Last Week: 11-6
Friday, Nov. 7
No. 20 USC vs. Northwestern — 9 p.m. | FOX
The Trojans should handle business without much drama.
Pick: USC wins.
No. 22 Memphis vs. Tulane — 9 p.m. | ESPN
Memphis continues to look like the Group of 5 team for the CFP.
Pick: Memphis wins.
Saturday, Nov. 8
No. 1 Ohio State at Purdue — 1 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Purdue’s not even in the same stratosphere right now.
Pick: Ohio State — and it’s not close.
No. 2 Indiana at Penn State — 12 p.m. | FOX
Indiana keeps rolling and doesn’t slow down here.
Pick: Indiana runs away with it.
No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 19 Missouri — 3:30 p.m. | ABC
A&M looks like the class of the SEC at the moment. Missouri can hang for a bit, but not long enough.
Pick: Texas A&M wins.
No. 4 Alabama vs. LSU — 7:30 p.m. | ABC
Don’t expect any “fired coach bounce” from LSU this week.
Pick: Bama rolls.
No. 5 Georgia at Mississippi State — 12 p.m. | ESPN
Mississippi State finally got an SEC win last week… but lightning won’t strike twice.
Pick: Georgia wins.
No. 6 Oregon at Iowa — 3:30 p.m. | CBS
This one’s not likely to set any scoring records.
Pick: Oregon wins in a boring game.
No. 7 Ole Miss vs. The Citadel — 1 p.m. | SECN+
The Lane Train isn’t slowing down this week… But is it going to Baton Rouge soon?
Pick: Ole Miss wins big.
No. 8 BYU at No. 9 Texas Tech — 12 p.m. | ABC
A strong test for both, but BYU has the edge.
Pick: BYU wins.
No. 10 Notre Dame vs. Navy — 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Love the service academies, but Notre Dame won’t need divine intervention to pull this off.
Pick: Notre Dame wins easily.
No. 12 Virginia vs. Wake Forest — 7 p.m. | ESPN
The Cavaliers keep their hot streak alive.
Pick: Virginia wins big.
No. 14 Louisville vs. Cal — 7 p.m. | ESPN2
This one might be closer than expected, but Louisville hangs on.
Pick: Louisville wins.
No. 15 Vanderbilt vs. Auburn — 4 p.m. | SEC Network
The high GPA schools let me down last week, but I’ll ride with the smart boys one more time.
Auburn might get a “new coach bump,” but I’m going down with the ‘Dores.
Pick: Vanderbilt in a tight one.
No. 18 Miami (Fla.) vs. Syracuse — 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Miami gets the “L of the Week” nomination — not because they’ll lose, but because of the drama. Even with Beck blaming everyone from the coaching staff to the mailman for the interceptions, they’ll have enough to beat a depleted Orange squad.
Pick: Miami wins.
No. 24 Washington at Wisconsin — 4:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
I love dogs, and that doesn’t change this week.
Pick: Washington wins.