Our staff picks for this week's top college football games
How our five-member college coverage crew — Texas beat writers Danny Davis and Thomas Jones, columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden and sports editor Richard Tijerina — are picking this week's top college games. Bohls is our defending champion from 2022:
Standings
1. Kirk Bohls, 10-5
T2. Cedric Golden, 9-6 (-1)
T2. Thomas Jones, 9-6 (-1)
T2. Richard Tijerina, 9-6 (-1)
5. Danny Davis, 7-8 (-3)
This week's games
No. 11 Texas at No. 3 Alabama: Texas— Bohls, Tijerina; Alabama — Davis, Golden
No. 12 Utah at Baylor: Utah — Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina; Baylor — none
Iowa at Iowa State: Iowa — Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina; Iowa State — none
No. 13 Oregon at Texas Tech: Oregon — Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina; Texas Tech — none
Central Florida at Boise State: UCF— Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina; Boise State — none
Houston at Rice: Houston — Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina; Rice — none
Oklahoma State at Arizona State: Oklahoma St. — Bohls, Golden, Tijerina; Arizona State — Davis
Nebraska at No. 22 Colorado: Nebraska — none; Colorado — Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina
No. 20 Mississippi at No. 24 Tulane: Ole Miss — Bohls, Davis, Tijerina; Tulane — Golden
No. 23 Texas A&M at Miami: Texas A&M — Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina; Miami — none
Purdue at Virginia Tech: Purdue — Tijerina; Virginia Tech — Bohls, Davis, Golden
Auburn at California: Auburn — Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina; Cal — none
No. 19 Wisconsin at Washington State: Wisconsin — Bohls, Davis, Golden, Tijerina; Washington State — none
UTEP at Northwestern: UTEP — Bohls, Tijerina; Northwestern — Davis, Golden
Texas State at UTSA: Texas State — Davis; UTSA — Bohls, Golden, Tijerina
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