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2025-26 Bowl Season: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, celebrity guests, playoff picks and more!

Posted on December 20, 2025December 20, 2025 by gamedaycole

Stanford Steve’s Board:
James Madison vs Oregon over 45.5
Chambliss over 290 yards passing
Texas A&M-3 vs Miami FL

Celebrity guest Alex Caruso:
Oregon over James Madison
Tulane over Ole Miss
Texas A&M over Miami (FL)

Kirk Herbstreit:
Oregon over James Madison
Ole Miss over Tulane
Texas A&M over Miami (FL)

Desmond Howard:
Oregon over James Madison
Ole Miss over Tulane
Miami (FL) over Texas A&M

Pat McAfee:
Oregon over James Madison
Ole Miss over Tulane
Texas A&M over Miami (FL)

Nick Saban:
Oregon over James Madison
Ole Miss over Tulane
Miami (FL) over Texas A&M

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 61-21 (74.39%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

2025-26 Bowl Season: Friday night College Gameday picks! Playoff picks, celebrity guests and more!

Posted on December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 by gamedaycole

Tonight’s celebrity guest picker is Brian Bosworth. This is Bosworth’s second appearance as the College Gameday celebrity picker. In his first appearance in 2018 he went 5-6 on his picks.

Stanford Steve:
Alabama over Oklahoma

Celebrity guest Brian Bosworth:
Oklahoma over Alabama

Kirk Herbstreit:
No pick; calling the game

Desmond Howard:
Oklahoma over Alabama

Pat McAfee:
Oklahoma over Alabama

Nick Saban:
Alabama over Oklahoma

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 61-21 (74.39%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

Week 15/16 2025 Season: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 by gamedaycole

We did a combination of week 15 and week 16 because the most recent episode of Gameday combined week 15 with Army/Navy. The picks are graded so let’s jump right in.

Celebrity guest picker Ernie Johnson went 4-2 across both weeks. Kirk Herbstreit went 3-2. Desmond Howard went 4-2. Nick Saban went 3-3. However, Pat McAfee managed to go 6-0 across weeks 15 and 16 for the biggest win.

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!

Week 15:

Name	Pct	Win	Loss
Pat_McAfee	100	5	0
Phil_Steele	100	2	0
Danny_Kanell	100	1	0
Jennifer	80	4	1
Bruce_Feldman	77.78	7	2
Brian_Jones	77.78	7	2
Rece_Davis	71.43	5	2
Aaron_Taylor	66.67	6	3
Josh_Pate	66.67	2	1
Greg_McElroy	62.5	5	3
Desmond_Howard	60	3	2
Celebrity_Guest	60	3	2
Andy_Staples	60	3	2
Pete_Thamel	57.14	4	3
Dan_Wetzel	57.14	4	3
Randy_Cross	55.56	5	4
Shehan_Jeyarajah	55.56	5	4
Richard_Johnson	55.56	5	4
Stewart_Mandel	55.56	5	4
Rick_Neuheisel	55.56	5	4
Chip_Patterson	55.56	5	4
Dusty_Dvoracek	50	3	3
Kirk_Herbstreit	50	2	2
Joel_Klatt	50	2	2
JD_Pickell	50	2	2
Colin_Cowherd	50	1	1
Tom_Fornelli	44.44	4	5
Ralph_Russo	44.44	4	5
Nick_Saban	40	2	3
David_Pollack	37.5	3	5
Pat_Forde	33.33	1	2
Chris_Fallica	0	0	1
Mark_Ingram	0	0	1
Matt_Leinart	0	0	1
Urban_Meyer	0	0	1
Brady_Quinn	0	0	1
Average	57.5	115	85

Week 16 (Army/Navy):

Name	Pct	Win	Loss
Kirk_Herbstreit	100	1	0
Desmond_Howard	100	1	0
Nick_Saban	100	1	0
Pat_McAfee	100	1	0
Jennifer	100	1	0
Celebrity_Guest	100	1	0
Randy_Cross	100	1	0
Shehan_Jeyarajah	100	1	0
Brian_Jones	100	1	0
Chip_Patterson	100	1	0
Tom_Fornelli	0	0	1
Richard_Johnson	0	0	1
Rick_Neuheisel	0	0	1
Aaron_Taylor	0	0	1
Average	71.43	10	4