Week 6 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Week 6 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded.

Big winners this week include David Hale (6-1) and Aaron Taylor (6-2). However, this week’s biggest winner was Shehan Jeyarajah from CBS Sports at 14-5 picking games straight-up. Congratulations to Shehan on a great winning week.

On College Gameday, celebrity guest picker Bryce Young went 5-6 picking games. Kirk Herbstreit went 5-5 (picking one less game than the others). Nick Saban and Pat McAfee went 5-6 along with Bryce Young. Desmond Howard brought up the rear at 4-7.

Everyone else is somewhere 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
David_Hale85.7161
Rece_Davis8041
Aaron_Taylor7562
Shehan_Jeyarajah73.68145
Chris_Fallica66.6721
Greg_McElroy63.6474
Tom_Fornelli63.16127
David_Pollack62.553
Chip_Patterson61.9138
Pete_Thamel6032
Brett_McMurphy57.1443
Brian_Jones55.5654
Richard_Johnson55119
Kirk_Herbstreit5055
Chase_Daniel5022
Roman_Harper5022
Phil_Steele5022
Tim_Tebow5022
Pat_Forde5011
Nick_Saban45.4556
Pat_McAfee45.4556
Celebrity_Guest45.4556
Josh_Pate44.4445
Andrea_Adelson42.8634
Danny_Kanell4023
Joel_Klatt4023
Eric_Mac_Lain4023
JD_Pickell4023
Andy_Staples4023
Dan_Wetzel4023
Desmond_Howard36.3647
Jennifer36.3647
Steve_Coughlin2513
Bruce_Feldman2513
Paul_Finebaum2513
Stewart_Mandel2513
Rick_Neuheisel22.2227
Ralph_Russo002
Scott_Van_Pelt001
Average51.51154145

Week 6 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, Super Dog picks, celebrity guests and more!

Stanford Steve’s Board:
Vanderbilt+9.5 vs Ole Miss
Arizona St-20.5 vs Hawaii
NDSU-2.5 vs UNLV

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Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: UCLA+10.5 vs Oregon
Desmond Howard: Nebraska+8.5 vs Indiana
Stanford Steve: Oklahoma+7.5 vs Texas
Pat McAfee: Sacramento St+8.5 vs BGSU
Nick Saban: Kentucky+8.5 vs LSU
Rece Davis: Fresno St+7 vs Boise St

Celebrity guest Bryce Young:

Southern Cal over Penn State
Alabama over Georgia
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
UCLA over Oregon
Texas over Oklahoma
Houston over Kansas State
Florida over South Carolina
North Carolina over Pittsburgh
Indiana over Nebraska
Texas A&M over Missouri

Kirk Herbstreit:

Southern Cal over Penn State
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
UCLA over Oregon
Texas over Oklahoma
Kansas State over Houston
Florida over South Carolina
North Carolina over Pittsburgh
Indiana over Nebraska
Missouri over Texas A&M

Desmond Howard:

Southern Cal over Penn State
Alabama over Georgia
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
Oregon over UCLA
Texas over Oklahoma
Houston over Kansas State
Florida over South Carolina
Pittsburgh over North Carolina
Indiana over Nebraska
Missouri over Texas A&M

Pat McAfee:

Penn State over Southern Cal
Georgia over Alabama
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
Oregon over UCLA
Texas over Oklahoma
Houston over Kansas State
Florida over South Carolina
North Carolina over Pittsburgh
Indiana over Nebraska
Missouri over Texas A&M

Nick Saban:

Southern Cal over Penn State
Alabama over Georgia
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
Oregon over UCLA
Texas over Oklahoma
Houston over Kansas State
Florida over South Carolina
North Carolina over Pittsburgh
Indiana over Nebraska
Missouri over Texas A&M

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 73-25 (74.49%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

Week 5 2026: CFB analysts picks are graded; results are in!

Week 5 is in the books and the picks from our analysts graded. Let’s jump right in.

Big winners this week included Shehan Jeyarajah from CBS Sports at 15-1, Brian Kelly at 6-1, and Tom Fornelli at 15-3. However, this week’s best performances were Rece Davis and Pete Thamel at 7-0 picking games on the College Gameday podcast. Congratulations to both Rece and Pete for a great winning week.

On College Gameday Nick Saban was in the lead at 6-4. Celebrity guest picker Caitlin Clark, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee all went 5-5. Kirk Herbstreit brought up the rear at 4-5 (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
Rece_Davis10070
Pete_Thamel10070
Chris_Fallica10030
Phil_Steele10020
Mark_Ingram10010
Matt_Leinart10010
Brady_Quinn10010
Shehan_Jeyarajah93.75151
Brian_Kelly85.7161
Tom_Fornelli83.33153
JD_Pickell83.33102
Richard_Johnson82.35143
Chip_Patterson82.35143
Joel_Klatt8041
Andrea_Adelson7562
David_Hale7562
Chase_Daniel7531
Pat_Forde7531
Josh_Pate7531
Tim_Tebow7531
Greg_McElroy66.6784
David_Pollack66.6784
Rick_Neuheisel66.6763
Andy_Staples66.6742
Bruce_Feldman66.6721
Stewart_Mandel66.6721
Nick_Saban6064
Jennifer6064
Brian_Jones55.5654
Desmond_Howard5055
Pat_McAfee5055
Celebrity_Guest5055
Paul_Finebaum5022
Roman_Harper5022
Danny_Kanell5022
Steve_Coughlin5011
Jimbo_Fisher5011
Kirk_Herbstreit44.4445
Aaron_Taylor44.4445
Brett_McMurphy33.3312
Ralph_Russo33.3312
Eric_Mac_Lain002
Urban_Meyer001
Average69.6220489