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Week 5 2026: CFB picks from Inside College Football!

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Here are the week 5 picks from Inside College Football on CBS Sports Network on Tuesday night including their upset picks against the spread!

Straight-up picks:

PicksName
Air Force over NavyBrian_Jones
Air Force over NavyRick_Neuheisel
Air Force over NavyAaron_Taylor
Clemson over Miami (FL)Aaron_Taylor
UCF over HoustonBrian_Jones
Purdue over IllinoisRick_Neuheisel
Ohio State over IowaBrian_Jones
Ohio State over IowaBrian_Kelly
Ohio State over IowaRick_Neuheisel
Iowa over Ohio StateAaron_Taylor
Mississippi State over AlabamaBrian_Jones
Alabama over Mississippi StateBrian_Kelly
Alabama over Mississippi StateRick_Neuheisel
Alabama over Mississippi StateAaron_Taylor
Florida over MissouriBrian_Jones
Missouri over FloridaBrian_Kelly
Florida over MissouriRick_Neuheisel
Florida over MissouriAaron_Taylor
Kentucky over South CarolinaBrian_Jones
South Carolina over KentuckyBrian_Kelly
South Carolina over KentuckyRick_Neuheisel
Kentucky over South CarolinaAaron_Taylor
Tennessee over AuburnBrian_Jones
Tennessee over AuburnBrian_Kelly
Auburn over TennesseeRick_Neuheisel
Tennessee over AuburnAaron_Taylor
Northwestern over Penn StateBrian_Jones
Northwestern over Penn StateBrian_Kelly
Northwestern over Penn StateRick_Neuheisel
Penn State over NorthwesternAaron_Taylor
Virginia Tech over PittsburghBrian_Jones
Pittsburgh over Virginia TechBrian_Kelly
Pittsburgh over Virginia TechRick_Neuheisel
Virginia Tech over PittsburghAaron_Taylor

ATS picks:

PickName
Clemson+16.5 vs Miami (FL) (-110)Aaron Taylor
UCF+12.5 vs Houston (-110)Brian Jones
Purdue+10 vs Illinois (-110)Rick Neuheisel
Pittsburgh+3.5 vs Virginia Tech (-110)Brian Kelly
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Week 4 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 4 of the college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Winners this week included Paul Finebaum, Tim Tebow, Rece Davis and Tom Fornelli. However, the big winner this week is going to be Aaron Taylor at 8-1 picking games on Onside College Football. Congratulations to Aaron for a great winning week.

On College Gameday celebrity guest picker Johnny Knoxville went 2-8 (ouch). Nick Saban went 8-2 to win the week. Pat McAfee went 6-4, Desmond Howard went 5-5, and Kirk Herbstreit went 5-4 (picking one less game).

Everyone else is in the mix so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

NamePctWinLoss
Paul_Finebaum10050
Tim_Tebow10050
Pat_Forde10030
Danny_Kanell10030
Brett_McMurphy10030
Stewart_Mandel10020
Phil_Steele10020
Steve_Coughlin10010
Scott_Van_Pelt10010
Aaron_Taylor88.8981
Rece_Davis85.7161
Tom_Fornelli84.21163
JD_Pickell81.8292
David_Pollack81.8292
Richard_Johnson80164
Nick_Saban8082
Chase_Daniel8041
Shehan_Jeyarajah77.78144
Greg_McElroy76.92103
Rick_Neuheisel7562
Pete_Thamel7562
Bruce_Feldman7531
Chip_Patterson73.68145
Joel_Klatt71.4352
Brian_Jones66.6763
Brian_Kelly66.6763
Chris_Fallica66.6721
Pat_McAfee6064
Jennifer6064
Roman_Harper6032
Josh_Pate6032
Andy_Staples6032
Kirk_Herbstreit55.5654
Desmond_Howard5055
Dan_Wetzel5044
Celebrity_Guest2028
Average73.1721077
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Week 5 2024: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 5 is in the books and the picks from our esteemed panel of analysts are graded. As a reminder, these picks are straight up winners and losers; not against the spread.

Winners this week will be Pat McAfee and Aaron Taylor for going 8-1 on their picks. Lee Corso went 5-4 on the week but won his headgear selection of Alabama over Georgia. Celebrity guest picker Ms. Terry went 7-2 on her picks, which bested Nick Saban who went 6-3. Desmond Howard also went 6-3 and Kirk Herbstreit went 4-4 on the week. Congratulations to all competitors this week.

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

NamePctWinLoss
Dan_Wetzel10050
Ross_Dellenger10030
Andy_Staples10030
Colin_Cowherd10020
Corso_Headgear10010
Mark_Ingram10010
Pat_McAfee88.8981
Aaron_Taylor88.8981
Joel_Klatt83.3351
Shehan_Jeyarajah78.95154
Richard_Johnson78.95154
Celebrity_Guest77.7872
David_Hale77.7872
Chip_Patterson75155
Tim_Tebow7531
Tom_Fornelli70146
Steve_Coughlin69.2394
Dennis_Dodd68.42136
Desmond_Howard66.6763
Nick_Saban66.6763
Jennifer66.6763
Andrea_Adelson66.6763
Josh_Pate66.6763
Danny_Kanell63.6474
Randy_Cross6064
Brian_Jones6064
Greg_McElroy6064
Pat_Forde6032
Phil_Steele6032
Brett_McMurphy57.1443
Lee_Corso55.5654
Rick_Neuheisel55.5654
Kirk_Herbstreit5044
Dan_Mullen5022
Chris_Fallica5011
Scott_Van_Pelt5011
Rece_Davis33.3336
Paul_Finebaum2513
Roman_Harper2513
Matt_Leinart001
Urban_Meyer001
Brady_Quinn001
Jordan_Rodgers003
Average67.07222109
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