Here are my picks for week five of the 2016 College Football season.
Thursday, September 29th
Connecticut (2-2; 0-1) at (6) Houston (4-0; 1-0)- 8:00, ESPN: The Huskies were the lone team to knock off the Cougars last season. The Cougars get revenge here.
Pick: Houston
Kansas (1-2; 0-0) at Texas Tech (2-1; 0-0)- 8:30, FS1
Pick: Texas Tech
Friday, September 30th
(7) Stanford (4-0; 1-0) at (10) Washington (3-0; 2-0)- 9:00, ESPN: This game could very well (and in all likelihood) decide the Pac-12 North. Give me Christian McCaffrey and the Cardinal to get a huge road win in Seattle.
Pick: Stanford
Toledo (3-0; 0-0) at BYU (1-3) 10:15, ESPN2
Pick: BYU
Saturday, October 1st
Syracuse (2-2; 0-1) vs Notre Dame (1-3)- 12:00, ESPN: This game will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. The Fighting Irish desperately need a win and they'll get it here.
Pick: Notre Dame
Alcorn State (1-2; 1-2) at (20) Arkansas (3-1; 0-1)- 12:00, SECN
Pick: Arkansas
(13) Baylor (4-0; 1-0) at Iowa State (1-3; 0-1)- 12:00, FS1
Pick: Baylor
(23) Florida (3-1; 1-1) at Vanderbilt (2-2; 0-1)- 12:00, SECN: Don't be surprised if the Commodores keep this one close.
Pick: Florida
(22) Texas (2-1; 0-0) at Oklahoma State (2-2; 0-1)- 12:00, ABC: This is a big one in Stillwater. Give me Mason Rudolph to lead the way for a bounce back win for the Cowboys.
Pick: Oklahoma State
Rutgers (2-2; 0-1) at (2) Ohio State (3-0; 0-0)- 12:00, BTN
Pick: Ohio State
Northwestern (1-3; 0-1) at Iowa (3-1; 1-0)- 12:00, ESPNU
Pick: Iowa
UCF (2-2; 0-0) at East Carolina (2-2; 0-0)- 12:00, CBSSN
Pick: East Carolina
SMU (2-2; 0-0) at Temple (2-2; 0-0)- 12:00, ESPNEWS
Pick: Temple
(14) Miami (FL) (3-0; 0-0) at Georgia Tech (3-1; 1-1)- 12:00, ESPN2: Here's a potential trap game for the Hurricanes, but I think the Canes get it done.
Pick: Miami (FL)
Georgia State (0-3; 0-0) at Appalachian State (2-2; 0-0)- 12:00, ESPN3
Pick: Appalachian State
Virginia (1-3; 0-0) at Duke (2-2; 0-1)- 12:30, ACCN
Pick: Duke
Buffalo (1-2; 0-0) at Boston College (2-2; 0-2)- 1:00, ACCN
Pick: Boston College
Oregon State (1-2; 0-0) at Colorado (3-1; 1-0)- 2:30, Pac-12N
Pick: Colorado
Ohio (2-2; 0-0) at Miami (OH) (0-4; 0-0)- 2:30, ESPN3
Pick: Ohio
Eastern Michigan (3-1; 0-0) at Bowling Green (1-3; 0-0)- 3:00, ESPN3
Pick: Bowling Green
Navy (3-0; 2-0) at Air Force (3-0; 1-0)- 3:30, CBSSN
Pick: Air Force
Louisiana-Monroe (1-2; 0-1) at Auburn (2-2; 1-1)- 3:30, SECN
Pick: Auburn
(11) Tennessee (4-0; 1-0) at (25) Georgia (3-1; 0-1)- 3:30, CBS: This is perhaps a College Football Playoff Elimination game and the one decides the SEC East. Give me the Bulldogs to bounce back from their disastrous loss in Oxford and for the Vols to have a letdown after their big comeback win over the Gators.
Pick: Georgia
Tulane (2-2; 0-1) at Massachusetts (1-3)- 3:30
Pick: Tulane
Northern Illinois (0-4; 0-0) at Ball State (3-1; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPN3
Pick: Ball State
North Carolina (3-1; 1-0) at (12) Florida State (3-1; 0-1)- 3:30, ESPN: Here's another College a Football Playoff elimination game. Give me the Noles and Dalvin Cook to win at home.
Pick: Florida State
Wake Forest (4-0; 1-0) at North Carolina State (2-1; 0-0)- 3:30, ACCN: The Deacons have been a great story so far, but I believe they'll be handed their first loss on Saturday in Raleigh.
Pick: North Carolina State
Akron (2-2; 0-0) at Kent State (1-3; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPN3
Pick: Akron
Purdue (2-1; 0-0) at Maryland (3-0; 0-0)- 3:30, BTN
Pick: Maryland
(8) Wisconsin (4-0; 1-0) at (4) Michigan (4-0; 1-0)- 3:30, ABC: What a huge game we have here in the Big-10 with perhaps heavy College Football Playoff implications. Give me the Wolverines to hand the Badgers their first loss of the season.
Pick: Michigan
Illinois (1-2; 0-0) at (15) Nebraska (4-0; 1-0)- 3:30, ESPN2
Pick: Nebraska
Minnesota (3-0; 0-0) at Penn State (2-2; 0-1)- 3:30, BTN
Pick: Penn State
Kansas State (2-1; 0-0) at West Virginia (3-0; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPNU
Pick: West Virginia
(9) Texas A&M (4-0; 2-0) at South Carolina (2-2; 1-2)- 4:00, SECN: Don't be surprised if this game is close late, but Trevor Knight will make the plays down the stretch and the Aggies will remain unbeaten for another week.
Pick: Texas A&M
San Jose State (1-3; 0-0) at New Mexico (1-2; 0-0)- 4:00
Pick: New Mexico
Oklahoma (1-2; 0-0) at (21) TCU (3-1; 1-0)- 5:00, FOX: The unranked Sooners are favored on the road against the twenty-first ranked Horned Frogs. The Sooners have been perhaps the country's biggest disappointment thus far this season and that title will continue to hinge as the Horned Frogs and Kenny Hill will get the win over the disappointing Sooners.
Pick: TCU
Troy (3-1; 0-0) at Idaho (2-2; 0-0)- 5:00, ESPN3
Pick: Troy
Old Dominion (2-2; 1-0) at Charlotte (1-3; 0-0)- 6:00
Pick: Old Dominion
(18) Utah (4-0; 1-0) at California (2-2; 0-1)- 6:00, Pac-12N: The Utes are for real led by their defense and they'll get a big road win in Berkeley.
Pick: Utah
Memphis (3-0; 0-0) at (16) Ole Miss (2-2; 1-1)- 7:00, ESPN2: The Rebels will get revenge here after losing to the Tigers last season.
Pick: Ole Miss
Kentucky (2-2; 1-1) at (1) Alabama (4-0; 1-0)- 7:00, ESPN
Pick: Alabama
Florida Atlantic (1-3; 0-0) at FIU (0-4; 0-0)- 7:00
Pick: Florida Atlantic
UTEP (1-3; 0-1) at Louisiana Tech (1-3; 0-1)- 7:00
Pick: Louisiana Tech
Western Michigan (4-0; 0-0) at Central Michigan (3-1; 0-0)- 7:00, CBSSN: This game could very well decide the Mid-American West division. Give me the Chipewas here at home in a close one.
Pick: Central Michigan
South Florida (3-1; 0-0) at Cincinnati (3-1; 0-1)- 7:00, ESPNU: This came could very well decide the American Athletic East division. Give me the Bearcats at home in a close one.
Pick: Cincinnati
Middle Tennessee (3-1; 1-0) at North Texas (2-2; 0-1)- 7:00
Pick: Middle Tennessee
Rice (0-4; 0-2) at Southern Miss (3-1; 1-0)- 7:00
Pick: Southern Miss
Houston Baptist (2-2; 1-2) at Western Kentucky (2-2; 1-0)- 7:00
Pick: Western Kentucky
Incarnate Word (1-2; 1-1) at Texas State (1-2; 0-0)- 7:30, ESPN3
Pick: Texas State
Marshall (1-1; 0-0) at Pittsburgh (2-2; 0-1)- 7:30, ESPN3
Pick: Pittsburgh
Missouri (2-2; 0-1) at LSU (2-2; 1-1)- 7:30, SECN: Out is Les Miles and in is new interim coach Ed Orgeron. Orgeron begins his case to remove the interim tag with a win.
Pick: LSU
San Diego State (3-0; 0-0) at South Alabama (2-2; 0-2)- 8:00, ESPNEWS
Pick: San Diego State
Louisiana-Lafayette (2-2; 1-0) at New Mexico State (1-3; 0-1)- 8:00, ESPN3
Pick: Louisiana-Lafayette
(3) Louisville (4-0; 2-0) at (5) Clemson (4-0; 1-0)- 8:00, ABC: This is the biggest game of the College Football season so far and it could not only decide a spot in the conference title game but a spot in the College Football Playoff. ESPN's College GameDay will be on site for this as well. Give me Heisman favorite Lamar Jackson to outduel DeSeaun Watson and the Cardinals will get a big time road win in primetime.
Pick: Louisville
(17) Michigan State (2-1; 0-1) at Indiana (2-1; 0-0)- 8:00, BTN: The Hoosiers will keep this one closer than the experts think, but Sparty will get the win.
Pick: Michigan State
Arizona State (4-0; 1-0) at USC (1-3; 0-2)- 8:30, FOX: New Trojans starting quarterback Sam Darnold was very promising in Salt Lake City last week and I believe he'll help them hand the Sun Devils their first loss of the season.
Pick: USC
Oregon (2-2; 0-1) at Washington State (1-2; 0-0)- 9:30, Pac-12N: Don't be surprised if these two teams combine for over 100 points. Give me the Cougars at home.
Pick: Washington State
Utah State (2-2; 0-1) at (24) Boise State (3-0; 0-0)- 10:15, ESPN2
Pick: Boise State
Wyoming (2-2; 0-0) at Colorado State (2-2; 0-0)- 10:15, ESPNU
Pick: Colorado State
Fresno State (1-3; 0-0) at UNLV (1-3; 0-0)- 10:30, CBSSN
Pick: UNLV
Arizona (2-2; 0-1) at UCLA (2-2; 0-1)- 10:30, ESPN: Josh Rosen leads the way for the Bruins but the Wildcats will make it closer than the experts think.
Pick: UCLA
Nevada (2-2; 0-0) at Hawaii (1-3; 0-0)- 11:59
Pick: Nevada
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