College football Week 2 preview: Texas welcomes No. 1 Alabama to Austin, Top 25 SEC battle in Gainesville

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There’s usually a lull after Week 1 of the college football season. 

After all the excitement and shine wears off from the beginning of a new season, the Week 2 slate can be filled with its fair share of duds.

Not this year. Not this week. 

The Texas Longhorns take the field before a game against the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Sept. 3, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

College football Saturday kicks off with a matchup between two traditional powers before ending late into the evening with a matchup between two future Big 12 foes. 

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Let’s take a look at a few games to be aware of Saturday as the college football season kicks off Week 2.

There are moments in the history of every program where fans can point and see where the turnaround occurred. For Texas, Saturday is one of those opportunities as Nick Saban and No. 1 Alabama roll into Austin, Texas, for the first meeting between the two schools since the 2010 national championship game. 

Coming off a Week 1 win over UL Monroe, Texas gets its biggest test of the Steve Sarkisian era. On Tuesday, Sarkisian attempted to play down the matchup, saying Texas needed to focus on simply playing "good football." 

Alabama coach Nick Saban watches during the first half of the team's game against Utah State Sept. 3, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ( AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

"You can get caught up in being worried about Alabama," Sarkisian said Monday. "You can get caught up worrying about GameDay being here. You can get caught up with Fox being here. You can get caught up in stuff that really is irrelevant