Challenging road trips for in-state teams highlight Week 2 schedule + how to watch
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Just four teams from Alabama got into the win column during the first week of the college football season but there’s still plenty of time to bounce back.
While the Crimson Tide and Tigers are home again, this week’s slate of games is filled with some difficult road trips for some of the state’s smaller schools.
Keep reading to get a quick recap from last week’s games + see the full schedule with kickoff times and how to watch Saturday.
Week 1 recap
There were several lopsided final scores from the first full week of the season but you may have missed out on a little bit of drama if you were busy watching the freshmen shine in Tuscaloosa or Auburn.
Here’s how each in-state team fared in Week 1:
- UAB 41, Alcorn State 3
- Auburn 73, Alabama A&M 3
- Alabama 63, Western Kentucky 0
- Coastal Carolina 55, Jacksonville State 27
- North Texas 52, South Alabama 38
- Nevada 28, Troy 26
- West Georgia 38, Samford 29
- NC Central 31, Alabama State 24
- Memphis 40, North Alabama 0
- West Alabama 16, Miles 15
- Johnson Smith 21, Tuskegee 13
Week 2 schedule
Auburn will be back at Jordan-Hare Stadium for its toughest non-conference game of the season. Meanwhile, Alabama’s game could be less about the opponent on the field and more about the dedication to former coach Nick Saban.
Troy, Samford and Jacksonville State will all be hitting the road for what could be each team’s toughest game of the season. UAB and South Alabama will also have away games this weekend while Alabama State and North Alabama play their home openers.
Here’s the complete schedule for Saturday with kickoff times and TV broadcasts:
Morning kickoff
- Troy at Memphis, 11AM, ESPNU
Afternoon kickoffs
- California at Auburn, 2:30PM, ESPN2
- Jax State at Louisville, 2:30PM, ESPN+
Evening kickoffs
- South Alabama at Ohio, 5PM, ESPN+
- Miles at Alabama State, 5PM, ESPN+
- South Florida at Alabama, 6PM, ESPN
- UAB at Louisiana Monroe, 6PM, ESPN+
- Samford at Florida, 6PM, ESPN+
- Illinois State at North Alabama, 6PM, ESPN+
- Kentucky State at Alabama A&M, 6PM
- Tusculum at West Alabama, 6PM, FloSports
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