FootballSaturday, September 7, 2019
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STAFF PICKS
The Daily football writers
pick against the spread for
the weekend’s best games.
Theo
Mackie
Max
Marcovitch
Ethan
Sears
Aria
Gerson
No. 12 Texas A&M at No. 1 Clemson (-17)
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson
New Mexico State at No. 2 Alabama (-55)
New Mexico State
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
New Mexico State
Cincinnati at No. 5 Ohio State (-16)
Ohio State
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Ohio State
Ohio State
No. 6 LSU (-6.5) at No. 9 Texas
Texas
LSU
Texas
LSU
Texas
Army at No. 7 Michigan (-22)
Michigan
Michigan
Army
Army
Michigan
Tulane at No. 10 Auburn (-17.5)
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Northern Illinois at No. 13 Utah (-21.5)
Utah
Utah
Northern Illinois
Utah
Utah
California at No. 14 Washington (-13.5)
Washington
Washington
California
Washington
Washington
Buffalo at No. 15 Penn State (-30)
Buffalo
Penn State
Penn State
Buffalo
Penn State
Nevada at No. 16 Oregon (-24.5)
Nevada
Nevada
Nevada
Nevada
Oregon
Central Michigan at No. 17 Wisconsin (-35)
Central Michigan
Central Michigan
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Central Michigan
#18 Central Florida (-10.5) at Florida Atlantic
Central Florida
Central Florida
Central Florida
Central Florida
Central Florida
WMU at No. 19 Michigan State (-16)
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Michigan State
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Rutgers at No. 20 Iowa (-20)
Iowa
Rutgers
Iowa
Iowa
Rutgers
No. 21 Syracuse at Maryland (-2)
Syracuse
Maryland
Maryland
Syracuse
Maryland
No. 23 Stanford at USC (-1)
Stanford
Stanford
USC
Stanford
Stanford
Marshall at No. 24 Boise State (-12)
Boise State
Boise State
Marshall
Boise State
Boise State
No. 25 Nebraska (-4) at Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Nebraska
Colorado
Minnesota (-3) at Fresno State
Minnesota
Minnesota
Fresno State
Fresno State
Minnesota
Vanderbilt at Purdue (-7)
Purdue
Purdue
Vanderbilt
Purdue
Purdue
Illinois (-22) at UConn
Illinois
UConn
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
San Diego State at UCLA (-7.5)
UCLA
UCLA
San Diego State
UCLA
San Diego State
West Virginia at Missouri (-13.5)
West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia
South Florida at Georgia Tech (-8)
Georgia Tech
South Florida
South Florida
Georgia Tech
South Florida
BYU at Tennessee (-4)
BYU
BYU
BYU
BYU
Tennessee
Overall
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
N/A
The Michigan football team won its first game of the season last week,
beating Middle Tennesee State, 40-21. Now it faces its first real test,
as Army comes to Ann Arbor at noon on Saturday, bringing a triple-
option and a starting lineup that returns most of its starters from an
11-win campaign in 2018. The Wolverines are three-score favorites
on the Vegas line, but must avoid a stumble before Big Ten play starts
in two weeks with a road trip to Wisconsin. In particular, that test will
come for a young defense against Army’s triple-option attack.
2019 Schedule
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Shaun Nua, Michigan’s DL coach, has
plenty of experience against Army.
How Jim Harbaugh grapples with the inter-
section of football and family, through the lens
of his father, Jack.
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4
6
The Daily breaks down Army’s tape from
its opening week victory over Rice.
Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31): We’ve been
trying to think of something for 15 minutes but
haven’t gotten 2 it.
Army (Sept. 7): Please God, let Army only lose
to football teams.
Penn State (Oct. 19): WE ARE ... incapable of
thinking of a joke that we can actually print.
Notre Dame (Oct. 26): Have any of their play-
ers found a real girlfriend yet?
Maryland (Nov. 2): Played at Capital One Field,
otherwise known as Michigan Stadium East.
Wisconsin (Sept. 21): Wisconsin’s biggest
turnover was the Upper Peninsula.
Michigan State (Nov. 16): The Michigan Daily
has beaten The State News 14 years in a row.
Rutgers (Sept. 28): If they made Steve Piki-
ell the football coach it couldn’t possibly be a
downgrade.
Iowa (Oct. 5): Apparently the World’s Largest
Truck Stop is in Iowa. It’s also known as Iowa
City.
Illinois (Oct. 12): It’s as if Lovie Smith got rel-
egated from the Bears and the city of Chicago.
Ohio State (Nov. 30): The™ Game
Indiana (Nov. 23): Our joke for them last year
was about debating who their coach was but we
still can’t remember.
Jack
Silberman,
Managing Design
Editor
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How Rice defensive coordinator Brian
Smith held Army to 14 points last weekend.