COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- College football is back and after the first week of games, the Ohio State Buckeyes remain one of the top-ranked teams in the country.
The Buckeyes (1-0) kept their No. 2 spot in this week's Associated Press poll after a whopping 52-6 win over Akron to begin the 2024 campaign. The Buckeyes remain only behind Georgia, who walloped Clemson 34-3 in an impressive opening win. Ohio State also kept its No. 2 spot in the USA Today coaches poll.
By far the most noticeable change is where Florida State sits after dropping its first two games of the season to Georgia Tech in Week 0 and Boston College on Monday night. The Seminoles started the season at No. 10 and now are unranked.
The team with the biggest jump was USC who went up 10 places to No. 13 after its upset, last-second win over LSU in Las Vegas on Sunday. Oregon, who was ranked No. 3, dropped four places to No. 7 after only beating Idaho 24-14 in Eugene. Notre Dame played its way into the top-five after its monumental win over Texas A&M at Kyle Field.
| 1 | Georgia (57) |
| 2 | Ohio State (5) |
| 3 | Texas |
| 4 | Alabama |
| 5 | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Mississippi |
| 7 | Oregon |
| 8 | Penn State |
| 9 | Missouri |
| 10 | Michigan |
| 11 | Utah |
| 12 | Miami (FL) |
| 13 | USC |
| 14 | Tennessee |
| 15 | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Oklahoma State |
| 17 | Kansas State |
| 18 | LSU |
| 19 | Kansas |
| 20 | Arizona |
| 21 | Iowa |
| 22 | Louisville |
| 23 | Georgia Tech |
| 24 | NC State |
| 25 | Clemson |
The No. 2 Buckeyes will play its second non-conference game this Saturday when they host Western Michigan at 7:30 p.m. Ohio State's lone game against the Broncos was a 38-12 win in 2015 at Ohio Stadium.
Among the highlight Week 2 college football games is the highly-anticipated showdown between No. 3 Texas and No. 10 Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are hoping to avoid its first regular season loss since Oct. 2021. Currently, the Longhorns are favored to win by a touchdown.
NBC4's coverage of the college football season will continue with a Saturday doubleheader starting at 3:30 p.m. with No. 5 Notre Dame hosting Northern Illinois. Then its Big Ten Saturday Night in primetime as Colorado faces Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. from Lincoln.
NFL action on NBC4 starts on Thursday when the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs open the season at 8:20 p.m. Peacock will air the first Week 1 NFL game on a Friday as the Green Bay Packers play the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sunday Night Football returns this week with the Los Angeles Rams facing the Detroit Lions in an NFC Wild Card rematch.
