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

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

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

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

Week 2 2022: CFB Analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Week 2 is in the books and the picks from our college football analysts have been graded. Let’s dive right in.

Winners this week included Chip Patterson (19-4), Dennis Dodd (17-5), and Tom Fornelli (17-7). However this week’s undisputed winner was David Hale at 14-0 with a GDC value of 12.619. Congratulations to David on this week’s win.

Lee Corso went 9-3 on the week including a headgear win with his pick of Alabama over Texas. Special celebrity guest Glen Powell went 7-5 on the week but had a pretty cool wig. @GamedayJen booked a nice win at 10-3 on the week. Pat McAfee officially joined the show and gave us a 5-6 performance on the week to match his attire.

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

Straight up grades:

NamePctWinLossGDC.Value
David.Hale10014012.619
Chip.Patterson82.6119412.173
Dennis.Dodd77.271759.362
Tom.Fornelli70.831777.413
Jennifer76.921036.363
Lee.Corso75935.508
Brady.Quinn75934.825
Randy.Cross77.78724.761
Kirk.Herbstreit72.73834.541
Andrea.Adelson72.73834.144
Lou.Holtz80412.808
Pete.Thamel80412.802
Dan.Wetzel80412.604
Pat.Forde60962.528
Phil.Steele100302.235
Colin.Cowherd100201.87
Dusty.Dvoracek100201.865
Greg.McElroy100201.86
Rece.Davis66.67421.855
Chris.Doering100201.851
Danny.Kanell75311.851
Reggie.Bush100201.823
Clint.Stoerner58.33751.728
Celebrity.Guest58.33751.698
Desmond.Howard58.33751.682
Scott.Van.Pelt100100.991
Jordan.Rodgers66.67210.976
Corso.Headgear100100.914
David.Pollack100100.914
Joey.Galloway100100.914
Steve.Coughlin100100.909
Paul.Finebaum66.67210.898
Tim.Tebow66.67210.898
Mark.May60320.896
Stewart.Mandel54.55650.73
Eric.Mac.Lain50220.019
EJ.Manuel50220.019
Roman.Harper5011-0.025
Jon.Berger5022-0.055
Urban.Meyer5011-0.076
Matt.Leinart5011-0.089
Chris.Fallica5011-0.117
Aaron.Taylor44.4445-0.952
Brian.Jones44.4445-0.977
Pat.McAfee45.4556-1.198
Bruce.Feldman45.4556-1.238
Ross.Dellenger46.6778-1.274
Mark.Richt2513-1.987
Rick.Neuheisel33.3336-2.955
Average66.76239119NA