FootballSaturday, October 4, 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. 3 Georgia (-24.5) at Tennessee
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Tennessee
Georgia
No. 25 Michigan State at No. 4 Ohio St. (-20)
Ohio State
Ohio State
Michigan State
Michigan State
Ohio State
Utah State at No. 5 LSU (-26.5)
Utah State
LSU
LSU
Utah State
LSU
No. 7 Auburn (-2.5) at No. 10 Florida
Auburn
Florida
Florida
Auburn
Florida
Kent St. at No. 8 Wisconsin (-35.5)
Kent St.
Kent St.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Bowling Green at No. 9 Notre Dame (-45.5)
Bowling Green
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Bowling Green
No. 11 Texas (-10.5) at West Virginia
Texas
WVU
Texas
Texas
Texas
Purdue at No. 12 Penn State (-28.5)
Penn State
Penn State
Purdue
Penn State
Purdue
California at No. 13 Oregon (-18)
Oregon
Oregon
Cal
Cal
Cal
No. 14 Iowa at No. 19 Michigan (-3.5)
Michigan
Iowa
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan
No. 15 Washington (-16.5) at Stanford
Washington
Stanford
Washington
Washington
Stanford
No. 16 Boise State (-22) at UNLV
Boise State
UNLV
UNLV
UNLV
Boise St.
No. 18 UCF (-3.5) at Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
UCF
Cincinnati
No. 21 Oklahoma State (-10) at Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
No. 6 Oklahoma (-32) at Kansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tulsa at No. 24 SMU (-13)
SMU
SMU
SMU
Tulsa
SMU
Illinois at Minnesota (-14)
Illinois
Minnesota
Minnesota
Illinois
Minnesota
Northwestern at Nebraska (-7)
Northwestern
Northwestern
Northwestern
Nebraska
Nebraska
TCU at Iowa State (-3.5)
TCU
TCU
Iowa State
TCU
Iowa State
Boston College at Louisville (-5)
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Boston College
Boston College
Baylor at Kansas State (-1.5)
Kansas State
Kansas State
Kansas State
Baylor
Kansas State
UNC (-10.5) at Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
UNC
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
UNC
Virginia Tech at Miami (-14)
Virginia Tech
Miami
Virginia Tech
Miami
Miami
Arizona at Colorado (-4)
Arizona
Arizona
Colorado
Arizona
Colorado
Pittsburgh at Duke (-4.5)
Pittsburgh
Duke
Pittsburgh
Duke
Duke
Overall
19-26-2
25-20-2
26-19-2
17-28-2
N/A
Two weeks after a season-altering loss at Wisconsin, Michigan gets
tested again. This time, it comes at home. No. 14 Iowa comes into Ann
Arbor unbeaten — and impressively so. The Wolverines will confront
a litany of questions saturday afternoon. Has the offense truly taken
strides, or was the Rutgers showing a facade? Can the defense stack
up against a formidable offense? The result of Saturday’s bout will
reveal plenty about the makeup of this team, now and going forward.
2019 Schedule
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Five questions ahead of an intriguing
matchup of top-20 teams.
Inside the Detroit cornerback pipeline paying
major dividends on this roster, told by those
taking pride in its success.
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Michigan cannot exorcise all its demons on
Saturday. But it can take an important step.
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): You’ve got 59 problems
and a team is one.
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?
Tien Le,
Senior Sports
Editor
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How the 2016 Penn State team can provide a
blueprint for Michigan reaching its goals.