Week 2 (9/10) Picks

Well, last week I went 25-2. It was a pretty easy week to pick. Some of the good: Houston upsetting UCLA, Utah State keeping it close with Auburn, LSU beating Oregon with defense (4 turnovers), Miami (OH) keeping it close with Missouri. Some of the bad: Notre Dame breezing by USF, Fresno State upsetting Cal, Michigan struggling with Western Michigan. Now on to this week. I'll also pick all Pac-12 games.

Arizona at #9 Oklahoma State - This will be a shootout in the first half, then both teams will settle down and OSU will pull away.

#21 Missouri at Arizona State - ASU gets big nights from Osweiler and Burfict in this "upset."

Oregon State at #8 Wisconsin - Unfortunately for Oregon State, it will get a whole lot worse before it gets better.

Toledo at #15 Ohio State - Toledo is going to keep this game close for 3 1/2 quarters (and probably lead once or twice, too).

Florida Atlantic at #17 Michigan State - MSU really shouldn't have a problem here.

#16 Mississippi State at Auburn - Auburn will bounce back from last week, but lose in the final minutes.

Norfolk State at #19 West Virginia - Two cupcakes is a good way to start with a new head coach.

#3 Alabama at #23 Penn State - It will be a low scoring affair, but Alabama will be the only team in double digits.

#6 Stanford at Duke - Shouldn't be a problem for The Cardinal here.

#11 Virginia Tech at East Carolina - Virginia Tech should win this handily on the road.

Nevada at #13 Oregon - Oregon will get out to a fast start and cruise to a victory.

#25 TCU at Air Force - This could go either way, but I think Air Force will surprise TCU with a couple passes that go for touchdowns in a close win.

California at Colorado - Cal is going to blow their first trip to Boulder.

Hawaii at Washington - I'd pick whoever the home team is in this one.

#12 South Carolina at Georgia - I think Marcus Lattimore runs all over Georgia without Ogletree. Georgia is 0-2 for the first time since 1996 (started 1-4 last year).

UNLV at Washington State - Even without Tuel, WSU wins against a bad UNLV team.

Charleston Southern at #5 Florida State - Starters will be resting at halftime, getting ready for OU next week.

Fresno State at #10 Nebraska - Lots of running the ball in this game, but Nebraska wins easily.

New Mexico at #14 Arkansas - Tyler Wilson should have a fun day.

UAB at #18 Florida - Easy game for the Gators.

Ball State at #22 USF - USF should blow out the next 3 teams before travelling to Pittsburgh.

BYU at #24 Texas - I almost want to pick BYU in an upset, as this will probably be close. But I won't.

Utah at USC - Very low scoring game. But USC wins a close one as Utah turns it over late.

Northwestern State at #2 LSU - Shutout for LSU against Northwestern State.

Notre Dame at Michigan - Denard Robinson will be the difference maker in the first Michigan Stadium night game.

San Jose State at UCLA - UCLA will rack up over 600 yards in a dominating win.