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Week 2 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, Super Dog picks, celebrity guests and more!

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Stanford Steve’s Board:
Oregon vs Oklahoma State over 54.5
Minnesota+1.5 vs Mississippi State
Iowa-14 vs Iowa State

Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: Kentucky+10
Desmond Howard: Arizona+7.5
Stanford Steve: Wofford+10.5
Pat McAfee: Old Dominion+19.5
Nick Saban: UConn+11.5
Rece Davis: San Diego State+12.5

Celebrity guest:

Texas over Ohio State
Iowa over Iowa State
Tennessee over Georgia Tech
Boise State over Memphis
Mississippi State over Minnesota
Alabama over Kentucky
BYU over Arizona
Arizona State over Texas A&M
Oklahoma over Michigan

Kirk Herbstreit:

Iowa over Iowa State
Tennessee over Georgia Tech
Boise State over Memphis
Minnesota over Mississippi State
Kentucky over Alabama
BYU over Arizona
Texas A&M over Arizona State
Oklahoma over Michigan

Desmond Howard:

Texas over Ohio State
Iowa over Iowa State
Tennessee over Georgia Tech
Boise State over Memphis
Minnesota over Mississippi State
Alabama over Kentucky
Arizona over BYU
Texas A&M over Arizona State
Michigan over Oklahoma

Pat McAfee:

Texas over Ohio State
Iowa over Iowa State
Tennessee over Georgia Tech
Memphis over Boise State
Minnesota over Mississippi State
Alabama over Kentucky
BYU over Arizona
Texas A&M over Arizona State
Oklahoma over Michigan

Nick Saban:

Texas over Ohio State
Iowa over Iowa State
Tennessee over Georgia Tech
Boise State over Memphis
Mississippi State over Minnesota
Alabama over Kentucky
BYU over Arizona
Texas A&M over Arizona State
Oklahoma over Michigan

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 66-21 (75.86%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

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Week 1 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 1 is in the books and the straight-up picks from our analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

We had a lot of undefeated weeks this week due to the chalky nature of the game results this week, but I have to recognize Shehan Jeyarajah and Chip Patterson for going 24-0 this week. That’s impressive to do with any slate of games even if you pick 24 favorites to win, and I’m not sure I’ve ever logged an undefeated record of 24-0 before. Congratulations to both gentlemen on a big winning week.

On College Gameday, everyone went undefeated as expected based on the short slate and expected results. Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and the celebrity guest picker Lainey Wilson all went 5-0. Kirk Herbstreit went 4-0 due to selecting one less game than the others. There’s not much more to say other than I don’t think I’ve ever seen a week without anyone below .500, but we did it this week.

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

NamePctWinLoss
Shehan_Jeyarajah100240
Chip_Patterson100240
Danny_Kanell10090
Rece_Davis10080
Desmond_Howard10050
Nick_Saban10050
Pat_McAfee10050
Celebrity_Guest10050
Joel_Klatt10050
Andy_Staples10050
Kirk_Herbstreit10040
Chris_Fallica10040
Chase_Daniel10030
Paul_Finebaum10030
Phil_Steele10030
Tim_Tebow10030
Steve_Coughlin10010
Scott_Van_Pelt10010
Tom_Fornelli96241
Brian_Jones88.8981
JD_Pickell88.8981
Richard_Johnson88223
Dan_Wetzel87.571
Pete_Thamel85.7161
Josh_Pate83.3351
Greg_McElroy8082
Jennifer8041
Rick_Neuheisel77.7872
Aaron_Taylor77.7872
Bruce_Feldman7531
Brett_McMurphy7531
David_Pollack71.4352
Brian_Kelly66.6763
Roman_Harper66.6721
Stewart_Mandel66.6721
Ralph_Russo66.6721
Jimbo_Fisher5011
Eric_Mac_Lain5011
Average89.8624828
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2025-26 Bowl Season: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, celebrity guests, playoff picks and more!

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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

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