Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 19m
Oklahoma State stuns Oregon as Alabama exposes old flaws
Week 2 Reaction Show + AP Poll Is Insane
The episode uses Week 2’s biggest results to test whether major programs are improving, regressing, or revealing problems that could shape the season.
- 1Oklahoma State’s weather-delayed 39–31 victory over Oregon becomes the weekend’s defining upset and a test of early-season assumptions.
- 2Alabama’s 45–17 win looked decisive, but its competitive first half revived concerns that carried over from last season.
- 3Early Week 3 betting turns toward Clemson and Dabo Swinney as Pate weighs recent results against expectations.
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Oklahoma State’s weather-delayed 39–31 upset of Oregon becomes the episode’s defining shock and its clearest early-season statement.
The brief
From Nashville, Josh Pate frames Week 2 around its biggest shockers, including Jacksonville State and Ohio’s candidate for the weekend’s classic game.
Oklahoma State’s weather-delayed 39–31 win over Oregon supplies the episode’s central surprise, prompting a closer look at why the result was so striking.
Alabama won 45–17 after a competitive first half, but Pate argues the performance exposed issues that had already surfaced the previous season.
The broader Week 2 review weighs what several results say about top programs before the season’s early narratives harden into expectations.
Pate closes by reviewing his recent betting results and examining Week 3 wagers, with Clemson and Dabo Swinney at the center of the discussion.