Week five brought us another excellent week of exciting games and tough games to pick. This college football season is really on pace to be one of the best ever, with every weekend providing multiple big matchups, and lots of crazy finishes. Winners amongst our expert panel of predictors and prognosticators were everywhere. Let’s get right into picks and results.
Winners this week include Lee Corso (9-4), Kirk Herbstreit (12-3), Desmond Howard (10-5), David Pollack (5-1), the entire SEC Nation crew (Tebow and Spears at 5-0, Finebaum at 6-0), Andrea Adelson (8-3), Pat Forde (20-9 Straight up, 1-2 ATS), Joey GAlloway (5-0), Booger McFarland (7-1), Ryen Russillo (3-0 Straight up, 4-0 ATS), Phil Steele (18-7 straight up, 10-12-1 ATS), and SVP (4-1 ATS). Stanford Steve got things back on track this week at 4-2 straight up; 7-1-1 against the spread. The Bear also booked a winner at 4-2 straight up; 6-3 ATS. However, I am proud to say that @GamedayJen blew away the competition for the second straight week going 14-3. In back to back weeks she has posted a 27-6 record picking the same slate of games as the pros on ESPN, and nobody else was even close over this two week span. Congratulations Jen! I heard last week’s muffin basket got lost in transit, so there is a congratulatory cheese platter headed your way.
Losers this week were few and far between but we still had a few. JA Adande managed to pick all three big games wrong on Around the Horn Friday. Charles Arbuckle went 6-7 on the Pick Center. Tim Cowlishaw and Mike Golic both went 1-2 on the big games. Since we have a limited selection I guess I have to credit this week’s loss to Adande in this week’s box score.
Corso went with Clemson for the headgear pick this week and got another one right, bringing him to 3-2 on the year. He is off to a much better start than last year at least. This week’s special guest celebrity Eric Church went 8-2 this week, bringing his lifetime record to 14-7 as a College Gameday celebrity picker.
Everyone else was somewhere in between so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.
Lee Corso: 9-4
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville (Headgear pick)
WRONG C.Michigan over W.Michigan
RIGHT NC St over Wake Forest
RIGHT Wash St over Oregon
WRONG FSU over UNC
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT WVU over KState
RIGHT Ok St over Texas
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
WRONG Navy over AF
WRONG Utah over Cal
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
UMass+2.5 vs Tulane (Super Dog)
Kirk Herbstreit: 12-3
RIGHT Miami FL over GT
RIGHT W.Michigan over C.Michigan
RIGHT NC St over Wake Forest
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Wash St over Oregon
WRONG FSU over UNC
WRONG TCU over OU
RIGHT WVU over KState
WRONG Texas over OK St
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT AF over Navy
RIGHT Cal over Utah
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
RIGHT Nebraska over Illinois
Minnesota+2.5 vs Penn St
Desmond Howard: 10-5
RIGHT Miami FL over GT
RIGHT W.Michigan over C.Michigan
WRONG Wake Forest over NC St
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Wash St over Oregon
WRONG FSU over UNC
WRONG TCU over OU
WRONG KState over WVU
WRONG Texas over Ok St
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT AF over Navy
RIGHT Cal over Utah
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
Ariz St+10 vs USC (Super Dog)
Eric Church: 8-2
RIGHT UNC over FSU
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT WVU over KState
WRONG Texas over OK St
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT AF over Navy
WRONG Utah over Cal
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
David Pollack: 5-1
RIGHT AF over Navy
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
WRONG FSU over UNC
RIGHT Miami FL over GT
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
Jennifer’s Picks: 14-3
RIGHT Washington over Stanford
RIGHT W.Michigan over C.Michigan
RIGHT NC St over Wake Forest
RIGHT Miami Fl over GT
RIGHT Boise St over Utah St
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Wash St over Oregon
WRONG FSU over UNC
WRONG TCU over OU
RIGHT WVU over KState
WRONG Texas over OK St
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin (CLOSE!)
RIGHT AF over Navy
RIGHT Cal over Utah
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
Rece Davis: 0-1
WRONG Navy over AF
Cinci+5.5 vs USF (Super Dog)
Tim Tebow: 5-0
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky
RIGHT LSU over Mizzou
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
Marcus Spears: 5-0
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky
RIGHT LSU over Mizzou
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
Paul Finebaum: 6-0
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky
RIGHT LSU over Mizzou
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
JA Adande: 0-3
WRONG Louisville over Clemson
WRONG Stanford over Washington
WRONG Wisconsin over Michigan
Andrea Adelson: 8-3
RIGHT ND over Syracuse
RIGHT Miami FL over GT
WRONG Duke over UVA
RIGHT NC St over Wake Forest
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT BC over Buffalo
WRONG FSU over UNC
RIGHT Pitt over Marshall
1-1 on ESPN Insider
Charles Arbuckle: 6-7
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
WRONG Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
WRONG Wisconsin over Michigan
WRONG Mich St over Indiana
RIGHT Penn St over Minnesota
WRONG TCU over OU
WRONG Texas over Okla St
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt
RIGHT LSU over Mizzou
RIGHT Notre Dame over Syracuse
WRONG Ariz St over USC
WRONG Oregon over Wash St
Skip Bayless: 1-0
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
Mack Brown: 1-0
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
Kevin Carter: 2-2
WRONG Texas over Okla St
WRONG Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
Stanford Steve Coughlin: 4-2 Straight Up, 7-1-1 ATS
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville 34-28
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
WRONG ECU over UCF 45-38
WRONG KState over WVU
2-0 on ESPN Insider
RIGHT Clemson+2 vs Louisville
RIGHT Wisconsin+10.5 vs Michigan
RIGHT ECU vs UCF over 56.5
TIE Penn St-3 vs Minnesota
RIGHT Ole Miss vs Memphis over 67
RIGHT Washington-3.5 vs Stanford
WRONG KState ML vs WVU
2-0 ATS on ESPN Insider
Colin Cowherd: 2-0 Straight up, 0-1 ATS
RIGHT Washington over Stanford
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin (blowout)
WRONG Michigan-10.5 vs Wisconsin
Tim Cowlishaw: 1-2
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
WRONG Stanford over Washington
WRONG Wisconsin over Michigan
Chris Doering: 4-1
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt 31-16
WRONG Georgia over Tennessee 33-27
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina 34-13
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky 48-10
RIGHT LSU over Mizzou 27-26
Dusty Dvoracek: 1-1 straight up, 3-1-1 ATS
WRONG Texas over Okla St
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT OU-3.5 vs TCU
WRONG Texas+2 vs Okla St
TIE Tennessee-3 vs Georgia
RIGHT Clemson+2 vs Louisville
RIGHT TTU-27.5 vs Kansas
Chris Fallica: 4-2 straight up, 6-3 ATS
WRONG Louisville over Clemson
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
WRONG Cinci over USF
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT NC St over Wake Forest
1-1 straight up on ESPN Insider
RIGHT Clemson+2 vs Louisville
WRONG Louisville-1.5 vs Clemson (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG Michigan-10.5 vs Wisconsin
RIGHT Indiana+7 vs Mich St
RIGHT Indiana+6.5 vs Mich St (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Wash St+1 vs Oregon
RIGHT Wash St+1.5 vs Oregon (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Ole Miss-14.5 vs Memphis
WRONG Cinci ML vs USF
Pat Forde: 20-9 straight up, 1-2 ATS
WRONG Stanford over Washington
WRONG Louisville over Clemson
WRONG Duke over UVA
WRONG FSU over UNC
RIGHT Miami FL over GT
RIGHT Pitt over Marshall
RIGHT ND over Syracuse
RIGHT Baylor over Iowa St
RIGHT Nebraska over Illinois
WRONG Texas over Okla St
WRONG Mich St over Indiana
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
RIGHT Penn St over Minnesota
RIGHT UNLV over Fresno St
WRONG Utah over Cal
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT UCLA over Arizona
RIGHT Wash St over Oregon
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky
RIGHT Arkansas over Alcorn St
RIGHT LSU over Mizzou
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
WRONG TCU over OU
RIGHT Boise St over Utah St
WRONG SDSU over S.Alabama
RIGHT Washington-3.5 vs Stanford
WRONG Michigan-10.5 vs Wisconsin
WRONG Louisville-2 vs Clemson
Joey Galloway: 5-0
RIGHT Houston over UConn
RIGHT Washington over Stanford
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
Mike Golic: 1-2
WRONG Louisville over Clemson
WRONG Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
Mike Greenberg: 2-0
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
Danny Kanell: 3-2 straight up, 3-1 ATS
RIGHT Houston over UConn
WRONG Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
WRONG Georgia over Tennessee
WRONG Stanford+3.5 vs Washington
RIGHT Georgia+3.5 vs Tennessee
RIGHT Wisconsin+10.5 vs Michigan
RIGHT Clemson+2 vs Louisville
Matt Lienart: 2-1
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
WRONG TCU over OU
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville 45-35
Tom Luginbill: 1-0
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
Mark May: 1-0
RIGHT Louisville over Clemson 48-41
Greg McElroy: 4-0
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky
RIGHT Arkansas over Alcorn St
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT Auburn over UL-Monroe
Booger McFarland: 7-1
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia 24-21
RIGHT LSU over Mizzou 21-10
WRONG Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt 37-13
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky 48-3
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
Ryan McGee: 1-1
WRONG SDSU over S.Alabama
RIGHT Hou over UConn
Dari Nowkhah: 1-0
RIGHT OU over TCU
Woody Paige: 2-1
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
WRONG Stanford over Washington
Jordan Rodgers: 2-0
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
Ryen Russillo: 3-0 Straight up, 4-0 ATS
RIGHT Washington over Stanford
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin
RIGHT Washington-3.5 vs Stanford
RIGHT Georgia+3.5 vs Tennessee
RIGHT Wisconsin+10.5 vs Michigan
RIGHT Clemson+2 vs Louisville
Mark Schlabach: 0-1
WRONG SDSU over S.Alabama
Robert Smith: 0-1
WRONG TCU over OU
Phil Steele: 18-7 straight up, 10-12-1 ATS
WRONG Duke over UVA (“by a field goal”)
WRONG FSU over UNC (“by a couple of touchdowns”)
WRONG Cinci over USF (straight up)
RIGHT Michigan over Wisconsin (“by 2 touchdowns”)
RIGHT Colorado over Oregon St (“by 14-17 points”)
RIGHT Ohio over Miami OH (straight up)
RIGHT W.Michigan over C.Michigan (“by a touchdown”)
RIGHT Temple over SMU (“by a couple of touchdowns”)
RIGHT ND over Syracuse (“by more than the two touchdowns)
RIGHT Tennessee over Georgia (“by a touchdown”)
WRONG TCU over OU
RIGHT Tulane over UMass
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky (“by 42”)
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT NIU over Ball St
RIGHT Penn St over Minnesota
RIGHT BYU over Toledo
RIGHT Florida over Vanderbilt (“by double digits”)
RIGHT Nebraska over Illinios (“by over 3 touchdowns”)
WRONG Texas over Okla St (straight up)
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
RIGHT AF over Navy (“by a fieldgoal”)
0-2 on ESPN Insider
RIGHT Washington-3 vs Stanford
WRONG Alabama-34.5 vs Kentucky
RIGHT Ohio St-38 vs Rutgers
RIGHT Clemson+2 vs Louisville
RIGHT Toledo+3 vs BYU
WRONG Navy+7 vs AF
WRONG Michigan-10 vs Wisconsin
RIGHT ND-13 vs Syracuse
TIE Tennessee-3 vs Georgia
WRONG TCU+3.5 vs OU
WRONG Ariz St+10 vs USC
RIGHT W.Michigan-3.5 vs C.Michigan
RIGHT NIU+4.5 vs Ball St
RIGHT Penn St-2.5 vs Minnesota
WRONG Nebraska-20.5 vs Illinois
WRONG Texas+2.5 vs Okla St
WRONG FSU-10.5 vs UNC
2-4 ATS on ESPN Insider
Clint Stoerner: 4-0
RIGHT Alabama over Kentucky
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Arkansas over Alcorn St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Memphis
Scott Van Pelt: 4-1 ATS
RIGHT Vanderbilt+10 vs Florida
RIGHT Indiana+6.5 vs Mich St
WRONG GT+7.5 vs Miami FL
RIGHT Georgia+3.5 vs Tennessee
RIGHT S.Carolina+18 vs TAMU
Dave Wannstedt: 1-0
RIGHT OU over TCU