College football picks: ESPN GameDay predictions for Week 2 games

Locking in our final picks and predictions for the top college football games on the Week 2 schedule with the help of the gang from ESPN College GameDay

The marquee matchup of the early 2023 college football season is set for today as future SEC conference foes Texas and Alabama square off at Bryant-Denny under the lights in a rematch of last year's one-point victory for the Crimson Tide, but as both teams replace key playmakers and look to get into playoff contention.

What can we make of that matchup and all the other key games on the Week 2 schedule? Let's lock in our final game predictions with the help of Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, and the whole gang over at ESPN's College GameDay.

College football picks: ESPN GameDay predictions for Week 2 games

Desmond Howard: Auburn over Cal, Ole Miss over Tulane, UNC over App State, Iowa over Iowa State, Wisconsin over Wazzu, Oregon over Texas Tech, Texas A&M over Miami, Colorado over Nebraska, Notre Dame over NC State, Texas over Alabama

Pat McAfee: Cal over Auburn, Ole Miss over Tulane, UNC over App State, Iowa over Iowa State, Wisconsin over Wazzu, Oregon over Texas Tech, Texas A&M over Miami, Colorado over Nebraska, Notre Dame over NC State, Alabama over Texas

Lee Corso: Cal over Auburn, Ole Miss over Tulane, UNC over App State, Iowa over Iowa State, Wisconsin over Wazzu, Oregon over Texas Tech, Miami over Texas A&M, Nebraska over Colorado, Notre Dame over NC State

Kirk Herbstreit: Auburn over Cal, Ole Miss over Tulane, UNC over App State, Iowa over Iowa State, Wisconsin over Wazzu, Texas Tech over Oregon, Texas A&M over Miami, Colorado over Nebraska, NC State over Notre Dame

College Football HQ picks: Auburn over Cal, Ole Miss over Tulane, UNC over App State, Iowa over Iowa State, Wisconsin over Wazzu, Oregon over Texas Tech, Texas A&M over Miami, Colorado over Nebraska, Notre Dame over NC State, Alabama over Texas

Corso's Headgear Pick: Texas over Alabama

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College football rankings

More: A closer look at the AP top 25

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Alabama
4. Florida State
5. Ohio State
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Tennessee
10. Notre Dame
11. Texas
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. LSU
15. Kansas State
16. Oregon State
17. North Carolina
18. Oklahoma
19. Wisconsin
20. Ole Miss
21. Duke
22. Colorado
23. Texas A&M
24. Tulane
25. Clemson

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