Here are my picks for weeks 0 and 1 of the 2017 College Football season.
Saturday, August 26th
Oregon State at Colorado State; 2:30, CBSSN
Pick: Colorado State
Portland State at BYU; 3:00, ESPN
Pick: BYU
Hawaii at Massachusetts; 6:00, CBSSN
Pick: Massachusetts
(19) South Florida at San Jose State; 7:30, CBSSN
Pick: South Florida
(14) Stanford vs Rice (Sydney); 10:00, ESPN
Pick: Stanford
Thursday, August 31st
FIU at UCF; 6:00, CBSSN
Pick: UCF
Presbyterian College at Wake Forest; 6:30, ACCN
Pick: Wake Forest
Austin Peay at Cincinnati; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Cincinnati
Buffalo at Minnesota; 7:00, BTN
Pick: Minnesota
Tennessee State at Georgia State; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Georgia State
Elon at Toledo; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Toledo
Rhode Island at Central Michigan; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Central Michigan
Tulsa at (10) Oklahoma State; 7:30, FS1
Pick: Oklahoma State
Holy Cross at Connecticut; 7:30, ESPN3
Pick: Connecticut
North Dakota at Utah; 7:30, Pac-12N
Pick: Utah
(2) Ohio State at Indiana; 8:00, ESPN: This game will be closer than some experts think. ESPN's College GameDay will actually be on site for this one.
Pick: Ohio State
8/31- Florida A&M vs Arkansas (Little Rock); 8:00, SECN
Pick: Arkansas
Louisiana-Monroe at Memphis; 8:00, CBSSN
Pick: Memphis
Sacramento State at Idaho; 9:00, ESPN3
Pick: Idaho
New Mexico State at Arizona State; 10:30, Pac-12N
Pick: Arizona State
Friday, September 1st
Fordham at Army; 6:00, CBSSN
Pick: Army
Charlotte at Eastern Michigan; 6:30, ESPN3
Pick: Eastern Michigan
Central Connecticut at Syracuse; 7:00, SECN
Pick: Syracuse
(8) Washington at Rutgers; 8:00, FS1
Pick: Washington
Navy at FAU; 8:00, ESPNU: Don't be surprised if this is closer than the experts think.
Pick: Navy
Colorado State (1-0; 0-0) vs Colorado (Denver); 8:00, Pac-12N: The Rams played very well against Oregon State last week, but I say the Buffaloes take this one.
Pick: Colorado
Utah State at (9) Wisconsin; 9:00, ESPN
Pick: Wisconsin
Boston College at Northern Illinois; 9:30, CBSSN
Pick: Boston College
Saturday, September 2nd
Kent State at (5) Clemson; 12:00, ESPN
Pick: Clemson
Akron at (6) Penn State; 12:00, ABC
Pick: Penn State
Maryland at (23) Texas; 12:00, FS1
Pick: Texas
Ball State at Illinois; 12:00, BTN
Pick: Illinois
Wyoming at Iowa; 12:00, BTN: Don't rule out the Cowboys keeping this close.
Pick: Iowa
Bowling Green at Michigan State; 12:00, ESPNU
Pick: Michigan State
Missouri State at Missouri; 12:00, SECN
Pick: Missouri
California at North Carolina; 12:20, ACCN: This game to me is a big mystery. I say the Tar Heels pull out a close one.
Pick: North Carolina
Bethune-Cookman at (18) Miami; 12:30, ACCN
Pick: Miami
Youngstown State at Pittsburgh; 1:00, ACCN
Pick: Pittsburgh
Portland State (0-1; 0-0) at Oregon State (0-1; 0-0); 2:00, Pac-12N: The Vikings kept it close against BYU, so don't rule out another close game here although picking an upset is tempting.
Pick: Oregon State
VMI at Air Force; 2:00, ESPN3
Pick: Air Force
North Carolina State vs South Carolina (Charlotte); 3:00, ESPN: Expectations are high for the Wolf Pack this season and I expect them to win comfortably here.
Pick: North Carolina State
UTEP at (7) Oklahoma; 3:30, FOX
Pick: Oklahoma
(11) Michigan vs (17) Florida (Arlington); 3:30, ABC: This should be a fun game to watch. There are a ton of suspensions for the Gators and despite that, I say they keep it close but fall just short against Jim Harbaugh's team in a low scoring game.
Pick: Michigan
Temple at Notre Dame; 3:30, NBC
Pick: Notre Dame
Nevada at Northwestern; 3:30, BTN
Pick: Northwestern
William & Mary at Virginia; 3:30, ACCN
Pick: Virginia
Alabama A&M at UAB; 3:30
Pick: UAB
Troy at Boise State; 3:45, ESPNU: Many people think that the Trojans have a real shot at an upset here, but I say that they fall short on the blue turf.
Pick: Boise State
Stony Brook at (19) South Florida (1-0; 0-0); 4:00, ESPN3
Pick: South Florida
Eastern Washington at Texas Tech; 4:00
Pick: Texas Tech
Kentucky at Southern Miss; 4:00, CBSSN
Pick: Kentucky
Charleston Southern at Mississippi State; 4:00
Pick: Mississippi State
Western Michigan at (4) USC; 5:15, Pac-12N
Pick: USC
NC Central at Duke; 6:00, ACCN
Pick: Duke
James Madison at East Carolina; 6:00, ESPN3
Pick: East Carolina
Albany at Old Dominion; 6:00
Pick: Old Dominion
Appalachian State at (15) Georgia; 6:15, ESPN
Pick: Georgia
Miami (OH) at Marshall; 6:30
Pick: Marshall
Lamar at North Texas; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: North Texas
Houston at UTSA; 7:00: The Road Runners have a shot to pull this one off, but I think the Cougars can make big stops down the stretch to pull this out.
Pick: Houston
Eastern Kentucky at WKU; 7:00
Pick: WKU
Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Louisiana Tech
Stephen F. Austin at SMU; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: SMU
Massachusetts (0-1) at Coastal Carolina; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Massachusetts
Liberty at Baylor; 7:00, FS2
Pick: Baylor
Southeast Missouri State at Kansas; 7:00
Pick: Kansas
Hampton at Ohio; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Ohio
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Lafayette; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Louisiana-Lafayette
Houston Baptist at Texas State; 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Texas State
Central Arkansas at (20) Kansas State; 7:10
Pick: Kansas State
Georgia Southern at (12) Auburn; 7:30, SECN
Pick: Auburn
9/2- (16) Louisville vs Purdue (Indianapolis); 7:30, FOX: Expect a ton of points in this game and for Lamar Jackson to be the best player on the field to lead the way for the Cardinals.
Pick: Louisville
South Alabama at Ole Miss; 7:30, ESPNU
Pick: Ole Miss
Cal Poly at San Jose State (0-1; 0-0); 7:30
Pick: San Jose State
9/2- (3) Florida State vs (1) Alabama (Atlanta); 8:00, ABC: This is certainly the best game of the weekend on paper and it could be the game of the year. The Seminoles will hang around but I say Bo Scarbrough and Jalen Hurts lead the way for the Tide.
Pick: Alabama
Abilene Christian at New Mexico; 8:00
Pick: New Mexico
Arkansas State at Nebraska; 8:00, BTN
Pick: Nebraska
Jackson State at TCU; 8:00
Pick: TCU
Northern Iowa at Iowa State; 8:00
Pick: Iowa State
Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee; 8:00, CBSSN
Pick: Vanderbilt
Grambling at Tulane; 8:00, ESPN3
Pick: Tulane
Southern Utah at Oregon; 8:15, Pac-12N
Pick: Oregon
UC Davis at South Diego State; 8:30
Pick: San Diego State
Howard at UNLV; 9:00
Pick: UNLV
BYU (1-0) vs (13) LSU (New Orleans); 9:30, ESPN: The Cougars are better than what they showed in their win over Portland State, but the Tigers are just the better team here and they'll pull away here.
Pick: LSU
Incarnate Word at Fresno State; 10:00
Pick: Fresno State
Montana State at (24) Washington State; 10:30, Pac-12N: I don't see the Cougars losing to a FCS school for a third straight season.
Pick: Washington State
Northern Arizona at Arizona; 11:00
Pick: Arizona
Western Carolina at Hawaii; 11:59
Pick: Hawaii
Sunday, September 3rd
(21) Virginia Tech vs (22) West Virginia (Landover); 7:30, ABC: This is going to be a great game between these two former Big East schools. Expect a close game, but I like Will Grier and the 'Neers to pull of this one although I can see this game going either way.
Pick: West Virginia
Texas A&M at UCLA; 7:30, FOX: Here we have a "loser leaves town" match of two coaches on the hot seat and the loser of this game could get canned this season at some point. I say Jim Mora survives thanks to Josh Rosen.
Pick: UCLA
Monday, September 4th
(25) Tennessee vs Georgia Tech (Atlanta); 8:00, ESPN: This game should be very interesting in terms of whether the Vols are worth their ranking and if the Yellow Jackets can show whether they can compete with the best of their conference or not. I say the Vols take this one.
Pick: Tennessee
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