Week 3 2025: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Week 3 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts (not gamblers) are graded. Let’s dive right in.

We have lots of winners this week, but we have one of the all-time best weeks we’ve ever seen. Tom Fornelli went 20-1 on picks this week and he is being recognized for a great achievement. Congratulations to Tom Fornelli on an incredible week last week.

Celebrity guest picker Candace Parker went 3-6 on College Gameday this week. Kirk Herbstreit went 4-4. Desmond Howard went 4-5. Nick Saban went 5-4. The best performance from the Gameday crew was Pat McAfee at 6-2 this week.

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
Andy_Staples10040
Tim_Tebow10040
Chris_Fallica10020
Brett_McMurphy10020
Phil_Steele10020
Scott_Van_Pelt10010
Tom_Fornelli95.24201
Shehan_Jeyarajah85.71183
Richard_Johnson85.71183
Chip_Patterson81.82184
Danny_Kanell8041
Josh_Pate8041
Randy_Cross77.7872
Pat_McAfee7562
Rece_Davis7531
Paul_Finebaum7531
Pete_Thamel7531
JD_Pickell66.6721
Jordan_Rodgers66.6721
Steve_Coughlin6032
Roman_Harper6032
Joel_Klatt6032
David_Pollack6032
Greg_McElroy57.1443
Nick_Saban55.5654
Jennifer55.5654
Aaron_Taylor55.5654
Kirk_Herbstreit5044
Jimbo_Fisher5022
Eric_Mac_Lain5022
Desmond_Howard44.4445
Brian_Jones44.4445
Rick_Neuheisel44.4445
Celebrity_Guest33.3336
Dusty_Dvoracek2513
Average69.817877

Week 3 2025: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Super Dog picks, Stanford Steve’s board, celebrity guests and more!

Stanford Steve’s Board:
Notre Dame-6.5 vs Texas A&M
Vanderbilt+3.5 vs South Carolina
Purdue vs Southern Cal over 59.5

Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: Arkansas+6.5 vs Ole Miss
Desmond Howard: Arkansas+6.5 vs Ole Miss
Stanford Steve: South Alabama+24.5 vs Auburn
Pat McAfee: Texas A&M+6.5 vs Notre Dame
Nick Saban: Washington State+5.5 vs North Texas
Rece Davis: Texas State+17.5 vs Arizona State

They picked a couple of games against the spread FYI.

Celebrity guest Candace Parker:
Alabama-20.5 vs Wisconsin
South Florida+17.5 vs Miami FL
South Carolina over Vanderbilt
Notre Dame over Texas A&M
LSU over Florida
Arkansas over Ole Miss
Miami (FL) over South Florida
Pittsburgh over West Virginia
Tennessee over Georgia
Clemson over Georgia Tech
Alabama over Wisconsin

Kirk Herbstreit:
Alabama-20.5 vs Wisconsin
Miami FL-17.5 vs South Florida
Vanderbilt over South Carolina
Notre Dame over Texas A&M
LSU over Florida
Arkansas over Ole Miss
Miami (FL) over South Florida
Pittsburgh over West Virginia
Clemson over Georgia Tech
Alabama over Wisconsin

Desmond Howard:
Wisconsin+20.5 vs Alabama
Miami FL-17.5 vs South Florida
South Carolina over Vanderbilt
Notre Dame over Texas A&M
LSU over Florida
Arkansas over Ole Miss
Miami (FL) over South Florida
Pittsburgh over West Virginia
Georgia over Tennessee
Clemson over Georgia Tech
Alabama over Wisconsin

Pat McAfee:
Alabama-20.5 vs Wisconsin
South Florida+17.5 vs Miami FL
South Carolina over Vanderbilt
Texas A&M over Notre Dame
LSU over Florida
Ole Miss over Arkansas
West Virginia over Pittsburgh
Tennessee over Georgia
Georgia Tech over Clemson
Alabama over Wisconsin

Nick Saban:
Alabama-20.5 vs Wisconsin
Miami FL-17.5 vs South Florida
South Carolina over Vanderbilt
Notre Dame over Texas A&M
LSU over Florida
Ole Miss over Arkansas
Miami (FL) over South Florida
Pittsburgh over West Virginia
Georgia over Tennessee
Clemson over Georgia Tech
Alabama over Wisconsin

Week 2 2025: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Week 2 of our 2025 college football season is in the books and the picks from our college football analysts are graded. As a reminder, these are straight up picks from college football analysts; not gambling picks.

Winners this week include Chip Patterson (21-2), David Hale (7-1), and Tom Fornelli/Richard Johnson (20-3). However, I’m giving this week’s win to Rece Davis for going 6-0 on his picks on the College Gameday podcast this week.

This was our first official week with no Lee Corso, so there’s sadly nothing to report on headgear picks going forward. Kirk Herbstreit went 4-3. Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban went 4-4. Celebrity guest picker Trae Young, making his second guest picker appearance, went 5-3 on his picks this week.

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

NamePctWinLoss
Rece_Davis10060
Joel_Klatt10050
Andy_Staples10040
Steve_Coughlin10030
Dusty_Dvoracek10020
Paul_Finebaum10010
Roman_Harper10010
Mark_Ingram10010
Matt_Leinart10010
Brett_McMurphy10010
Urban_Meyer10010
Brady_Quinn10010
Jordan_Rodgers10010
Ryen_Russillo10010
Tim_Tebow10010
Chip_Patterson91.3212
David_Hale87.571
Tom_Fornelli86.96203
Richard_Johnson86.96203
Danny_Kanell85173
Josh_Pate83.3351
Shehan_Jeyarajah82.61194
Pat_Forde7531
Andrea_Adelson73.33114
Greg_McElroy71.4352
Pete_Thamel66.6742
Chris_Fallica66.6721
JD_Pickell66.6721
Celebrity_Guest62.553
Kirk_Herbstreit57.1443
Aaron_Taylor55.5654
David_Pollack5055
Desmond_Howard5044
Nick_Saban5044
Pat_McAfee5044
Jennifer5044
Eric_Mac_Lain5022
Phil_Steele5011
Randy_Cross44.4445
Brian_Jones44.4445
Rick_Neuheisel37.535
Average73.6321577