Here are my picks for week 4 of the 2017 College Football season.
Thursday, September 21st
Temple (2-1; 0-0) at (21) South Florida (3-0; 0-0)- 7:30, ESPN: The Bulls better be ready because the Owls aren't a bad team and they're better than the Illini, who the Bulls defeated last week. Expect a close one here and the Bulls to pull out another win.
Pick: South Florida
Friday, September 22nd
Virginia (2-1; 0-0) at Boise State (2-1; 1-0)- 8:00, ESPN2
Pick: Boise State
(23) Utah (2-0; 0-0) at Arizona (2-1; 0-0)- 10:30, FS1: Some think there is upset potential here, but I'm going to say the Utes pull out a close one against a Wildcat team that has looked improved so far.
Pick: Utah
Saturday, September 23rd
UNLV (1-1; 0-0) at (10) Ohio State (2-1; 1-0)- 12:00, BTN
Pick: Ohio State
North Carolina State (2-1; 0-0) at (12) Florida State (0-1; 0-0)- 12:00, ABC/ESPN2: The Seminoles are coming off a long lay off thanks to Hurricane Irma and we really haven't seen them without De'Andre Francois yet. The Wolf Pack will keep it closer than the experts think, but the 'Noles will find a way sans no Francois.
Pick: Florida State
Kent State (1-2; 0-0) at (19) Louisville (2-1; 0-1)- 12:00, ACCN
Pick: Louisville
Texas Tech (2-0; 0-0) at Houston (2-0; 0-0)- 12:00, ABC/ESPN2
Pick: Houston
Army (2-1) at Tulane (1-2; 0-1)- 12:00, CBSSN
Pick: Tulane
Arkansas vs Texas A&M (Arlington); 12:00, ESPN: This game was easily the hardest one to pick for the week. Both of these teams have a lot to prove here to kick off conference play. With sort of a home field advantage, give me the Aggies in a close one.
Pick: Texas A&M
Massachusetts (0-4) at Tennessee (2-1; 0-1)- 12:00, SECN
Pick: Tennessee
West Virginia (2-1; 0-0) at Kansas (1-2; 0-0)- 12:00, ESPNU
Pick: West Virginia
Pittsburgh (1-2; 0-0) at Georgia Tech (1-1; 0-0)- 12:00, ACCN
Pick: Georgia Tech
New Mexico (1-2; 0-1) at Tulsa (1-2; 0-0)- 1:30, ESPN3
Pick: Tulsa
Old Dominion (2-1; 0-0) at (13) Virginia Tech (3-0; 0-0)- 2:00, ACCN
Pick: Virginia Tech
Idaho (1-2; 0-0) at South Alabama (1-2; 0-0)- 2:00, ESPN3
Pick: South Alabama
Ohio (2-1; 0-0) at Eastern Michigan (2-0; 0-0)- 2:00, ESPN3
Pick: Ohio
UCF (1-0; 0-0) at Maryland (2-0; 0-0)- 3:00, FS1: Going on a limb and say that the Knights pull off a mild upset here on the road.
Pick: UCF
(1) Alabama (3-0; 0-0) at Vanderbilt (3-0; 0-0)- 3:30, CBS: Here is one of my favorite games of the week. The Commodores are coming off an upset win over the Kansas State Wildcats and they want to prove they can hang with the nations top team in the Tide. I'm going to say the Tide roll here simply because they'll be motivated due to the attention teams like Clemson and Oklahoma are getting and the fact that other teams in their conference are getting some buzz (notably Mississippi State) after hot starts.
Pick: Alabama
Boston College (1-2; 0-1) at (2) Clemson (3-0; 1-0)- 3:30, ESPN2
Pick: Clemson
(5) USC (3-0; 1-0) at California (3-0; 0-0)- 3:30, ABC: The Trojans are lucky this is not a night game or else an upset would be more likely. A little letdown after the epic double overtime win over the Texas Longhorns is not out of the question, but I'm gonna say the Trojans overcome a letdown and win a game closer than the experts think.
Pick: USC
(16) TCU (3-0; 0-0) at (6) Oklahoma State (3-0; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPN: This is a huge game in the Big-12 to start conference play. Mason Rudolph is a Heisman candidate and I believe he'll lead the Cowboys to a win here although the Horned Frogs will be competitive.
Pick: Oklahoma State
Toledo (3-0; 0-0) at (14) Miami (1-0; 0-0) 3:30, ACCN
Pick: Miami
Rutgers (1-2; 0-0) at Nebraska (1-2; 0-0)- 3:30, BTN
Pick: Nebraska
Georgia Southern (0-2; 0-0) at Indiana (1-1; 0-1)- 3:30, BTN
Pick: Indiana
Wake Forest (3-0; 1-0)- at Appalachian State (2-1; 1-0)- 3:30, ESPN3: Taking a roll of the dice here with an upset.
Pick: Appalachian State
Duke (3-0; 0-0) at North Carolina (1-2; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPNU
Pick: Duke
Louisiana Tech (2-1; 1-0) at South Carolina (2-1; 1-1)- 3:30, SECN: This is a sneaky good game. I like the Gamecocks to rebound at home here and for the Bulldogs to have a letdown after a big win in Bowling Green.
Pick: South Carolina
Miami-Ohio (1-2; 0-0) at Central Michigan (2-1; 0-0)- 3:30, ESPN3
Pick: Miami-Ohio
Cincinnati (2-1; 0-0) at Navy (2-0; 1-0)- 3:30, CBSSN: The Midshipmen will win, but this will be closer than the experts think due to the Bearcats defense.
Pick: Navy
(8) Michigan (3-0; 0-0) at Purdue (2-1; 0-0)- 4:00, FOX: The Boiler Makers want to prove their for real here, but Jim Harbaugh will have his team ready and they'll win a game that's close for at least a half, maybe a little longer than that.
Pick: Michigan
Louisiana-Monroe (0-2; 0-0) at Louisiana-Lafayette (1-2; 0-0)- 5:00, ESPN3
Pick: Louisiana-Monroe
Nevada (0-3; 0-0) at (18) Washington State (3-0; 1-0)- 6:00, Pac-12N
Pick: Washington State
Akron (1-2; 0-0) at Troy (2-1; 1-0)- 6:00, ESPN3
Pick: Troy
Georgia State (0-2; 0-0) at Charlotte (0-3; 0-0)- 6:00
Pick: Charlotte
(3) Oklahoma (3-0; 0-0) at Baylor (0-3; 0-0)- 6:00, FS1
Pick: Oklahoma
Western Illinois (2-0; 0-0) at Coastal Carolina (1-1; 0-0)- 6:30, ESPN3
Pick: Coastal Carolina
UAB (2-1; 0-0) at North Texas (1-2; 0-0)- 6:30
Pick: North Texas
(17) Mississippi State (3-0; 1-0) at (11) Georgia (3-0; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN: This game is very intriguing from a standpoint that the winner of this game will likely prove to be the second best team in the SEC. Nick Fitzgerald has played very well and so has Jake Fromm for their respective Bulldog teams, but give me the road team with the upset in a hard fought game.
Pick: Mississippi State
(22) San Diego State (3-0; 0-0) at Air Force (1-1; 0-0)- 7:00, CBSSN: This game screams letdown for the Aztecs after the big win over Stanford. Give me the Falcons at home.
Pick: Air Force
Syracuse (2-1; 0-0) at (25) LSU (2-1; 0-1) 7:00, ESPN2
Pick: LSU
Ball State (2-1; 0-0) at WKU (1-2; 0-1)- 7:00
Pick: WKU
FAU (1-2; 0-0) at Buffalo (1-2; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: FAU
Bowling Green (0-3; 0-0) at Middle Tennessee (1-2; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Middle Tennessee
Arkansas State (1-1; 0-0) at SMU (2-1; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: SMU
Wagner (1-2; 0-1) at Western Michigan (1-2; 0-0)- 7:00, ESPN3
Pick: Western Michigan
(4) Penn State (3-0; 0-0) at Iowa (3-0; 0-0)- 7:30, ABC: The Hawkeyes were in the same type of spot last season as a home underdog on a Saturday Primetime game on ABC and happened to pull off an upset over Michigan. This years Nittany Lions team is much better than last years Wolverines, so I like the Lions in a close one on the road.
Pick: Penn State
(15) Auburn (2-1; 0-0) at Missouri (1-2; 0-1) 7:30, ESPNU
Pick: Auburn
(20) Florida (1-1; 1-0) at Kentucky (3-0; 1-0)- 7:30, SECN: This should be a real good one here. I like the Wildcats to pull off the home upset against a Gator team that has offensive issues.
Pick: Kentucky
FIU (1-1; 0-0) at Rice (1-1; 1-0)- 7:30
Pick: FIU
Utah State (1-2; 0-0) at San Jose State (1-3; 0-0)- 7:30
Pick: San Jose State
UTSA (2-0; 0-0) at Texas State (1-2; 0-1)- 7:30, ESPN3
Pick: UTSA
UTEP (0-3; 0-1) at New Mexico State (1-2; 0-1) 8:00, ESPN3
Pick: New Mexico State
Southern Illinois (2-0; 0-0) at Memphis (2-0; 0-0)- 8:00, ESPN3
Pick: Memphis
Notre Dame (2-1) at Michigan State (2-0; 0-0)- 8:00, FOX: This is a big game in terms of which team is poised for a real bounce back season. I like Sparty at home here in primetime.
Pick: Michigan State
(7) Washington (3-0; 0-0) at Colorado (3-0; 0-0)- 10:00, FS1: Here we have a rematch of the Pac-12 Championship game from a season ago. The Huskies haven't looked that great and I'm tempted to pick the upset here with the Buffaloes, who lost some key guys from last seasons team, who are still dangerous. Give me the upset in Boulder.
Pick: Colorado
(24) Oregon (3-0; 0-0) at Arizona State (1-2; 0-0)- 10:00, Pac-12N: The Ducks should win this game, but this game should prove whether their defense is actually improved or not because the Sun Devils can flat out score with the Ducks.
Pick: Oregon
Hawaii (2-1; 0-0) at Wyoming (1-2; 0-0)- 10:15, ESPN2
Pick: Wyoming
UCLA (2-1; 0-0) at Stanford (1-2; 0-1)- 10:30, ESPN: This weeks edition of #Pac12AfterDark features two teams that are desperate for bounce back wins after being upset on the road. I like the Cardinal here at home because I don't think the Bruins can stop Bryce Love, although Josh Rosen will keep the Bruins in this one.
Pick: Stanford
Sunday, September 24th
East Carolina (0-3; 0-0) at Connecticut (1-1; 0-0)- 12:00, ESPNU
Pick: Connecticut
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