Here are my picks for Week 1 of the 2014 College Football season.
Wednesday, August 27th
Abilene Christian vs Georgia Tech
Pick: Georgia Tech
Thursday, August 28th
(21) Texas A&M vs (9) South Carolina- This is one of the more fascinating games of the first weekend of the college football season as two top 25 teams go head-to-head. A&M still has a good offensive line and talent, but without Johnny Football, it will be tough for A&M to go into Columbia and pull this one out.
Pick: South Carolina
Wake Forest vs UL Monroe
Pick: UL Monroe
Eastern Illinois vs Minnesota
Pick: Minnesota
Howard vs Akron
Pick: Akron
Presbyterian vs Northern Illinois
Pick: Northern Illinois
Chattanooga vs Central Michigan
Pick: Central Michigan
Idaho State vs Utah
Pick: Utah
Boise State vs (18) Ole Miss- This game will be played in Atlanta and it's a pretty good matchup. This is a tough call, but I Ole Miss pulls this one out.
Pick: Ole Miss
Cal Poly vs New Mexico State
Pick: New Mexico State
Tulane vs Tulsa
Pick: Tulsa
Temple vs Vanderbilt
Pick: Vanderbilt
Rutgers vs Washington State- This game will be played in Seattle's Century Link Field. Washington State should win this one easily.
Pick: Washington State
North Dakota vs San Diego State
Pick: San Diego State
Weber State vs (19) Arizona State
Pick: Arizona State
Friday, August 30th
BYU vs UConn
Pick: BYU
Jacksonville State vs (8) Michigan State
Pick: Michigan State
Villanova vs Syracuse
Pick: Syracuse
Bowling Green vs Western Kentucky
Pick: Bowling Green
Colorado State vs Colorado- This game will be played in Denver's Mile High Stadium. I think Colorado State takes this one.
Pick: Colorado State
UTSA vs Houston- Some people like an upset here, I wouldn't be surprised if it happened but I like Houston in this matchup slightly better.
Pick: Houston
UNLV vs Arizona
Pick: Arizona
Saturday, August 30th
Penn State vs UCF- This game will be played in Dublin. I like UCF in this fascinating matchup.
Pick: UCF
(5) Ohio State vs Navy- This game will be played in Baltimore. Navy could make it interesting, but Ohio State should pull it out.
Pick: Ohio State
(7) UCLA vs Virginia
Pick: UCLA
Delaware vs Pittsburgh
Pick: Pittsburgh
Appalachian State vs Michigan
Pick: Michigan
North Dakota State vs Iowa State
Pick: Iowa State
Indiana State vs Indiana
Pick: Indiana
Northern Iowa vs Iowa
Pick: Iowa
Western Michigan vs Perdue
Pick: Perdue
Troy vs UAB
Pick: Troy
Tennessee-Martin vs Kentucky
Pick: Kentucky
Youngstown State vs Illinois
Pick: Illinois
Wofford vs Georgia Tech
Pick: Georgia Tech
Georgia Southern vs NC State
Pick: NC State
Colgate vs Ball State
Pick: Ball State
Nicholls State vs Air Force
Pick: Air Force
Southern Utah vs Nevada
Pick: Nevada
Boston College vs UMass
Pick: Boston College
West Virginia vs (2) Alabama- This game will be played in Atlanta. Look for Alabama to cruise.
Pick: Alabama
Rice vs (17) Notre Dame- I think Everett Goldson returns back to 2012 forum in his first start back from suspension.
Pick: Notre Dame
Florida Atlantic vs (22) Nebraska
Pick: Nebraska
South Dakota State vs (24) Missouri
Pick: Missouri
James Madison vs Maryland
Pick: Maryland
California vs Northwestern
Pick: Northwestern
Duquesne vs Buffalo
Pick: Buffalo
Hampton vs Old Dominion
Pick: Old Dominion
Marshall vs Miami (OH)
Pick: Marshall
Arkansas vs (6) Auburn
Pick: Auburn
UC Davis vs (11) Stanford
Pick: Stanford
Montana vs Wyoming
Pick: Wyoming
Portland State vs Oregon State
Pick: Oregon State
William & Mary vs Virginia Tech
Pick: Virginia Tech
(16) Clemson vs (12) Georgia- This is a very tough game to pick, but I think Georgia pulls away late.
Pick: Georgia
Liberty vs (23) North Carolina
Pick: North Carolina
Elon vs Duke
Pick: Duke
Ohio vs Kent State
Pick: Ohio
Morgan State vs Eastern Michigan
Pick: Eastern Michigan
Louisiana Tech vs (4) Oklahoma
Pick: Oklahoma
New Hampshire vs Toledo
Pick: Toledo
Savannah State vs Middle Tennessee
Pick: Middle Tennessee
Bethune-Cookman vs FIU
Pick: FIU
Northern Arizona vs San Diego State
Pick: San Diego State
Idaho vs Florida
Pick: Florida
Austin Peay vs Memphis
Pick: Memphis
Western Carolina vs USF
Pick: USF
Samford vs TCU
Pick: TCU
Central Arkansas vs Texas Tech
Pick: Texas Tech
Montana State vs Arkansas State
Pick: Arkansas State
Southern University vs UL Lafayette
Pick: UL Lafayette
Arkansas Pine-Bluff vs Texas State
Pick: Texas State
Stephen F. Austin vs (20) Kansas State
Pick: Kansas State
Fresno State vs (15) USC- I like Fresno State this season, but the home crowd in Southern Cal will be too fired up and will be behind the team and new coach Steve Sarkisian.
Pick: USC
Southern Miss vs Mississippi State- This was a tough call, but I think Mississippi State pulls it out.
Pick: Mississippi State
(1) Florida State vs Oklahoma State- This game will be played at AT&T Stadium aka Jerry World in which Florida State should be able to win this game.
Pick: Florida State
UTEP vs New Mexico
Pick: New Mexico
North Texas vs Texas
Pick: Texas
NC Central vs East Carolina
Pick: East Carolina
(14) Wisconsin vs (13) LSU- This is one hell of a game that's being played in Houston. I think LSU pulls this one out late.
Pick: LSU
South Dakota vs (3) Oregon
Pick: Oregon
(25) Washington vs Hawaii
Pick: Washington
Sunday, August 31st
Utah State vs Tennessee
Pick: Tennessee
SMU vs (10) Baylor
Pick: Baylor
Monday, September 1st
Miami (FL) vs Louisville
Pick: Louisville
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