By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer
No. 15 Michigan (1-0) at No. 18 Oklahoma (1-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Week 2 gives most SEC teams a moment to breathe after an action-packed opening weekend featuring three top 10 games. In a much milder slate of games, No. 15 Michigan at No. 18 Oklahoma is the sole outing between two ranked teams. It marks just the second time the two teams have met and the first since Jan. 1, 1976, when a 14-6 Sooners victory in the Orange Bowl helped them win the second of back-to-back AP national titles.
Michigan comes off a 34-17 win over New Mexico in Week 1, an effort led by running back Justice Haynes with 159 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
Oklahoma delivered a convincing 35-3 win over Illinois State behind new quarterback John Mateer, who completed 30 of 37 passes for 392 yards, three TDs, and an interception.
Both teams are looking for a tone-setting win before conference play arrives.
Impact Players
— Mateer: The Sooners QB had a strong Week 1 performance, but the real challenge comes now against a much stouter Michigan defense. After playing in the Pac-12 for the past three years, Mateer gets his first taste of a Big Ten vs. SEC matchup.
Inside the Numbers
The SEC went 14-2 in Week 1. Though Alabama and Texas took a tumble, all 10 SEC teams in the preseason poll remained in the Top 25: LSU (3), Georgia (4), Texas (7), South Carolina (10), Florida (13), Oklahoma (18), Texas A&M (19), Ole Miss (20), Alabama (21) and Tennessee (22).
Mateer’s 392 passing yards leads the SEC. … Arkansas’ Taylen Green’s six touchdowns rank first in the SEC and third among FBS schools. … Alabama receiver Germie Bernard tops the conference in receiving yards with 146. … South Carolina was one of eight FBS teams to notch a special teams touchdown.
