FootballSaturday, October 25, 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. 13 Wisconsin at No. 3 Ohio State (-14.5)
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Ohio State

No. 5 Oklahoma (-23.5) at Kansas State
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Kansas State
Kansas State
Oklahoma

No. 20 Iowa (-9.5) at Northwestern
Iowa
LIowa
Northwestern
Iowa
Northwestern

No. 21 Appalachian State (-26.5) at South Alabama
South Alabama
Appalachian State
Appalachian State
Appalachian State
South Alabama

No. 9 Auburn at No. 2 LSU (-11)
LSU
LSU
Auburn
Auburn
Auburn

No. 6 Penn State (-6.5) at Michigan State
Penn State
Penn State
Michigan State
Penn State
Penn State

No. 15 Texas (-1.5) at TCU
TCU
Texas
Texas
TCU
Texas

Maryland at No. 17 Minnesota (-16.5)
Maryland
Maryland
Minnesota
Minnesota
Maryland

Oklahoma State at No. 23 Iowa State (-10.5)
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State

Arkansas at No. 1 Alabama (-31.5)
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama

Boston College at No. 4 Clemson (-34)
Clemson
Boston College
Clemson
Boston College
Clemson

No. 8 Notre Dame at #No. 9 Michigan (Pick)
Michigan
Notre Dame
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan

No. 24 Arizona State (-3.5) at UCLA
Arizona State
Arizona State
UCLA
Arizona State
UCLA

California at No. 12 Utah (-21.5)
California
Utah
Utah
Utah
California

Washington State at No. 11 Oregon (-14)
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
Washington State
Oregon

Illinois at Purdue (-10)
Illinois
Purdue
Purdue
Illinois
Illinois

Indiana at Nebraska (-2.5)
Nebraska
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana
Nebraska

Mississippi State at Texas A&M (-10)
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
Texas A&M

South Carolina (-4.5) at Tennessee
Tennessee
South Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Tennessee

Missouri (-10.5) at Kentucky
Kentucky
Missouri
Kentucky
Missouri
Missouri

Texas Tech (-4) at Kansas
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Kansas
Texas Tech
Kansas

Miami at Pittsburgh (-5.5)
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Miami
Pittsburgh

Syracuse at Florida State (-10)
Syracuse
Syracuse
Florida State
Syracuse
Florida State

Virginia at Louisville (-3.5)
Virginia
Louisville
Virginia
Virginia
Louisville

Duke at North Carolina (-3.5)
North Carolina
Duke
North Carolina
Duke
Duke

Overall
28-41-3
36-33-3
40-29-3
26-43-3
N/A

After its second loss of the season de facto eliminated Michigan from 
College Football Playoff contention and takes the Big Ten out of the 
Wolverines’ hands, Notre Dame comes to Ann Arbor to renew one 
of college football’s oldest rivalries. The two will play under the lights 
at Michigan Stadium, bringing back memories of the classic 2011 
matchup, as Michigan attempts to salvage its season by beating the 
first of three rivals — the Irish, Michigan State and Ohio State — still 
on the schedule. 

2019 Schedule

TABLE OF CONTENTS

With two losses, here’s what’s left for 
Michigan to play for.

Defensive line coach Shaun Nua is part of a 
small group of Samoan-American football 
coaches. On his roots, and what they mean.
3
4
6

A look back at the 2011 Under the Lights 
matchup against Notre Dame.

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): Maybe Mike Locksley and 
Josh Gattis shouldn’t have been so quick to fight 
over credit for their offense after all.

Wisconsin (Sept. 21): Sure, your town is sick 
and your beer is elite but you lost to Illinois and 
Michigan didn’t. So there!

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): It turns out Lovie Smith does 
still have 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?

Finn Storer

Managing Editor

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Breaking down this weekend’s matchup and 
what Michigan needs to do to win.

