2012 College Football TV Schedule Week 2: TV Listings for the Upcoming Week

The first week of college football is all but in the books, and if you have survived all five days worth of television watching then I commended you. 

There were a lot of highs and lows from week one, and one team came out strong in their first game. 

That team was the Alabama Crimson Tide. After their thrashing of Michigan, 41-14, they look to be on a mission to become the first team to repeat as BCS Champions. 

However, before we can move onto the next week of television, let’s go back and see who were some of the winners and losers of the first week. 

Winner: West Virginia Quarterback, Geno Smith

Smith had a performance in Week 1 that was worthy of shooting him to the top of the Heisman Trophy race. Throwing for 326 yards and four touchdowns would have been enough to put Smith into Heisman contention, but completing 32 of 36 passes pegged him as the leader after the first week of football. 

In West Virginia’s second game, Smith should continue to roll as the Mountaineers go up against James Madison. I’m predicting Smith has a final stat line of: 30-35, 350 yards and five touchdowns. 

Loser: Both Pennsylvania BCS school teams (Pittsburgh and Penn State)

It was a bad week for the two BCS schools that share the Keystone State. Penn State suffered their first season-opening loss since 2001; and to make matters worse, their offense didn’t complete a pass for more than 22 yards. 

However, at least Penn State lost to a team that went to and won their bowl game—Ohio University defeated Utah State 24-23 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl— Pittsburgh on the other hand lost to Youngstown State of the FCS: 31-17. 

The lost to the Penguins was an awful way for the Panthers’ new head coach Paul Chryst. The Panthers struggled to find a passing game, couldn’t get their rushing attack going and allowed Youngstown State to rip their defense to shreds. 

It wasn’t all bad for Pennsylvania colleges, as California University of PA won their home opener over Hillsdale, 30-22. 

Winners: People who put a wager on Oklahoma State +58 vs. Savannah State

Seriously, did anyone think they could not only outscore their opponent by 58, but run the score up that much? 

Not only did they prove their doubters wrong, but they could have allowed Savannah State to score three touchdowns as well as a field goal, and still would have been able to cover as they dropped 84 points on poor Savannah State. 

Hopefully for the players who took that stomping, they were given a nice parting gift as they left Stillwater, Oklahoma. 

Loser: Michigan Quarterback, Denard Robinson

Robinson could have separated himself from the pack of Heisman hopefuls with a good performance and a win against the defending BCS Champions, Alabama. However, not only did he lose, he was held to only 200 passing and 27 rushing yards, plus he threw two interceptions. 

Robinson’s first game of his senior season couldn’t have gone any worse. Well, I guess it could have, because he did throw one touchdown. 

Wrap Up:

Okay, that’s enough recapping of the first week of the season. Be sure to check the table below as to when-and-where your favorite team is playing at and where you can watch them. 

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Channel
Thursday, Sept. 6	8:00 PM	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	ESPN
Friday, Sept. 7	8:00 PM	Utah at Utah State	ESPN-2
Saturday, Sept. 8	Noon	North Carolina State at Connecticut	ESPN-3
		Miami (FL) at No. 22 Kansas State	FX
		New Hampshire at Minnesota	Big Ten Network
		UCF at No. 18 Ohio State	ESPN-2
		Maryland at Temple	ESPN-U
		Tulane at Tulsa	Fox Sports Network
		Penn State at Virginia	ABC
		Auburn at Mississippi State	ESPN
	12:21 PM	East Carolina at No. 9 South Carolina	SEC Network
	12:30 PM	Ball State at No. 14 Clemson	ACC Network
	1:00 PM	Maine at Boston College	ESPN-3
		Illinois State at Eastern Michigan	CCSN
		Southern Illinois at Miami (OH)	ESPN-3
	1:30 PM	Austin Peay at No. 16 Virginia Tech	ESPN-3
	3:00 PM	Southern Utah at California	Pac 12 Network
		Sacramento State at Colorado	Pac 12 Network
		North Carolina at Wake Forest	ACC Network
		Eastern Washington at Washington State	Pac 12 Network
	3:30 PM	No. 13 Michigan State at Central Michigan	ESPN-U
		Iowa State at Iowa	Big Ten Network
		Rice at Kansas	Fox Sports Network
		Missouri State at No. 25 Louisville	ESPN-3
		Indiana at Massachusetts	ESPN-3
		Air Force at No. 8 Michigan	ABC
		Purdue at Notre Dame	NBC
		Howard at Rutgers	Big East Network
		No. 1 USC at Syracuse	ESPN-2
		No. 23 Florida at Texas A&M	ESPN
	3:35 PM	South Florida at Nevada	CBS Sports Network
	3:39 PM	Western Kentucky at No. 2 Alabama	ESPN-3
	4:00 PM	No. 12 Wisconsin at Oregon State	FX
		Georgia State at Tennessee	ESPN-3
	6:00 PM	Morgan State at Buffalo	TWNY
		Akron at FIU	ESPN-3
		Savannah State at No. 7 Florida State	ESPN-3
	6:30 PM	Fresno State at Oregon	Pac 12 Network
	7:00 PM	Louisiana-Monroe at No. 10 Arkansas	ESPN-U
		Memphis at Arkansas State	ESPN-3
		Idaho at Bowling Green	ESPN-3
		North Dakota State at Colorado State	TMTN
		Presbyterian at Georgia Tech	ESPN-3
		Washington at No. 3 LSU	ESPN
		Western Carolina at Marshall	FCS
		Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee	ESPN-3
		UTEP at Mississippi	Fox Sports Network
		Texas Southern at North Texas	ESPN-3
		Tennessee-Martin at Northern Illinois	ESPN-3
		New Mexico State at Ohio	ESPN-3
		Grambling at No. 20 TCU	Fox Sports Network
		Texas Tech at Texas State	ESPN-3
		Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy	ESPN-3
		Eastern Illinois at Western Michigan	ESPN-3
	7:30 PM	Kent State at Kentucky	ESPN-3
		Army at San Diego State	NBC Sports Network
		No. 17 Nebraska at UCLA	FOX
	7:45 PM	No. 6 Georgia at Missouri	ESPN-2
	8:00 PM	Louisiana Tech at Houston	CBS Sports Network
		Vanderbilt at Northwestern	Big Ten Network
		Stephen F. Austin at SMU	TWTX
		New Mexico at No. 15 Texas	Longhorn Network
	10:30 PM	No. 19 Oklahoma State at Arizona	Pac 12 Network
		Illinois at Arizona State	ESPN
		Duke at No. 21 Stanford	Pac 12 Network

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