College football Week 2 bold predictions: Texas A&M, Oklahoma on upset alert?

It's easy to be overly swayed by the results from Week 1 of the college football season. There is the tremendous amount of roster turnover at many schools and the lack of preseason games often creates disjointed performances that are not indicative of how the season plays out.

We should learn more in Week 2 with several College Football Playoff contenders getting playing away from home. That list includes Ohio State, Oklahoma, Alabama and Tennessee. Could there be some surprises in the offing?

That’s where the USA TODAY Sports college football staff comes in. Our experts weigh in with their bold predictions for Week 1 of the college football season.

I'm focusing on the trenches in a pair of cross-conference clashes. Texas vaults to No. 1 in the polls next week after it handles Ohio State on both lines of scrimmage. The Buckeyes lost so much NFL talent off their defense that Texas establishes its offense early and then its defensive line gets to feast later in the game. In Salt Lake City, Utah's first real foe in the Morgan Scalley era is Arkansas. The Big 12 needs this game, and the Utes deliver with a huge day of 200-plus…

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