The ESPN College GameDay crew has shifted from South Bend to Columbus, Ohio, to preview Saturday’s slate of College Football Playoff first-round games.
And here are their picks for the games — except, of course, for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish took care of business against Indiana on Friday for a 27-17 win.
Today’s guest picker is former Ohio State and NFL linebacker A.J. Hawk.
if you missed GameDay on Friday night and wonder how they picked, they all went for Notre Dame except one. Pat McAfee picked the Hoosiers.
He was, of course, wrong.
Birmingham Bowl – Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt
Howard – Vanderbilt
Saban – Georgia Tech
McAfee – Georgia Tech
Hawk – Georgia Tech
Corso – Georgia Tech
Herbstreit – Georgia Tech
SRS Distrubtion Las Vegas Bowl – USC vs. Texas A&M
Howard – Texas A&M
Saban – Texas A&M
McAfee – Texas A&M
Hawk – Texas A&M
Corso – Texas A&M
Herbstreit – Texas A&M
Pop-Tarts Bowl – Miami (Fl) Vs. Iowa State
Howard – Miami
Saban – Miami
McAfee – Miami
Hawk – Miami
Corso – Miami
Herbstreit – Miami
Valero Alamo Bowl – Colorado vs. BYU
Howard – Colorado
Saban – Colorado
McAfee – Colorado
Hawk – Colorado
Corso – BYU
Herbstreit – Colorado
Reliaquest Bowl – Alabama vs. Michigan
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl – South Carolina vs. Illinois
Howard – South Carolina
Saban – South Carolina
McAfee – South Carolina
Hawk – South Carolina
Corso – South Carolina
Herbstreit – South Carolina
College Football Playoff first-round game – SMU at Penn State
Howard – Penn State
Saban – Penn State
McAfee – Penn State
Hawk – Penn State
Corso – Penn State
Herbstreit – Penn State
College Football Playoff first-round game: Clemson at Texas
College Football Playoff first-round game: Tennessee at Ohio State
Howard – Ohio State
Saban – Ohio State
McAfee – Ohio State
Hawk – Ohio State
Corso – Ohio State (with Buckeye head)
Herbstreit – Was cutoff, but broadcast said it was a “clean sweep” so it’s safe to assume he went Ohio State over Tennessee.