FootballSaturday, November 5, 2016
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STAFF PICKS
The Daily football writers pick
against the spread to predict
scores for the top 25 and Big Ten
in the 2016 football season.
Max
Bultman
Jacob
Gase
Kelly
Hall
Jake
Lourim
No. 3 Michigan (-31) vs. Maryland
Michigan
Michigan
Maryland
Maryland
Michigan
No. 1 Alabama (-7.5) at No. 13 LSU
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
No. 2 Clemson (-27) vs. Syracuse
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson
No. 4 Texas A&M (-13.5) at Mississippi State
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
No. 5 Washington (-16.5) at California
Washington
Washington
Washington
Washington
Washington
No. 6 Ohio State (-17) vs. Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Ohio State
No. 7 Louisville (-24.5) at Boston College
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
No. 8 Wisconsin (-7) at Northwestern
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
No. 9 Auburn (-26) vs. Vanderbilt
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
No. 11 Florida (-5.5) at Arkansas
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
No. 12 Penn State (-7.5) vs. Iowa
Iowa
Penn State
Penn State
Iowa
Iowa
No. 14 Oklahoma (-20.5) at Iowa State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
No. 15 Colorado (-12) vs. UCLA
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
No. 17 Baylor (-7.5) vs. TCU
Baylor
Baylor
Baylor
TCU
Baylor
No. 18 Oklahoma State (+2.5) at Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
No. 19 Virginia Tech (-11) at Duke
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
No. 20 West Virginia (-34.5) vs. Kansas
West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia
No. 21 North Carolina (-10.5) vs. Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
No. 22 Florida State (-5.5) at NC State
Florida State
Florida State
NC State
Florida State
NC State
No. 23 Western Michigan (-17.5) at Ball State
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
No. 24 Boise St. (-29.5) vs. San Jose St.
Boise State
Boise State
Boise State
Boise State
Boise State
No. 25 Washington St. (-17) vs. Arizona
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona
Washington State
Indiana (-14) at Rutgers
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana
Michigan State (-7) at Illinois
Michigan State
Michigan State
Michigan State
Michigan State
Illinois
Purdue (+17) at Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Last week
11-14
10-15
11-14
11-14
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Overall
105-102
99-108
103-104
102-105
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Cover illustration by Michelle Phillips
Four days after the first release of the College Football Playoff
rankings, the No. 3 Michigan football team plays its first game
as an official favorite this week. The Wolverines are four-
touchdown favorites again, this time over a familiar foe. Former
Michigan defensive coordinator DJ Durkin leads his upstart
Maryland Terrapins (5-3) in their search for an upset this week.
Max Bultman, Jacob Gase, Kelly Hall and Jake Lourim
2016 Schedule
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Former Michigan defensive coordinator D.J.
Durkin returns as Maryland’s head coach.
Beloved event staff member Dean Cook
passed away last week, and he leaves
behind an unforgettable legacy.
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Maryland’s strength is in the running game,
but the Wolverines have the overall edge.
Hawaii (Sept. 3): Alohahahahaha.
Central Florida (Sept. 10): Is that what it looks
like to get outhit?
Illinois (Oct. 22): It turned out the Illini had no
fight after all.
Michigan State (Oct. 29): They had trouble
with the pitch, the ball was free and it might as
well have been the last play of the game.
Maryland (Nov. 5): Congratulations, DJ Khaled
Durkin, you played yourself.
Colorado (Sept. 17): Colorado figured scoring
28 would be plenty.
Iowa (Nov. 12): With a win, Kirk Ferentz receives
ANOTHER contract extension with a special
clause that names him lifetime governor of Iowa.
Penn State (Sept. 24): Might need to rename
Happy Valley soon.
Wisconsin (Oct. 1): Jourdan Lewis typed this
joke with one hand.
Rutgers (Oct. 8): That’s it. That’s the joke.
Ohio State (Nov. 26): Who schedules a game
two days after Thanksgiving? No one’s gonna go
to that.
Indiana (Nov. 19): We’re here for the chaos.
We’re always here for the chaos.
Allison
Farrand,
Max’s
Girlfriend