2014 Week 5 College Football Picks

Here are my picks for week five of the 2014 college football season.

Thursday, September 25th
Texas Tech (2-1) vs (24) Oklahoma State (2-1)
Pick: Oklahoma State

Appalachian State (1-2) vs Georgia Southern (2-2)
Pick: Georgia Southern

(11) UCLA (3-0) vs (15) Arizona State (3-0): A great Pac-12 matchup with huge implications by all means. Expect the home team to pull the game out.
Pick: Arizona State

Friday, September 26th
Fresno State (1-3) vs New Mexico (1-2)
Pick: New Mexico

Middle Tennessee (2-2) vs Old Dominion (3-1)
Pick: Old Dominion

Saturday, September 27th
Iowa (3-1) vs Purdue (2-2)
Pick: Iowa

UTEP (2-1) vs (25) Kansas State (2-1)
Pick: Kansas State

Wyoming (3-1) vs (9) Michigan State (2-1)
Pick: Michigan State

Northwestern (1-2) vs Penn State (4-0)
Pick: Penn State

TCU (2-0) vs SMU (0-3)
Pick: TCU

South Florida (2-2) vs (19) Wisconsin (2-1)
Pick: Wisconsin

Tulane (1-3) vs Rutgers (3-1)
Pick: Rutgers

Tennessee (2-1) vs (12) Georgia (2-1)
Pick: Georgia

Vanderbilt (1-3) vs Kentucky (2-1)
Pick: Kentucky

Colorado State (2-1) vs Boston College (3-1)
Pick: Boston College

Western Michigan (2-1) vs Virginia Tech (2-2)
Pick: Virginia Tech

Army (1-2) vs Yale (1-0)
Pick: Army

Akron (1-2) vs Pittsburgh (3-1)
Pick: Pittsburgh

Maryland (3-1) vs Indiana (2-1)
Pick: Maryland

Eastern Illinois (1-3) vs Ohio (2-2)
Pick: Ohio

Bowling Green (2-2) vs UMass (0-4)
Pick: Bowling Green

Western Illinois (1-2) vs Navy (2-2)
Pick: Navy

Minnesota (3-1) vs Michigan (2-2): This game could make or break Michigan head coach Brady Hoke's Michigan tenure. Expect Michigan to get a big win.
Pick: Michigan

Kent State (0-3) vs Virginia (2-2)
Pick: Virginia

FIU (1-3) vs UAB (2-1)
Pick: UAB

(1) Florida State (3-0) vs NC State (4-0): This game should be a great one. Expect the nations number one team to win a close one.
Pick: Florida State

Wake Forest (2-2) vs Louisville (3-1)
Pick: Louisville

Miami (OH) (0-4) vs Buffalo (2-2)
Pick: Buffalo

Arkansas (3-1) vs (6) Texas A&M (4-0): This game is very underrated. Expect A&M to remain unbeaten.
Pick: Texas A&M

Colorado (2-2) vs California (2-1)
Pick: Colorado

Temple (2-1) vs UConn (1-3)
Pick: UConn

Louisiana Tech (2-2) vs (5) Auburn (3-0)
Pick: Auburn

Texas (1-2) vs Kansas (2-1)
Pick: Texas

(16) Stanford (2-1) vs Washington (4-0): This is a fantastic matchup. I wouldn't be surprised if Washington pulled it off, but expect Stanford to win.
Pick: Stanford

South Florida (1–2) vs Idaho (0-3)
Pick: Idaho

UTSA (1-2) vs Florida Atlantic (1-3)
Pick: UTSA

Cincinnati (2-0) vs (22) Ohio State (2-1)
Pick: Ohio State

North Carolina (2-1) vs Clemson (1-2)
Pick: Clemson

Central Michigan (2-2) vs Toledo (2-2)
Pick: Toledo

Rice (0-3) vs Southern Miss (2-2)
Pick: Southern Miss

Troy (0-4) vs UL Monroe (2-1)
Pick: UL Monroe

Missouri (2-1) vs (13) South Carolina (2-1): Another great game we have. Expect a tight game, but the home team to pull it out.
Pick: South Carolina

Boise State (3-1) vs Air Force (2-1)
Pick: Boise State

New Mexico (2-2) vs (17) LSU (3-1)
Pick: LSU

Duke (4-0) vs Miami (FL) (2-2)
Pick: Duke

Memphis (2-1) vs (10) Ole Miss (3-0)
Pick: Ole Miss

Texas State (1-2) vs Tulsa (1-2)
Pick: Tulsa

(8) Notre Dame (3-0) vs Syracuse (2-1)
Pick: Notre Dame

(7) Baylor (3-0) vs Iowa State (1-2)
Pick: Baylor

UNLV (1-3) vs San Diego State (1-2)
Pick: San Diego State

Washington State (1-3) vs Utah (3-0)
Pick: Utah

Illinois (3-1) vs (21) Nebraska (4-0)
Pick: Nebraska

Oregon State (3-0) vs (18) USC (2-1)
Pick: USC

Nevada (2-1) vs San Jose State (1-2)
Pick: Nevada