October 2026 – Cole's Gameday Blog

Week 8 2026: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Posted on October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 by gamedaycole

Here are your week 8 LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

ATS picks:

Pick	Name
Texas A&M+14 vs Alabama (-110)	Bud Elliott
Arkansas State+2.5 vs Georgia State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Sacramento State+14.5 vs Ball State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Rice+7.5 vs Florida Atlantic (-110)	Bud Elliott
Akron+3.5 vs Kent State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Michigan vs Indiana Under 42 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Northern Illinois+4.5 vs Hawaii (-110)	Bud Elliott
Iowa State+11 vs Arizona (-110)	Bud Elliott
UCLA vs Michigan State Under 44 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Houston TT over 24.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Memphis-10 vs East Carolina (-110)	Bud Elliott
Auburn vs LSU 1H Under 26.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Indiana-7 vs Michigan (-110)	Chip Patterson
SMU vs California Over 55 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Texas vs Ole Miss Under 54.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Arizona State+2.5 vs Kansas State (-110)	Chip Patterson
Clemson-2.5 vs Virginia Tech (-110)	Chip Patterson
Illinois vs Oregon Under 51 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Tulsa-1.5 vs Army (-110)	Chip Patterson
Utah vs Houston Over 56 (-110)	Chip Patterson
LSU-7 vs Auburn (-110)	Danny Kanell
Michigan+7.5 vs Indiana (-110)	Danny Kanell
Michigan vs Indiana Under 42 (-110)	Danny Kanell
South Carolina-2.5 vs Tennessee (-110)	Danny Kanell
Southern Cal-2.5 vs Wisconsin (-110)	Danny Kanell
Iowa-6.5 vs Minnesota (-110)	Danny Kanell
UCF+6.5 vs BYU (-110)	Danny Kanell
UCLA vs Michigan State Under 44 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Appalachian State+12.5 vs James Madison (-110)	Danny Kanell
Auburn vs LSU Under 51.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Colorado State vs San Diego State Over 63.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Florida Atlantic vs Rice Under 51.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Indiana-7 vs Michigan (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Mississippi State TT under 20.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
South Carolina-2.5 vs Tennessee (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Ole Miss+3.5 vs Texas (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Arizona State vs Kansas State Under 56.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Illinois vs Oregon Under 51 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Minnesota TT under 16.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Utah vs Houston Under 56.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

Picks	Name
Sacramento State +525 vs Ball State	Bud_Elliott_ML
Tulane +130 vs UTSA	Bud_Elliott_ML
Wyoming +181 vs Air Force	Bud_Elliott_ML
Arizona State +125 vs Kansas State	Chip_Patterson_ML
Kansas +125 vs Baylor	Chip_Patterson_ML
Houston +210 vs Utah	Chip_Patterson_ML
Mississippi State +190 vs Oklahoma	Danny_Kanell_ML
Ole Miss +147 vs Texas	Danny_Kanell_ML
Kansas +125 vs Baylor	Danny_Kanell_ML
Auburn +251 vs LSU	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Illinois +305 vs Oregon	Tom_Fornelli_ML
UCF +223 vs BYU	Tom_Fornelli_ML

Week 6 2026: NFL gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 6 of the NFL season is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Our biggest winner this week was Wes Reynolds from VSiN at 5-1 ATS. Stuckey from the Action Network went 6-3 ATS for second place this week, with everyone else having marginal-to-losing weeks. Congratulations to Wes and Stuckey on great weeks.

Check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Name	Pct	Win	Loss	Tie	Profits
Wes_Reynolds	83.33	5	1	0	3.51
Stuckey	66.67	6	3	0	2.57
Geoff_Schwartz	100	1	0	0	0.91
Todd_Fuhrman	66.67	2	1	0	0.91
Jeff_Ma	66.67	2	1	0	0.82
Chris_Fallica	50	0	0	1	0
Phil_Steele	50	0	0	1	0
Pamela_Maldonado	50	2	2	0	-0.18
Clay_Travis	50	3	3	0	-0.27
Emory_Hunt	0	0	1	0	-1
David_Bearman	33.33	1	2	0	-1.07
Bill_Simmons	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Lucy_Burdge	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Joe_Fortenbaugh	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Matt_Youmans	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Steve_Coughlin	25	1	3	0	-2.2
Cousin_Sal	25	1	3	0	-2.09
Chris_Long	25	1	3	0	-2.2
Colin_Cowherd	20	1	4	0	-3.09

Week 7 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on October 20, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 7 of the college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

The biggest winner this week was undoubtedly College Gameday guest picker Steve Young, who delivered a 10-0 performance picking games. This ties Bubba Watson’s 10-0 appearance from 2013 as the 2nd best guest picker of all time behind Alex Rodriguez’s legendary 12-0 performance in 2017. Congratulations to Steve Young for an incredible week.

Here are the all-time best appearances for celebrity guest pickers in College Gameday history for reference.

Celebrity_Name	Year	Week	Date	Record
Alex.Rodriguez	2017	11	2017/11/11	12-0
Bubba.Watson	2013	5	2013/9/28	10-0
Steve_Young	2026	7	2026/10/16	10-0
Jase.Robertson	2014	9	2014/10/25	9-0
Jake.Owen	2013	10	2013/11/2	8-0
John.Goodman	2019	7	2019/10/12	12-1
Blake.Griffin	2011	6	2011/10/8	9-1
Tim.McGraw	2017	6	2017/10/7	9-1
Nick.Swisher	2009	13	2009/11/28	8-1
Big.Boi	2010	1	2010/9/4	8-1
Keegan.Michael.Key	2016	14	2016/12/3	8-1
Sam.Hunt	2017	1	2017/9/2	8-1
Ki-Jana.Carter	2017	8	2017/10/21	8-1
Kyle.Schwarber	2024	9	2024/10/26	8-1

Nick Saban and Pat McAfee went 7-3 on College Gameday this week. Desmond Howard went 5-6 while Kirk Herbstreit went 4-5. Everyone else is in the mix, Check out the full results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Name	Pct	Win	Loss
Celebrity_Guest	100	10	0
Stewart_Mandel	80	4	1
Scott_Van_Pelt	75	3	1
Nick_Saban	70	7	3
Pat_McAfee	70	7	3
Tom_Fornelli	68.75	11	5
Steve_Coughlin	66.67	2	1
Jennifer	63.64	7	4
Shehan_Jeyarajah	62.5	10	6
Rece_Davis	62.5	5	3
Brett_McMurphy	60	3	2
Bruce_Feldman	57.14	4	3
David_Pollack	55.56	5	4
Richard_Johnson	52.94	9	8
Chip_Patterson	52.94	9	8
Dan_Wetzel	50	4	4
Chris_Fallica	50	3	3
Pat_Forde	50	2	2
Danny_Kanell	50	2	2
Phil_Steele	50	2	2
Desmond_Howard	45.45	5	6
Kirk_Herbstreit	44.44	4	5
Rick_Neuheisel	44.44	4	5
JD_Pickell	44.44	4	5
Andy_Staples	40	2	3
Aaron_Taylor	33.33	3	6
Greg_McElroy	33.33	2	4
Ralph_Russo	33.33	1	2
Josh_Pate	28.57	2	5
Pete_Thamel	25	2	6
Brian_Jones	22.22	2	7
Joel_Klatt	16.67	1	5
Average	53.21	141	124