FootballSaturday, September 27, 2019
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STAFF PICKS
The Daily football writers
pick against the spread for
the weekend’s best games.
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No. 1 Clemson (-27) at North Carolina
North Carolina
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson
Ole Miss at No. 2 Alabama (-38)
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
No. 5 Ohio State (-17) at Nebraska
Nebraska
Ohio State
Ohio State
Nebraska
Ohio State
Texas Tech at No. 6 Oklahoma (-27.5)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Mississippi at No. 7 Auburn (-10)
Mississippi
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn
Northwestern at No. 8 Wisconsin (-24.5)
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Towson at No. 9 Florida (-36.5)
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
No. 18 Virginia at No. 10 Notre Dame (-12.5)
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Virginia
Notre Dame
No. 12 Penn State (-6.5) at Maryland
Maryland
Penn State
Maryland
Penn State
Penn State
Middle Tennessee at No. 14 Iowa (-23)
Iowa
Middle Tennessee
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Arizona State at No. 15 Cal (-5.5)
Arizona State
Cal
Cal
Cal
Cal
No. 21 USC at No. 17 Washington (-10.5)
USC
Washington
Washington
USC
USC
Washington State at No. 19 Utah (-6)
Washington State
Utah
Utah
Washington State
Washington State
Rutgers at No. 20 Michigan (-27.5)
Rutgers
Michigan
Michigan
Rutgers
Michigan
UConn at No. 22 UCF (-43.5)
UCF
UConn
UCF
UConn
UConn
No. 23 Texas A&M (-23.5) at Arkansas
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Arkansas
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
No. 24 Kansas State at Oklahoma State (-4)
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Indiana at No. 25 Michigan State (-14)
Michigan State
Michigan State
Indiana
Michigan State
Indiana
Minnesota (-1.5) at Purdue
Minnesota
Minnesota
Purdue
Purdue
Purdue
NC State at Florida State (-6.5)
NC State
Florida State
NC State
Florida State
Florida State
Kentucky at South Carolina (-2.5)
Kentucky
South Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Kentucky
UCLA at Arizona (-6.5)
Arizona
UCLA
Arizona
UCLA
UCLA
Central Michigan at Western Michigan (-17)
Central Michigan
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
New Mexico at Liberty (-7)
New Mexico
Liberty
Liberty
New Mexico
Liberty
Duke at Virginia Tech (-3)
Duke
Virginia Tech
Duke
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Overall
7-14-1
9-12-1
14-7-1
9-12-1
N/A
After two uneasy wins to start the year, Michigan traveled to
Wisconsin and was dished a dose of reality last week, falling 35-14.
This week, the tenor has been both downtrodden and eager. Saturday,
the Wolverines step back on the field for the first time, set to take
on Rutgers after last week’s drubbing required a season-wide
recalibration. The spotlight will be on the offense suddenly dealing
with an identity crisis, and a defense with a growing number of
skeptics.
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The defense will look to rebound from a
historically poor performance.
The Marching Band will perform a special
show for Maggie St. Clair, the former director
of operations who passed away last year.
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The Daily breaks down what to watch for,
in what should be a comfortable win.
Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31): Look man,
the middle of Tennessee is decidedly not a state.
Army (Sept. 7): The Army football team: The
only time running behind enemy lines is a good
idea.
Penn State (Oct. 19): Hey, Mike.
Notre Dame (Oct. 26): You think beating Mich-
igan is special? Everyone’s doing it these days!
Maryland (Nov. 2): Maryland has crabs.
Wisconsin (Sept. 21): Sure, your town is sick
and your beer is elite and your football team is
dominant, but do you have a sculpture that says
“Art” from every angle?
Michigan State (Nov. 16): The Michigan Daily
has beaten The State News 14 years in a row.
Rutgers (Sept. 28): My grandma’s New Jersey
retirement home mahjong group could beat Rut-
gers in football ... basketball would be close, too.
Iowa (Oct. 5): The year is 2080. Aliens have
taken over. Iowa capped off a 7-5 season with a
five-year extension for Kirk Ferentz. All is well.
Illinois (Oct. 12): Someone go over there and
make sure Lovie Smith still has a pulse.
Ohio State (Nov. 30): Do you think Justin
Fields can play the game online, too?
Indiana (Nov. 23): Hoosier favorite to be the
next head coach of this supremely mediocre
program?
Benjamin
Katz,
Senior Sports
Editor
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The Wolverines can’t make up for last week.
But it can show an increased relentlessness.