FootballSaturday, September 16, 2017
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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 2017 football season.

Betelhem 
Ashame

Ted
Janes

Orion 
Sang

Kevin 
Santo

Air Force (+23.5) at No. 7 Michigan
Air Force
Michigan
Air Force
Air Force
Air Force

Colorado State (+28.5) at No. 1 Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama

Tulane (+35.5) at No. 2 Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma

No. 3 Clemson (-3) at No. 14 Louisville
Clemson
Louisville
Clemson
Louisville
Clemson

Texas (+15.5) at No. 4 USC
USC
USC
Texas
USC
USC

Georgia State (+37) at No. 5 Penn State
Penn State
Georgia State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State

Fresno State (+33.5) at No. 6 Washington
Washington
Fresno State
Fresno State
Washington
Washington

Army (+30.5) at No. 8 Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State

No. 9 Oklahoma State (-12.5) at Pitt
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State

No. 10 Wisconsin (-16) at BYU
Wisconsin
BYU
BYU
BYU
Wisconsin

No. 12 LSU (-7.5) at Mississippi State 
LSU
LSU
LSU
LSU
LSU

Samford at No. 13 Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia

Mercer at No. 15 Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn

No. 16 Virginia Tech (-23) at East Carolina
Virginia Tech
East Carolina
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech

No. 18 Kansas State (-4) at Vanderbilt
Kansas State
Kansas State
Kansas State
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt

No. 19 Stanford (-9) at San Diego State
Stanford
Stanford
Stanford
Stanford 
Stanford

SMU (+19) at No. 20 TCU
TCU
TCU
TCU
TCU
TCU

Oregon St (+21) at No. 21 Washington St.
Oregon State
Oregon State
Oregon State
Oregon State
Washington State

Illinois (+17) at No. 22 South Florida
Illinois
Illinois
South Florida
Illinois
South Florida

No. 23 Tennessee (+4.5) at No. 24 Florida
Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee

No. 25 UCLA (-3) at Memphis
UCLA
UCLA
UCLA
UCLA
UCLA

Purdue (+7.5) at Missouri
Purdue
Missouri
Purdue
Purdue
Purdue

North Texas (+21.5) at Iowa
Iowa
North Texas
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa

Bowling Green (+22) at Northwestern
Northwestern
Northwestern
Northwestern
Northwestern
Northwestern

Norhtern Illinois (+13) at Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska

Middle Tennessee(+10) at Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota 
Middle Tennessee

The Michigan football team’s matchup against Cincinnati didn’t 
end up as lopsided as many expected, but the Wolverines still 
notched a 36-14 victory. Next up is Air Force — a team famous 
for running the unconventional triple-option offense. The unique 
playing style could make them a test for this young Michigan team, 
but the Wolverines are looking to enter Big Ten play undefeated. 

Betelhem Ashame, Ted Janes, Orion Sang, Kevin Santo

2017 Schedule

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Ty Isaac is looking for another 100-yard 
outing. That’s only one thing to watch for.

Robert “Pete” Piotrowski celebrated his 
100th birthday Sept. 2, and his time at Michi-
gan chronicles the history of the University.

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4
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The Daily breaks down how Air Force 
stacks up against the Wolverines.

Florida (Sept. 2): ***Jaws theme song***

Cincinnati (Sept. 9): The Bearcats are the only 
team from Ohio that almost won last week. 

Penn State (Oct. 21): *Types...deletes...
types...* Yeah, that’s off limits too.

Rutgers (Oct. 28): If you’re reading this from 
the hot tub in the student section at Rutgers, 
you should go to the doctor.

Minnesota (Nov. 5): PJ.. Fleck-Harbaugh is the 
next Mayweather-McGregor.

Air Force (Sept. 16): Air Force was my safety 
school. (But really thank you for your service.)

Maryland (Nov. 11): You don’t live in D.C., stop 
saying that.

Purdue (Sept. 23): This game should be a 
*clears throat* STREET FIGHT BETWEEN THE 
WHISTLES!

Michigan State (Oct. 7): The Michigan Daily 
has beaten the State News 12 years in a row.

Indiana (Oct. 14): Hoosier? I barely know her.
Ohio State (Nov. 25): We finally found some-
one who loves college more than Asher Roth: 
tenth-year senior J.T. Barrett.

Wisconsin (Nov. 18): I brought my tent to 
Camp Randall and was wildly disappointed.

Jake Lourim,

Louisville 

Courier-Journal

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Brent Briggeman of the Colorado Springs 
Gazette talked to the Daily about the Falcons.

