KUSports.com college football staff picks.

The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 2 of the college football season.

Week 2 games

Northern Illinois at Kansas

Missouri at Arizona State

BYU at Texas

Iowa at Iowa State

TCU at Air Force

Notre Dame at Michigan

Off-the-wall question: What was your favorite book as a child?

Matt Tait (5-1)

Kansas 38, Northern Illinois 33

Arizona State 27, Missouri 19

Texas 31, BYU 20

Iowa 30, Iowa State 21

TCU 33, Air Force 28

Notre Dame 24, Michigan 20

Question:Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak … Hands down.

Jesse Newell (4-2)

Northern Illinois 38, Kansas 24

Missouri 31, Arizona State 24

Texas 21, BYU 10

Iowa 24, Iowa State 20

TCU 35, Air Force 17

Notre Dame 27, Michigan 17

Question:The Monster at the end of this Book.

Eric Sorrentino (3-3)

Northern Illinois 27, Kansas 24

Arizona State 24, Missouri 21

Texas 30, BYU 20

Iowa 28, Iowa State 17

TCU 31, Air Force 21

Notre Dame 24, Michigan 21

Question:Goodnight Moon.

Tom Keegan (3-3)

Northern Illinois 28, Kansas 24

Missouri 28, Arizona State 24

Texas 24, BYU 20

Iowa 34, Iowa State 14

TCU 34, Air Force 24

Michigan 28, Notre Dame 27

Question:Great Expectations, Charles Dickens. I read it the summer between eighth grade and high school and fell in love with Estella.

Gary Bedore (3-3)

Northern Illinois 48, Kansas 42

Missouri 27, Arizona State 26

Texas 24, BYU 20

Iowa 41, Iowa State 20

Air Force 28, TCU 24

Notre Dame 22, Michigan 17

Question:Green Eggs and Ham.