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Week 5 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, celebrity guests, Super Dog picks and more!

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Stanford Steve’s Board:
Louisville-3 vs NC State
California+2.5 vs UNLV
Vanderbilt+25.5 vs Georgia

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Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: Clemson+15.5 vs Miami FL
Desmond Howard: Mississippi St+5.5 vs Alabama
Stanford Steve: Eastern Michigan+6 vs UMass
Pat McAfee: UConn+6.5 vs Syracuse
Nick Saban: Iowa+14.5 vs Ohio St
Rece Davis: Auburn+6.5 vs Tennessee

Celebrity guest Caitlin Clark:

Arizona over Cincinnati
Southern Cal over Washington
Miami (FL) over Clemson
BYU over TCU
Florida over Missouri
Massachusetts over Eastern Michigan
Iowa over Ohio State
Mississippi State over Alabama
Michigan over Minnesota
Iowa State over West Virginia

Kirk Herbstreit:

Cincinnati over Arizona
Washington over Southern Cal
BYU over TCU
Florida over Missouri
Massachusetts over Eastern Michigan
Ohio State over Iowa
Alabama over Mississippi State
Minnesota over Michigan
West Virginia over Iowa State

Desmond Howard:

Arizona over Cincinnati
Southern Cal over Washington
Miami (FL) over Clemson
BYU over TCU
Florida over Missouri
Massachusetts over Eastern Michigan
Iowa over Ohio State
Mississippi State over Alabama
Michigan over Minnesota
Iowa State over West Virginia

Pat McAfee:

Cincinnati over Arizona
Southern Cal over Washington
Miami (FL) over Clemson
BYU over TCU
Florida over Missouri
Massachusetts over Eastern Michigan
Ohio State over Iowa
Alabama over Mississippi State
Michigan over Minnesota
West Virginia over Iowa State

Nick Saban:

Arizona over Cincinnati
Southern Cal over Washington
Miami (FL) over Clemson
BYU over TCU
Florida over Missouri
Massachusetts over Eastern Michigan
Ohio State over Iowa
Alabama over Mississippi State
Michigan over Minnesota
West Virginia over Iowa State

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 72-23 (75.95%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

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Week 4 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 4 of the college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Winners this week included Paul Finebaum, Tim Tebow, Rece Davis and Tom Fornelli. However, the big winner this week is going to be Aaron Taylor at 8-1 picking games on Onside College Football. Congratulations to Aaron for a great winning week.

On College Gameday celebrity guest picker Johnny Knoxville went 2-8 (ouch). Nick Saban went 8-2 to win the week. Pat McAfee went 6-4, Desmond Howard went 5-5, and Kirk Herbstreit went 5-4 (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
Paul_Finebaum10050
Tim_Tebow10050
Pat_Forde10030
Danny_Kanell10030
Brett_McMurphy10030
Stewart_Mandel10020
Phil_Steele10020
Steve_Coughlin10010
Scott_Van_Pelt10010
Aaron_Taylor88.8981
Rece_Davis85.7161
Tom_Fornelli84.21163
JD_Pickell81.8292
David_Pollack81.8292
Richard_Johnson80164
Nick_Saban8082
Chase_Daniel8041
Shehan_Jeyarajah77.78144
Greg_McElroy76.92103
Rick_Neuheisel7562
Pete_Thamel7562
Bruce_Feldman7531
Chip_Patterson73.68145
Joel_Klatt71.4352
Brian_Jones66.6763
Brian_Kelly66.6763
Chris_Fallica66.6721
Pat_McAfee6064
Jennifer6064
Roman_Harper6032
Josh_Pate6032
Andy_Staples6032
Kirk_Herbstreit55.5654
Desmond_Howard5055
Dan_Wetzel5044
Celebrity_Guest2028
Average73.1721077
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Week 4 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, Super Dog picks, celebrity guest and more!

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Stanford Steve’s Board on College Gameday:
Southern Cal+3.5 vs Oregon
Vanderbilt_9.5 vs Auburn
Tulsa+7 vs Arkansas

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Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: Tulsa+7 vs Arkansas
Desmond Howard: Texas A&M+8.5 vs LSU
Stanford Steve: Minnesota+10 vs Washington
Pat McAfee: Michigan State+5.5 vs Nebraska
Nick Saban: Iowa+5.5 vs Michigan
Rece Davis: Western Michigan+7.5 vs Boise State

Celebrity guest Johnny Knoxville:

Missouri over Mississippi State
Southern Cal over Oregon
Texas A&M over LSU
West Virginia over Oklahoma State
Alabama over South Carolina
Western Michigan over Boise State
Michigan over Iowa
Georgia over Oklahoma
Ole Miss over Florida
Tennessee over Texas

Kirk Herbstreit:

Missouri over Mississippi State
Oregon over Southern Cal
LSU over Texas A&M
West Virginia over Oklahoma State
Alabama over South Carolina
Western Michigan over Boise State
Michigan over Iowa
Georgia over Oklahoma
Florida over Ole Miss

Desmond Howard:

Mississippi State over Missouri
Southern Cal over Oregon
Texas A&M over LSU
West Virginia over Oklahoma State
Alabama over South Carolina
Boise State over Western Michigan
Michigan over Iowa
Georgia over Oklahoma
Ole Miss over Florida
Texas over Tennessee

Pat McAfee:

Mississippi State over Missouri
Southern Cal over Oregon
LSU over Texas A&M
West Virginia over Oklahoma State
Alabama over South Carolina
Boise State over Western Michigan
Iowa over Michigan
Georgia over Oklahoma
Ole Miss over Florida
Tennessee over Texas

Nick Saban:

Mississippi State over Missouri
Oregon over Southern Cal
LSU over Texas A&M
West Virginia over Oklahoma State
Alabama over South Carolina
Boise State over Western Michigan
Iowa over Michigan
Georgia over Oklahoma
Ole Miss over Florida
Texas over Tennessee

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 70-22 (76.09%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

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