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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 3 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 3 of our 2026 college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

On College Gameday, the celebrity guest picker Morgan Freeman was the biggest winner with a 7-3 record picking straight-up. Nick Saban and Pat McAfee went 6-4 on the week. Kirk Herbstreit went 5-4, picking one less game than the others, while Desmond Howard went 5-5. Its been a while since the celebrity guest has topped all of the hosts, so congratulations to Morgan Freeman on a great winning week.

Other notable results include Rece Davis going 6-0 picking games on the College Gameday podcast, while Tom Fornelli went 21-2 picking games straight-up. for CBS Sports.

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

NamePctWinLoss
Rece_Davis10060
Brett_McMurphy10040
Eric_Mac_Lain10030
Danny_Kanell10020
Phil_Steele10020
Mike_Greenberg10010
Mark_Ingram10010
Matt_Leinart10010
EJ_Manuel10010
Brady_Quinn10010
Tom_Fornelli91.3212
Andy_Staples85.7161
Josh_Pate83.3351
Shehan_Jeyarajah81.82184
Steve_Coughlin8041
Richard_Johnson77.27175
Chris_Fallica7531
Joel_Klatt7531
Chip_Patterson72.73166
JD_Pickell71.4352
Celebrity_Guest7073
Chase_Daniel66.6721
Jimbo_Fisher66.6721
Tim_Tebow66.6721
Scott_Van_Pelt66.6721
Nick_Saban6064
Pat_McAfee6064
Kirk_Herbstreit55.5654
Brian_Jones55.5654
Rick_Neuheisel55.5654
Greg_McElroy54.5565
Desmond_Howard5055
Jennifer5055
Aaron_Taylor5044
Pete_Thamel5033
Dan_Wetzel5033
Pat_Forde5011
David_Pollack42.8634
Paul_Finebaum33.3312
Roman_Harper33.3312
Brian_Kelly2526
Urban_Meyer001
Average68.0619692
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Week 9 2025: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Super Dogs, Stanford Steve’s board, celebrity guests and more!

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Stanford Steve’s Board:
Minnesota+8.5 vs Iowa
Miami OH-2 vs Western Michigan
Vanderbilt-2.5 vs Missouri

Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: Northwestern+7.5 vs Nebraska
Desmond Howard: Mississippi State+7.5 vs Texas
Stanford Steve: Ole Miss+5.5 vs Oklahoma
Pat McAfee: ???????
Nick Saban: NC State+6.5 vs Pittsburgh
Rece Davis: Minnesota+8.5 vs Iowa

They picked Indiana/UCLA against the spread:
Kirk/Desmond: UCLA+27.5 vs Indiana
Pat/Nick/Nate: Indiana-27.5 vs UCLA

Celebrity guest Nate Bargatze:

North Dakota State over South Dakota State
LSU over Texas A&M
Texas over Mississippi State
Vanderbilt over Missouri
BYU over Iowa State
Minnesota over Iowa
Ole Miss over Oklahoma
Memphis over South Florida

Kirk Herbstreit:

North Dakota State over South Dakota State
Texas over Mississippi State
Vanderbilt over Missouri
BYU over Iowa State
Iowa over Minnesota
Oklahoma over Ole Miss
South Florida over Memphis

Desmond Howard:

North Dakota State over South Dakota State
Texas A&M over LSU
Mississippi State over Texas
Missouri over Vanderbilt
BYU over Iowa State
Iowa over Minnesota
Ole Miss over Oklahoma
South Florida over Memphis

Pat McAfee:

South Dakota State over North Dakota State
Texas A&M over LSU
Mississippi State over Texas
Vanderbilt over Missouri
BYU over Iowa State
Iowa over Minnesota
Oklahoma over Ole Miss
South Florida over Memphis

Nick Saban:

North Dakota State over South Dakota State
Texas A&M over LSU
Texas over Mississippi State
Vanderbilt over Missouri
BYU over Iowa State
Iowa over Minnesota
Oklahoma over Ole Miss
South Florida over Memphis
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