 20 5.0 0 Tuffy Armstrong 1 13 13.0 0 John Godwin 2 -13 -6.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Josh Armour 3 118 39.3 1 Tuffy Armstrong 4 43 10.7 0 Jordan Washington 2 42 21.0 0 Cornelius Clark 2 40 20.0 0 Steve DiNapoli 2 33 16.5 0 Ryan Otton 4 29 7.2 2 Wes Parrish 3 20 6.6 0 LaTroy Combs 2 18 9.0 0 Denzel Boston 2 16 8.0 1 Decker DeGraff 1 14 14.0 0 Rashid Williams 2 11 5.5 0 K'Von Dragos 1 11 11.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Deven Bryant 7 0.0 0 0 Evan Howden 5 0.0 0 0 Justin Highsmith 5 0.0 1 0 Harrison Taggart 5 0.0 0 0 Curley Reed III 5 0.0 0 0 Nate Nye 4 0.0 0 0 Devon Jackson 3 0.0 0 0 Siaki Nye 3 0.0 0 0 Louis Yarborough 3 0.0 0 0 Caleb Presley 3 0.0 0 0 Hayden Moore 3 1.5 0 0 Khmori House 3 1.0 0 0 Vai Fualema 2 0.5 0 0 Elinneus Davis 1 0.5 0 0 Armon Parker 1 0.5 0 0 Toby Erickson 1 1.0 0 0 Bryce Butler 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Robert Dray 0/0 7/8 7 N/A PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ramon Fajardo 1 35 35.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Wes Parrish 2 29 14.5 0 Tuffy Armstrong 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tuffy Armstrong 6 64 10.6 0 Cornelius Clark 2 16 8.0 0

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Week 0 Recap

Texas Scores Late to Defeat Buckeyes

Austin - The Longhorns picked a tough test for their opener in week 0 welcoming the Ohio State Buckeyes to Austin. The two teams were deadlocked in the fourth quarter before a late touchdown from Arch Manning put the Longhorns away for good as Texas got a statement win early for their playoff resume 27-20. After a very disappointing end to last season this is not what many Buckeye fans were hoping for out of Ryan Day's team to start the year, but a loss on the road to a top ten team is hardly damning these days in the era of a 12 team playoff. Nonetheless Day could use a win to cool his seat rather quickly with a fan base growing impatient with the Buckeye's recent struggles. Here's a look at all the action from week 0:

2026 Week 0 Scores
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
East Carolina 17 at Old Dominion 16	Joseph - 199	James - 78	Newsome - 61
Indiana 23 at UConn 20	Mendoza - 244	Shaban - 96	Cooper Jr. - 84
Michigan State 10 at (6) Notre Dame 16	Minchey - 169	Love - 118	McCray - 60
Pittsburgh 13 at Wisconsin 17	Locke - 261	Holstein - 87	Burroughs - 73
Colorado State 21 at (21) Texas Tech 28	Hammond - 222	Ryland - 73	Valsin - 109
New Mexico State 7 at Eastern Michigan 15	Webster - 192	Brown - 87	Bell - 83
Weber State 21 at Sam Houston 34	Bailey - 208	Wisner - 83	Mukuba - 105
UMass 9 at Buffalo 17	Wood - 123	Desiderio - 97	McMillan - 55
Virginia Tech 25 at Maryland 28	Belfort - 273	Gruber - 104	Holloway - 98
Texas State 15 at Arkansas 27	Singleton - 199	Eddy - 118	Cooks - 62
Hawai'i 7 at (15) Stanford 31	Brown - 270	Parrish - 74	Borden - 98
Murray State 10 at Ohio 40	Wither - 379	Hunt Jr. - 41	Hendricks - 142
Jackson State 6 at (5) Oklahoma 38	Arnold - 139	Hicks - 94	LeMay - 46
Troy 34 at Missouri 23	Kilcrease - 314	Roberts - 110	Boyd - 114
Eastern Washington 10 at (1) Washington 55	Williams Jr. - 178	Dragos - 52	Armour - 118
Bowling Green 16 at Iowa State 34	Anderson III - 271	Hansen - 98	McNeal - 144
Nevada 14 at UCLA 38	Davis - 381	Dial - 62	Shelley - 263
Tennessee 23 at Nebraska 27	Raiola - 299	Keith - 177	Doss - 89
(16) Ohio State 20 at (9) Texas 27	Owens - 176	McCaskill - 128	Moore Jr. - 103

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Week 1 Preview at Purdue

West Lafayette - After a tune up in week 0 the Huskies season gets off to a hot start in conference play as they take on the #7 Purdue Boilermakers. College Gameday will be on campus for the top ten showdown, and Purdue will be looking to avenge their last second loss from last year at Husky Stadium. Both teams have something in common as were eliminated by the Oklahoma Sooners on their way to the National Championship game last year, but this contest will be about establishing early season control of the B1G Ten conference. Here's a look at the matchup, and where the rest of the Top 25 will be battling as we officially kick off the 2026 college football season:

Matchup Preview *|* September 5, 2026
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#1 Washington Huskies (1-0, Away)		#7 Purdue Boilermakers (0-0, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 593.0 Total Offensive Yards 395.0 Passing Yards 198.0 Rushing Yards 55.0 Points Per Game 4 Passing TD 4 Rushing TD 32.0 First Downs 10 Red Zone Attempts 7-0 Red Zone TD-FG 70.0% Red Zone Percentage Defensive Stats Comparison 238.0 Total Yards Allowed 204.0 Passing Yards Allowed 34.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 10.0 Points Per Game 6 Sacks 0 Fumble Recoveries 1 Interceptions 3 Red Zone Attempts 0-1 Red Zone TD-FG 0.0% Red Zone Percentage

2026 Week 1 Top 25 Matchups

Results

Missouri State at (17) SMU 9/5 11:00 AM

(20) North Carolina at TCU 9/5 12:00 PM

Marshall at (3) Penn State 9/5 12:00 PM

Texas State at (9) Texas 9/5 12:00 PM

Ball State at (16) Ohio State 9/5 12:00 PM

Western Michigan at (8) Michigan 9/5 12:00 PM

UTEP at (5) Oklahoma 9/5 12:00 PM

Baylor at (11) Auburn 9/5 1:00 PM

UAB at (22) Florida State 9/5 1:30 PM

Portland State at (15) Stanford 9/5 2:30 PM

(12) Kansas State at Illinois 9/5 3:15 PM

(24) Virginia at Washington State 9/5 4:00 PM

Utah State at (18) Utah 9/5 5:30 PM

Boise State at (10) Oregon 9/5 5:30 PM

(1) Washington at (7) Purdue 9/5 6:45 PM

Montana State at (19) Oregon State 9/5 8:00 PM

Northern Colorado at (23) UTSA 9/5 8:00 PM

Florida at (25) NC State 9/5 8:00 PM

(4) Clemson at LSU 9/5 8:00 PM

(13) Alabama at (14) West Virginia 9/5 8:00 PM

(6) Notre Dame at Wisconsin 9/5 8:00 PM

UCLA at (2) Georgia 9/5 8:00 PM

[Lunchpail]

Tough matchup already in the first road game of the season

[redsox907]

your offense looked unstoppable in week 0, hopefully they can keep it up against the boilermakers

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Huskies Fall in OT to Purdue

Spencer Porath knocks in the game winning field goal in overtime.

West Lafayette - The early season top 10 showdown in the B1G Ten lived up to all the hype. Demond Williams Jr. had his best game as a Husky throwing for 326 yards, and two touchdowns. Including one in the final seconds to send the game to overtime, but it ended up being all for naught as the Huskies failed to score in the extra period, and fell to the Purdue Boilermakers 37-34. The Huskies defense could not stop the Purdue run game spearheaded by Jaheim Merriweather, who gashed Washington for 260 yards on the ground. Still the Huskies were able to counter behind the arm of Williams, who's two fourth quarter touchdown passes that kept Washington in it. The Huskies took the lead in the fourth briefly, but Purdue countered with two touchdown drives, albeit the final score UW seemed to let in on purpose to give themselves a chance. With 46 seconds left Williams led Washington 75 yards down the field, and connected on a touchdown pass with 9 seconds left to send the game into OT. Washington got the ball first, but the offense stalled, and coach Jedd Fisch took a gamble on a 4th down play instead of trying a long field goal. UW did not convert leaving Purdue only needing a field goal to win which they converted. It was another gut wrenching last second loss for the Huskies who lost in the CFP semi-finals last year in similar fashion. The good news is this loss is far from season ending, but the Huskies will need to regroup with four more tough road games still on the slate in the coming weeks.

Washington Huskies at Purdue Boilermakers
Sep 5, 2026	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#1 Washington Huskies (1-1 (0-1))	14	3	0	17	0	34
#7 Purdue Boilermakers (1-0 (0-0))	7	13	0	14	3	37

Team Stats Comparison
	WASH	PUR
Total Offense	490	465
Rushing Yards	164	248
Passing Yards	326	217
First Downs	30	17
Punt Return Yards	7	14
Kick Return Yards	56	32
Total Yards	553	511
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	5-13 (38%)	6-14 (42%)
4th Down Conversion	0-2 (0%)	1-2 (50%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/1 (71%)	2/3 (71%)
Penalties	5-40	4-32
Possession Time	40:01	19:59

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WASH	PUR
7:06	(WASH) Adam Mohammed, 2 Yd run (Robert Dray kick)	7	0
4:44	(PUR) Ryne Shackelford 11 Yd pass from Bennett Meredith (Spencer Porath kick)	7	7
0:11	(WASH) Jordan Washington, 15 Yd run (Robert Dray kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WASH	PUR
10:08	(PUR) De'Nylon Morrissette 34 Yd pass from Bennett Meredith (Spencer Porath kick)	14	14
7:32	(PUR) Spencer Porath, 26 Yd FG	14	17
2:20	(WASH) Robert Dray, 44 Yd FG	17	17
0:03	(PUR) Spencer Porath, 31 Yd FG	17	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WASH	PUR
8:12	(WASH) Robert Dray, 21 Yd FG	20	20
4:29	(WASH) Tuffy Armstrong 3 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Robert Dray kick)	27	20
1:55	(PUR) Greg Williams, 2 Yd run (Spencer Porath kick)	27	27
0:46	(PUR) Jaheim Merriweather, 23 Yd run (Spencer Porath kick)	27	34
0:09	(WASH) Denzel Boston 18 Yd pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Robert Dray kick)	34	34
OVERTIME SCORING		WASH	PUR
	(PUR) Spencer Porath, 35 Yd FG	34	37

Washington Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Demond Williams Jr. 29/40 326 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Adam Mohammed 16 59 3.6 1 Jordan Washington 11 56 5.0 1 Demond Williams Jr. 13 46 3.5 0 K'Von Dragos 2 3 1.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Rashid Williams 7 74 10.5 0 Denzel Boston 4 50 12.5 1 Jordan Washington 3 48 16.0 0 Tuffy Armstrong 5 47 9.4 1 Ryan Otton 3 39 13.0 0 Cornelius Clark 2 31 15.5 0 Adam Mohammed 2 17 8.5 0 Wes Parrish 1 9 9.0 0 Decker DeGraff 1 7 7.0 0 LaTroy Combs 1 4 4.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Deven Bryant 10 0.0 0 0 Toby Erickson 8 0.0 0 0 Harrison Taggart 8 0.0 0 0 Kordell Little 7 0.0 1 0 Curley Reed III 6 0.0 0 0 Caleb Presley 5 0.0 0 0 Justin Highsmith 4 0.0 0 0 Jordan Shaw 4 0.0 0 0 Tristan Dunn 3 0.0 1 0 Vai Fualema 2 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Robert Dray 2/2 4/4 10 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ramon Fajardo 4 138 34.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jordan Washington 3 56 18.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tuffy Armstrong 2 7 3.5 0

Purdue Boilermakers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Bennett Meredith 18/33 217 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jaheim Merriweather 25 260 10.4 1 Greg Williams 3 0 0.0 1 Leati Iosefa 1 0 0.0 0 Bennett Meredith 2 -12 -6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ryne Shackelford 3 54 18.0 1 De'Nylon Morrissette 3 50 16.6 1 Jaron Tibbs 4 42 10.5 0 Arhmad Branch 1 30 30.0 0 Jaheim Merriweather 3 29 9.6 0 Max Klare 3 10 3.3 0 Greg Williams 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Hudson Miller 17 0.5 0 0 Winston Berglund 9 0.0 1 0 Trevin Baxter 9 0.0 0 0 C.J. Madden 9 0.5 0 0 Botros Alisandro 8 0.0 0 0 D'Mon Marable 8 0.0 0 0 Earl Kulp 7 0.0 0 0 Drake Carlson 5 1.0 0 0 Derrick Rogers Jr. 5 0.0 0 0 Mo Omonode 4 0.0 0 0 Joe Strickland 4 2.0 0 0 Matt Barner 3 0.0 0 0 Will Heldt 1 0.5 0 0 Deontae Harmon 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Spencer Porath 3/3 4/4 13 36 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Keelan Crimmins 3 134 44.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Arhmad Branch 2 32 16.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Arhmad Branch 2 14 7.0 0

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Week 1 Recap

2026 Week 1 Top 25 Scores
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Missouri State 9 at (17) SMU 55	Lagway - 261	Thompson-Polk - 131	Blanton - 107
(20) North Carolina 38 at TCU 24	Hoover - 220	Harrell - 113	Mahe - 63
Marshall 13 at (3) Penn State 24	Long - 222	Carpenter - 100	Williams - 121
Texas State 13 at (9) Texas 52	Owens - 426	Baxter - 120	Wingo - 179
Ball State 9 at (16) Ohio State 17	Kienholz - 154	McCaskill - 74	Tate - 48
Western Michigan 17 at (8) Michigan 52	Davis II - 267	Taylor - 201	Meredith - 124
UTEP 7 at (5) Oklahoma 55	Arnold - 187	Hicks - 99	Kearney - 77
Baylor 35 at (11) Auburn 41	Terrell - 219	Pendergrass - 147	Coleman - 117
UAB 34 at (22) Florida State 32 F/3OT	Lyddy - 192	Lucas - 85	Shanks - 108
Portland State 3 at (15) Stanford 41	Brown - 227	Joshua - 60	Borden - 102
(12) Kansas State 21 at Illinois 31	Johnson - 303	Laughery - 111	Spradley-Demps - 96
(24) Virginia 17 at Washington State 10	Colandrea - 175	Pulalasi - 93	Harrison - 118
Utah State 17 at (18) Utah 34	Wilson - 262	Spriggs - 125	Moss - 165
Boise State 24 at (10) Oregon 17	Moore - 214	Clapp - 93	Lowe - 87
(1) Washington 34 at (7) Purdue 37 F/OT	Williams Jr. - 326	Merriweather - 260	Williams - 74
Montana State 15 at (19) Oregon State 31	Johnson - 275	McMillan - 111	Card - 84
Northern Colorado 13 at (23) UTSA 23	McCown - 105	Donnell - 105	Jeffries - 46
Florida 26 at (25) NC State 20	Allen - 147	Webb - 122	Jackson - 58
(4) Clemson 30 at LSU 27	Collins - 265	Jackson - 121	Watkins - 114
(13) Alabama 28 at (14) West Virginia 17	Simpson - 176	Young - 127	Ray - 66
(6) Notre Dame 34 at Wisconsin 20	Locke - 271	Love - 63	McCray - 109
UCLA 14 at (2) Georgia 41	Stockton - 192	Robinson - 55	Smith - 61

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Week 2 Preview at Nebraska

Lincoln - Washington will look to shake off last week's heartbreaker loss when they head out to Lincoln to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers this Saturday. It will be the first time the newer conference foes have squared off since the Huskies joined the B1G Ten in 2024, but the teams do have somewhat of a storied past. Nebraska leads the all-time series 5-4-1 and have won four out of the last five matchups, but longtime Husky fans won't forget the two wins over the Cornhuskers in the early 90s, one of which was a catalyst to their national championship in 1991. Kickoff is set for 3:00 PM from Memorial Stadium.

Matchup Preview *|* September 12, 2026
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#7 Washington Huskies (1-1 (0-1), Away)		Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0 (0-0), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 541.5 Total Offensive Yards 387.5 360.5 Passing Yards 268.0 181.0 Rushing Yards 104.5 44.5 Points Per Game 30.0 6 Passing TD 6 6 Rushing TD 1 31.0 First Downs 16.5 17 Red Zone Attempts 10 11-1 Red Zone TD-FG 2-4 64.7% Red Zone Percentage 20.0% Defensive Stats Comparison 351.5 Total Yards Allowed 309.5 210.5 Passing Yards Allowed 154.0 141.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 155.5 23.5 Points Per Game 22.0 7 Sacks 1 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 3 Interceptions 3 10 Red Zone Attempts 5 2-4 Red Zone TD-FG 4-1 20.0% Red Zone Percentage 80.0% Injury Report T - Grant Brix - Ankle Questionable CB - Mario Buford - Knee Out

Sooners, and Wolverines Square Off in Top Ten Showdown.

Ann Arbor - Two of last years CFP participants will square off this Saturday with both looking to head back to the playoff as the Oklahoma Sooners take on the Michigan Wolverines. It will be a matchup of two of the best running backs in the nation as Darius Taylor looks to build his Heisman resume for the Wolverines, While Kalib Hicks looks to continue his dominance from last season's playoff run. Kickoff is set for 8:00 PM from Michigan Stadium. Here's where the rest of the Top 25 will be doing battle in week 2:

2026 Week 2 Top 25 Matchups

Results

Southern Utah at (19) Virginia 9/9 8:00 PM

Northern Arizona at (24) Arizona 9/12 11:00 AM

Southern Mississippi at (10) Auburn 9/12 12:00 PM

USF at (11) Alabama 9/12 12:00 PM

Western Kentucky at (2) Georgia 9/12 12:00 PM

(3) Penn State at Temple 9/12 12:00 PM

(20) UTSA at Texas State 9/12 12:00 PM

(12) Stanford at Louisville 9/12 12:00 PM

Wake Forest at (1) Purdue 9/12 12:30 PM

(25) Cincinnati at Georgia Tech 9/12 1:00 PM

(18) Oregon at (23) Ohio State 9/12 2:15 PM

(7) Washington at Nebraska 9/12 3:00 PM

Georgia Southern at (4) Clemson 9/12 4:30 PM

San Diego State at (13) SMU 9/12 5:00 PM

(22) Boise State at Memphis 9/12 6:00 PM

UT Martin at (21) West Virginia 9/12 6:00 PM

ETSU at (15) North Carolina 9/12 6:45 PM

Northwestern at (9) Texas 9/12 7:00 PM

Arkansas at (14) Utah 9/12 7:30 PM

(5) Oklahoma at (8) Michigan 9/12 8:00 PM

San Diego at (6) Notre Dame 9/12 9:00 PM

(17) Texas Tech at (16) Oregon State 9/12 10:00 PM

Purdue Jumps to #1 after Win over Huskies

We have a new number 1 team in the nation according to the AP as the Purdue Boilermakers take over the #1 spot in this weeks poll after their win over previous #1 Washington. The Huskies fall to #7 after the loss as the two teams essentially flip flopped positions after the overtime thriller. Here's how the poll breaks down after the first official week of action in 2026:

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 6, 2026
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	7	Purdue (45)	1	0	1,605
2	2	Georgia (20)	1	0	1,451
3	3	Penn State	1	0	1,406
4	4	Clemson	1	0	1,362
5	5	Oklahoma	2	0	1,275
6	6	Notre Dame	2	0	1,247
7	1	Washington	1	1	1,142
8	8	Michigan	1	0	1,123
9	9	Texas	2	0	1,056
10	11	Auburn	1	0	953
11	13	Alabama	1	0	880
12	15	Stanford	2	0	783
13	17	SMU	1	0	737
14	18	Utah	1	0	659
15	20	North Carolina	1	0	605
16	19	Oregon State	1	0	594
17	21	Texas Tech	1	0	563
18	10	Oregon	0	1	522
19	24	Virginia	1	0	444
20	23	UTSA	1	0	444
21	14	West Virginia	0	1	382
22	NR	Boise State	1	0	370
23	16	Ohio State	1	1	347
24	NR	Arizona	1	0	275
25	NR	Cincinnati	1	0	211

Others receiving votes: Kansas State 193, Florida International 131, Florida State 125, Charlotte 117, Kentucky 52, Wake Forest 40, UAB 16

Dropped from rankings: Kansas State 12, Florida State 22, NC State 25