College Football Podcast: Week 2 Mega-Preview

John McKechnie and Nick Whalen recap the biggest happenings from Week 1 before turning their attention to the Week 2 slate with their best bets and DFS plays.
College Football Podcast: Week 2 Mega-Preview
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RotoWire lead college football editor John McKechnie is joined by Nick Whalen to recap a wild Week 1 and preview Week 2 from a DFS and gambling perspective. Before breaking down Georgia-Clemson, the guys discuss Penn State's takedown of Wisconsin and whether Graham Mertz can bounce back from an incredibly shaky performance. Then, they run through the other big games of the week before turning to Week 2, which features ranked vs. ranked matchups between Oregon and Ohio State and Iowa and Iowa State.

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire. John McKechnie plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: Fanduel: mckech3; DraftKings: mckech3. Nick Whalen plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel: nickwhalen2, DraftKings: wha1en.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
John is the 2016 and 2021 FSWA College Writer of the Year winner. He is a Maryland native and graduate of the University of Georgia. He's been writing for RotoWire since 2014.
Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.
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