Pick with (or against) our college football experts
Tennessee Coach Butch Jones, right, congratulates Alabama Coach Nick Saban after their game on Oct. 26, 2013. The two face off in a top 10 matchup on Saturday.
Each week, the Los Angeles Times’ contingent of college football experts — it’s how they refer to themselves — will make choices on a variety of games. Warning: If they could accurately predict results, they wouldn’t be reporters or editors. Their picks:
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Ben Bolch
No. 20 West Virginia at Texas Tech: West Virginia, 28-16
Kansas State at No. 19 Oklahoma: Oklahoma, 24-10
No. 1 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee: Alabama, 30-17
USC at Arizona: USC, 44-24
North Carolina at No. 16 Miami: Miami, 27-24
No. 12 Mississippi at No. 22 Arkansas: Mississippi, 31-17
Stanford at Notre Dame: Stanford, 31-19
Arizona State at Colorado: Colorado, 44-28
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin: Ohio State, 28-21
UCLA at Washington State: Washington State 38-24
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Zach Helfand
No. 20 West Virginia at Texas Tech: West Virginia, 41-23
Kansas State at No. 19 Oklahoma: Oklahoma, 23-19
No. 1 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee: Alabama, 38-10
USC at Arizona: USC, 35-21
North Carolina at No. 16 Miami: North Carolina, 31-30
No. 12 Mississippi at No. 22 Arkansas: Mississippi, 27-21
Stanford at Notre Dame: Notre Dame, 38-37
Arizona State at Colorado: Colorado, 28-27
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin: Ohio State, 24-6
UCLA at Washington State: Washington State, 30-24
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Mike Hiserman
No. 20 West Virginia at Texas Tech: Texas Tech, 38-35
Kansas State at No. 19 Oklahoma: Oklahoma, 31-17
No. 1 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee: Alabama, 35-27
USC at Arizona: USC, 31-17
North Carolina at No. 16 Miami: Miami, 35-31
No. 12 Mississippi at No. 22 Arkansas: Arkansas, 34-31
Stanford at Notre Dame: Notre Dame, 21-14
Arizona State at Colorado: Colorado, 38-28
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin: Ohio State, 17-14
UCLA at Washington State: Washington State, 38-21
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Lindsey Thiry
No. 20 West Virginia at Texas Tech: West Virginia, 42-38
Kansas State at No. 19 Oklahoma: Oklahoma, 24-14
No. 1 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee: Alabama, 28-24
USC at Arizona: USC, 28-17
North Carolina at No. 16 Miami: Miami, 28-21
No. 12 Mississippi at No. 22 Arkansas: Mississippi, 34-28
Stanford at Notre Dame: Notre Dame, 17-14
Arizona State at Colorado: Colorado, 35-28
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin: Ohio State, 17-14
UCLA at Washington State: Washington State, 42-28
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David Wharton
No. 20 West Virginia at Texas Tech: West Virginia, 35-28
Kansas State at No. 19 Oklahoma: Oklahoma, 33-21
No. 1 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee: Alabama, 31-21
USC at Arizona: USC, 28-17
North Carolina at No. 16 Miami: North Carolina, 30-27
No. 12 Mississippi at No. 22 Arkansas: Mississippi, 42-35
Stanford at Notre Dame: Notre Dame, 24-17
Arizona State at Colorado: Colorado, 28-24
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin: Ohio State, 28-17
UCLA at Washington State: Washington State, 38-28
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