College Football Picks for Week 13: The Iron Bowl and Other Rivalries
It’s the week of the Iron Bowl, if you didn’t already know.
If you live in Alabama and you’re not sitting in front of a television screen tuned to CBS Friday afternoon from 1:30 to around 6, I refuse to respect you, unless of course an emergency has arisen.
There are other games besides the Iron Bowl, too, of course, and they include tons of rivalries. Ohio State and Michigan square off in Columbus, Florida State and Florida battle it out in Tallahassee, and the Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech visits Athens to take on the battered Georgia Bulldogs.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Note: All game times CST.
No. 17 Texas A&M @ Texas
1 of 15
Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 7 PM ESPN
After you stuff yourself on Thanksgiving Day, tune in to watch a college football rivalry, Texas-style. Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill is still undefeated since taking over at the helm a couple weeks ago, including a huge upset over Nebraska last week. Texas is playing for bowl eligibility in this game, but they’re right on the verge of being eligible for a reason. …
Texas A&M 27 Texas 20
Louisville @ Rutgers
2 of 15
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 10 AM ESPN2
Charlie Strong’s Cardinals travel to Jersey Friday morning and become bowl eligible with a win over the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway. …
Louisville 24 Rutgers 20
West Virginia @ Pittsburgh
3 of 15
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 11 AM ABC (Where available)
The Pitt Panthers will lock up the Big East championship with a win this week, but it won’t come easy against the speedy Mountaineers. …
Pittsburgh 23 West Virginia 20
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No. 2 Auburn @ No. 11 Alabama
4 of 15
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 1:30 PM CBS
Look for the Crimson Tide to take an early lead on the Tigers in the 75th edition of the Iron Bowl Friday in Tuscaloosa, but Auburn, led by junior quarterback Cameron Newton, comes back and wins a high-scoring affair to cruise to the SEC Championship Game still undefeated. …
Auburn 38 Alabama 34
Colorado @ No. 15 Nebraska
5 of 15
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 2:30 PM ABC (Where available)
Fresh off an upset loss last week to Texas A&M, Nebraska rolls over Colorado in its home confines to earn its tenth win of 2010. …
Nebraska 31 Colorado 14
No. 21 Arizona @ No. 1 Oregon
6 of 15
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 6 PM ESPN
This game could be closer than predicted, but expect Oregon to do all it can (on the scoreboard) to ensure its No. 1 spot in the rankings stays true after this weekend. …
Oregon 41 Arizona 24
No. 4 Boise State @ No. 19 Nevada
7 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 9:15 PM ESPN
Nevada won’t lie over and die against the Broncos like its WAC-rival Fresno State did last week, but the ‘Pack will still lose by a good margin against a much better football team. …
Boise State 45 Nevada 28
Michigan @ No. 8 Ohio State
8 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 11 AM ABC (Where available)
Those people up north say this one’s bigger than the Iron Bowl, but that statement hasn’t been proven to me yet. The Buckeyes trounce Denard Robinson and the battered Wolverines in OSU’s "Horseshoe." ..
Ohio State 42 Michigan 23
No.10 Michigan State @ Penn State
9 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 11 AM ESPN2
Joe Pa announced this week he’s coming back for another season. Well, next year he may beat Sparty, but his Nittany Lions won’t do it this year. …
Michigan State 24 Penn State 21
No. 5 LSU @ No. 12 Arkansas
10 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 2:30 PM CBS
LSU has just one loss this season, but the Tigers have escaped many of their near-losses with huge plays in the closing minutes. Les Miles’s luck runs out Saturday against an extremely talented group of Razorbacks. …
Arkansas 31 LSU 28
Florida @ No. 22 Florida State
11 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 2:30 PM ABC (Where available)
Florida has dominated this rivalry as of late, but the Gators are way off track this year. UF could squeak out a win in this Floridian rivalry battle, but FSU is just the better team here. Plus, the Seminoles will be playing in front of a rowdy home crowd at Doak Campbell. …
Florida State 31 Florida 28
Western Kentucky @ Troy
12 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 2:30 PM TROY/ISP SPORTS NETWORK
Passionate Trojan fans will be rushing back to Troy Friday evening from Tuscaloosa to watch the Men of Troy take on Western Kentucky’s Hilltoppers Saturday afternoon. A far-less-than-packed out Veterans Memorial Stadium witnesses another Sun Belt Conference win by the home team. …
Troy 36 Western Kentucky 27
No. 18 South Carolina @ Clemson
13 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 6 PM ESPN2
The Gamecocks have already wrapped up the SEC East, and if anyone thought they’d back off any for that reason, just check out last week’s score against Troy. Steve Spurrier’s ball-club this year is good—really good. But is it good enough to knock off Clemson in a rowdy “Death Valley?” The survey says:. ….
South Carolina 28 Clemson 17
No. 25 Mississippi State @ Ole Miss
14 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 6 PM ESPNU
The good ‘ole Egg Bowl pits the MSU Bulldogs against the Rebels of Ole Miss in Oxford. As always, expect this game to be a nail biter, but MSU beats “The School Up North” for the second consecutive year to grab its eighth win of the season. …
Mississippi State 31 Ole Miss 23
Georgia Tech @ Georgia
15 of 15
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 6:45 PM ESPN
At the beginning of the season, it looked like this game wouldn’t be much of a battle at all. But the Bulldogs have turned their game up considerably since then, winning four of their last six. They’ll grab another one Saturday night against Georgia Tech’s tricky triple-option offense. …
Georgia 33 Georgia Tech 24
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