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Week 3 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:
Kentucky+16.5 vs Texas A&M
Florida-2.5 vs Auburn
Northwestern-3.5 vs Colorado

Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: SJSU+6.5 vs Fresno St
Desmond Howard: Northern Iowa+40.5 vs Iowa
Stanford Steve: Georgia State+17.5 vs UCF
Pat McAfee: WVU+10.5 vs Virginia
Nick Saban: Michigan St+29.5 vs Notre Dame
Rece Davis: CSU+17.5 v sBYU

Celebrity guest Morgan Freeman:

Virginia over West Virginia
Ole Miss over LSU
Virginia Tech over Maryland
Florida over Auburn
Mississippi State over South Carolina
Texas A&M over Kentucky
Louisville over SMU
Alabama over Florida State
Vanderbilt over NC State
North Carolina over Clemson

Kirk Herbstreit:

Virginia over West Virginia
Virginia Tech over Maryland
Florida over Auburn
South Carolina over Mississippi State
Texas A&M over Kentucky
Louisville over SMU
Alabama over Florida State
Vanderbilt over NC State
North Carolina over Clemson

Desmond Howard:

Virginia over West Virginia
Ole Miss over LSU
Maryland over Virginia Tech
Auburn over Florida
Mississippi State over South Carolina
Texas A&M over Kentucky
Louisville over SMU
Alabama over Florida State
Vanderbilt over NC State
North Carolina over Clemson

Pat McAfee:

West Virginia over Virginia
Ole Miss over LSU
Virginia Tech over Maryland
Florida over Auburn
South Carolina over Mississippi State
Texas A&M over Kentucky
SMU over Louisville
Alabama over Florida State
Vanderbilt over NC State
North Carolina over Clemson

Nick Saban:

Virginia over West Virginia
LSU over Ole Miss
Maryland over Virginia Tech
Florida over Auburn
Mississippi State over South Carolina
Texas A&M over Kentucky
Louisville over SMU
Alabama over Florida State
Vanderbilt over NC State
Clemson over North Carolina

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 68-21 (76.4%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

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Week 2 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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With week 2 in the books the results from our analysts’ picks (straight-up) are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Our biggest winner of the week were Richard Johnson and Chip Patterson at 22-2 picking games, with a couple of those upsets being the only losses. Congratulations to both for a great winning week.

On College Gameday, Nick Saban was the biggest winner with an impressive 9-1 week picking games. Desmond Howard and the celebrity guest picker Glen Powell both went 7-2. Pat McAfee went 6-3 and Kirk Herbstreit went 5-3.

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

NamePctWinLoss
Steve_Coughlin10020
Jimbo_Fisher10020
Chris_Fallica10010
Mark_Ingram10010
Danny_Kanell10010
Matt_Leinart10010
Scott_Van_Pelt10010
Richard_Johnson91.67222
Chip_Patterson91.67222
Nick_Saban88.8981
Tom_Fornelli88223
Shehan_Jeyarajah87.5213
Rece_Davis85.7161
Brian_Jones8082
Rick_Neuheisel8082
Chase_Daniel8041
Paul_Finebaum8041
Pat_Forde8041
Joel_Klatt8041
Josh_Pate8041
Tim_Tebow8041
Desmond_Howard77.7872
Celebrity_Guest77.7872
Brian_Kelly77.7872
Jennifer76.92103
David_Pollack7562
Greg_McElroy72.7383
Aaron_Taylor7073
Pat_McAfee66.6763
Brett_McMurphy66.6721
Kirk_Herbstreit62.553
Bruce_Feldman6032
JD_Pickell6032
Andy_Staples6032
Pete_Thamel57.1443
Dan_Wetzel57.1443
Stewart_Mandel5022
Ralph_Russo5022
Phil_Steele5022
Eric_Mac_Lain5011
Roman_Harper4023
Joey_Galloway001
Urban_Meyer001
Brady_Quinn001
Average77.2424171
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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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