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

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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

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

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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
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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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