Here are my picks for week two of the 2018 College Football season.
Friday, September 7th
(16) TCU (1-0; 0-0) at SMU (0-1; 0-0)- 8:00, ESPN2
Pick: TCU
Saturday, September 8th
New Mexico (1-0; 0-0) at (5) Wisconsin (1-0; 0-0)- 12:00, BTN
Pick: Wisconsin
Western Michigan (0-1; 0-0) at (21) Michigan (0-1; 0-0)- 12:00, FS1
Pick: Michigan
(18) Mississippi State (1-0; 0-0) at Kansas State (1-0; 0-0)- 12:00, ESPN: Bill Snyder's teams usually do better when expectations are lowered, but I don't see them winning here even at home.
Pick: Mississippi State
Towson (1-0; 0-0) at Wake Forest (1-0; 0-0)- 12:00, SECN
Pick: Wake Forest
Eastern Michigan (1-0; 0-0) at Purdue (0-1; 0-1)- 12:00, BTN
Pick: Purdue
Liberty (1-0) at Army (0-1)- 12:00, CBSSN: The Flames were impressive last week, but I think they have a let down against a solid Knights team.
Pick: Army
Nevada (1-0; 0-0) at Vanderbilt (1-0; 0-0)- 12:00, SECN
Pick: Vanderbilt
Arizona (0-1; 0-0) at Houston (1-0; 0-0)- 12:00, ABC/ESPN2: Hard call here, but going to take a risk and go with the Wildcats on the road to bounce back from last weeks disappointing loss.
Pick: Arizona
Duke (1-0; 0-0) at Northwestern (1-0; 1-0)- 12:00, ESPNU: Expect a competitive game here, but I like the Cats in their home opener.
Pick: Northwestern
Georgia Tech (1-0; 0-0) at South Florida (1-0; 0-0)- 12:00, ABC/ESPN2
Pick: South Florida
Georgia State (1-0; 0-0) at NC State (1-0; 0-0)- 12:30, ACCN
Pick: NC State
UCLA (0-1; 0-0) at (6) Oklahoma (1-0; 0-0)- 1:00, FOX: The Sooners will steamroll the Bruins and Chip Kelly.
Pick: Oklahoma
Holy Cross (0-1; 0-1) at Boston College (1-0; 0-0)- 1:00, ACCN
Pick: Boston College
William & Mary (1-0; 0-0) at (12) Virginia Tech (1-0; 1-0)- 2:00, ACCN
Pick: Virginia Tech
Portland State (0-1; 0-0) at (23) Oregon (1-0; 0-0)- 2:00, Pac-12N
Pick: Oregon
Air Force (1-0; 0-0) at FAU (0-1; 0-0)- 2:00, CBSSN
Pick: FAU
Kansas (0-1; 0-0) at Central Michigan (0-1; 0-0)- 3:00, ESPN+
Pick: Central Michigan
Arkansas State (1-0; 0-0) at (1) Alabama (1-0; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPN2
Pick: Alabama
(3) Georgia (1-0; 0-0) at (24) South Carolina (1-0; 0-0)- 3:30, CBS: Would not be shocked if this is closer than the experts think, but I love the Bulldogs in this spot.
Pick: Georgia
Rutgers (1-0; 0-0) at (4) Ohio State (1-0; 0-0)- 3:30, BTN
Pick: Ohio State
Ball State (1-0; 0-0) at (8) Notre Dame (1-0)- 3:30, NBC
Pick: Notre Dame
Colorado (1-0; 0-0) at Nebraska (0-0; 0-0)- 3:30, ABC
Pick: Nebraska
Buffalo (1-0; 0-0) at Temple (0-1; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPN3: Tempted to pick the Bulls, but I like the Owls to bounce back here at home.
Pick: Temple
Memphis (1-0; 0-0) at Navy (0-1; 0-0)- 3:30, CBSSN: I like the Midshipmen here to bounce back at home against their conference rival.
Pick: Navy
North Carolina (0-1; 0-0) at East Carolina (0-1; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPNU
Pick: North Carolina
Wagner (1-0; 0-0) at Syracuse (1-0; 0-0)- 3:30, ACCN
Pick: Syracuse
Howard (0-1; 0-0) at Kent State (0-1; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPN+: Hmmmm..... Should I go with an upset here? You know what? I will! The Bison almost did it against the conference favorite Bobcats so I'll give them a shot here against the Golden Flashes.
Pick: Howard
Morgan State (0-1; 0-0) at Akron (0-0; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPN+
Pick: Akron
Lamar (1-0; 0-0) at Texas Tech (0-1; 0-0)- 4:00
Pick: Texas Tech
Southern Illinois (1-0; 0-0) at Ole Miss (1-0; 0-0)- 4:00, SECN
Pick: Ole Miss
East Tennessee State (1-0; 0-0) at Tennessee (0-1; 0-0)- 4:00, SECN
Pick: Tennessee
North Dakota (1-0) at (9) Washington (0-1; 0-0)- 5:00, Pac-12N
Pick: Washington
Iowa State (0-0; 0-0) at Iowa (1-0; 0-0)- 5:00, FOX: This Cy Hawk should be a good one with both teams being solid. I like the Hawkeyes at home this time around.
Pick: Iowa
Savannah State (0-1; 0-0) at (22) Miami (0-1; 0-0)- 6:00, ACCN
Pick: Miami
Youngstown State (0-1; 0-0) at West Virginia; 6:00
Pick: West Virginia
SC State (0-1; 0-0) at (19) UCF (1-0; 1-0)- 6:00, ESPN3
Pick: UCF
Maryland (1-0; 0-0) at Bowling Green (0-1; 0-0)- 6:00, ESPN+
Pick: Maryland
Massachusetts (0-1) at Georgia Southern (1-0; 0-0)- 6:00, ESPN+
Pick: Massachusetts
Appalachian State (0-1; 0-0) at Charlotte (1-0; 0-0)- 6:00, ESPN+
Pick: Appalachian State
Eastern Kentucky (1-0; 0-0) at Marshall (1-0; 0-0)- 6:30, ESPN+
Pick: Marshall
(2) Clemson (1-0; 0-0) at Texas A&M (1-0; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN: This should be an interesting game. GameDay surprisingly is in town for it instead of it being in Stanford and that should excite the Aggies. But, I don't see this game being that close at all. Tigers take it going away as Jimbo Fisher's new team is far from the level of the Tigers.
Pick: Clemson
Southeastern Louisiana (0-1; 0-0) at (11) LSU (1-0; 0-0)- 7:00
Pick: LSU
UT-Martin (0-1; 0-0) at Middle Tennessee (0-1; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN+
Pick: Middle Tennessee
Southern (0-1; 0-0) at Louisiana Tech (1-0; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN+
Pick: Louisiana Tech
UL Monroe (1-0; 0-0) at Southern Miss (1-0; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Southern Miss
UAB (1-0; 0-0) at Coastal Carolina (0-1; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN+
Pick: UAB
Baylor (1-0; 0-0) at UTSA (0-1; 0-0)- 7:00
Pick: Baylor
Indiana State (1-0; 0-0) at Louisville (0-1; 0-0)- 7:00, ACCN
Pick: Louisville
Wyoming (1-1; 0-0) at Missouri (1-0; 0-0)- 7:00
Pick: Missouri
Texas Southern (1-0; 0-0) at Texas State (0-1; 0-0)- 7:00
Pick: Texas State
Florida A&M (1-0; 0-0) at Troy (0-1; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN+
Pick: Troy
Samford (1-0; 0-0) at Florida State (0-1; 0-1)- 7:20, ACCN
Pick: Florida State
Alabama State (1-0; 0-0) at (7) Auburn (1-0; 0-0)- 7:30, SECN
Pick: Auburn
Western Illinois (0-1; 0-0) at Illinois (1-0; 0-0)- 7:30, BTN
Pick: Illinois
Virginia (1-0; 0-0) at Indiana (1-0; 0-0)- 7:30, BTN
Pick: Indiana
Arkansas (1-0; 0-0) at Colorado State (0-2; 0-1)- 7:30, CBSSN: I'm tempted to pick the Rams here to get their first win and I'm going to say they fall short.
Pick: Arkansas
Kentucky (1-0; 0-0) at (25) Florida (1-0; 0-0)- 7:30, SECN: This is going to be a great game down in The Swamp. Give me the Gators in a super close one at home.
Pick: Florida
Utah (1-0; 0-0) at Northern Illinois (0-1; 0-0)- 7:30, ESPNEWS
Pick: Utah
Maine (1-0; 1-0) at WKU (0-1; 0-0)- 7:30, ESPN+
Pick: WKU
FIU (0-1; 0-0) at Old Dominion (0-1; 0-0)- 7:30
Pick: Old Dominion
Incarnate Word (0-1; 0-0) at North Texas (1-0; 0-0)- 7:30, ESPN+
Pick: North Texas
Fresno State (1-0; 0-0) at Minnesota (1-0; 0-0)- 7:30, FS1: This could be a sneaky good game. I like the Gophers at home.
Pick: Minnesota
(13) Penn State (1-0; 0-0) at Pittsburgh (1-0; 0-0)- 8:00, ABC: This should be a fun atmosphere on Pitt's campus, but I think the Nittany Lions are going to come out with a vengeance and win this game going away after almost losing a week ago.
Pick: Penn State
Tulsa (1-0; 0-0) at Texas (0-1; 0-0)- 8:00, Longhorn
Pick: Texas
New Mexico State (0-0) at Utah State (0-1; 0-0)- 8:00
Pick: Utah State
South Alabama (0-1; 0-0) at Oklahoma State (1-0; 0-0)- 8:00
Pick: Oklahoma State
Nicholls (1-0; 0-0) at Tulane (0-1; 0-0)- 8:00, ESPN3: Will the Colonels pull off a second straight upset? I say no.
Pick: Tulane
Southern Utah (0-1; 0-0) at Oregon State (0-1; 0-0)- 8:00, Pac-12N
Pick: Oregon State
Cincinnati (1-0; 0-0) at Miami-Ohio (0-1; 0-0)- 8:00, ESPN3: The Bearcats have a letdown after their big win in LA.
Pick: Miami-Ohio
(17) USC (1-0; 0-0) at (10) Stanford (1-0; 0-0)- 8:30, FOX: Best game of week 2 right here. Stanford was snubbed of hosting GameDay but oh well. That said, I like Bryce Love to lead the Cardinal to a big win and I don't trust JT Daniels on the road in a hostile environment yet.
Pick: Stanford
UTEP (0-1; 0-0) at UNLV (0-1; 0-0)- 9:00
Pick: UNLV
Sacramento State (1-0; 0-0) at San Diego State (0-1; 0-0)- 9:00
Pick: San Diego State
California (1-0; 0-0) at BYU (1-0)- 10:15, ESPN2: The Cougars follow up the win with another win at home.
Pick: BYU
Connecticut (0-1; 0-1) at (20) Boise State (1-0; 0-0)- 10:15, ESPNU
Pick: Boise State
(15) Michigan State (1-0; 0-0) at Arizona State (1-0; 0-0)- 10:45, ESPN: I expect Sparty to come out and win in Tempe by double digits and look much better than they did against Utah State.
Pick: Michigan State
San Jose State (0-1; 0-0) at Washington State (1-0; 0-0)- 11:00, Pac-12N
Pick: Washington State
Rice (1-1; 0-0) at Hawaii (2-0; 0-0)- 11:59
Pick: Hawaii
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