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Each Saturday morning of the college football regular season, I will be predicting the outcome of the six best games of the weekend. Every time I pick the wrong team to win, it costs me $15. At the end of the year, I will use the total pot of money to buy gifts for random Glass Slipper subscribers. That’s right; you literally benefit from my failures. Let’s go.

Game 1: No. 4 Alabama vs Wisconsin

The pick: Alabama wins, 30-24.

I was so tempted here. So tempted. But Tyler Van Dyke is too inconsistent for me to fully trust him on a stage like this. Wisconsin has also just looked really strange in both of its contests; the Badgers were in a one-possession game with Western Michigan in the fourth quarter, eight days before Ohio State beat those same Broncos 56-0.

The Tide’s turnover issues should keep the crowd at Camp Randall involved, but Jalen Milroe will make enough plays in the fourth quarter for his team to escape.

Game 2: No. 24 Boston College vs No. 6 Missouri

The pick: Missouri wins, 27-17.

Either Bill O’Brien has instantly revamped a middling Boston College program, or these first two weeks have been a mirage. Unfortunately for fans of the Eagles, the latter is probably a more accurate conclusion. Luther Burden III has had an oddly quiet start to the year, and it sure feels like he’s about to carve up this young BC secondary.

After today, the Tigers don’t play another ranked squad until they clash with Alabama on October 26th. There’s a real chance that both sides are ranked in the top three for that matchup.

Game 3: Tulane vs No. 15 Oklahoma

The pick: Oklahoma wins, 33-28.

I stared at this game for a while. I still don’t know what to make of Tulane in general, after the program somewhat randomly jumped from two wins to 10 in 2022. The Green Wave have been great ever since, and they suddenly trade punches with solid Power Five schools on a regular basis. Is it real? Is it one long hot stretch? At this point, I guess I have no choice but to believe in these guys.

Meanwhile, the Sooners are just as much of a mystery. They were dominant in Week 1, then nearly fell to a terrible Houston team at home last Saturday. Jackson Arnold looks like a Baker Mayfield clone when things are clicking, but he plays for a coaching staff that I believe is in over its head.

I couldn’t figure out what to do, so I eventually just threw my hands up and took Oklahoma’s talent. This game should come down to the wire, though.

Game 4: No. 18 Notre Dame vs Purdue

The pick: Notre Dame wins, 30-16.

Ross-Ade Stadium has long been a haunted house for my Buckeyes, but Notre Dame tends to take care of business in this rivalry. That said, it won’t be smooth sailing. The Boilermakers are even more terrifying when the quarterback is solid, and Hudson Card qualifies.

There are going to be hundreds of folks on Twitter calling for Marcus Freeman’s job when his squad is trailing at the break in this one. But the Irish will hit the gas in the third quarter, and avoid another embarrassing defeat.

Game 5: Texas A&M vs Florida

The pick: Texas A&M wins, 24-20.

If the Gators punt on their opening possession, we’ll immediately hear chants for DJ Lagway echo through the air in Gainesville. When they ultimately lose, those fans might run both athletic director Scott Stricklin and head coach Billy Napier out of the city before the university has a chance to fire them. Florida has a ridiculously difficult schedule, and this season could get ugly in a hurry. 5-7? 4-8? Anything is possible.

The Aggies wanted Mike Elko to lead their program, and they nabbed him. They have a five-star quarterback - with a four-star behind him - and one of the most talented rosters in America. It’s time to see some results, and a road victory over a competent conference foe would be a nice start. That Week 1 loss to Notre Dame looks rather humiliating in hindsight; A&M needs a victory to prevent its supporters from totally melting down.

Game 6: No. 1 Georgia vs Kentucky

The pick: Kentucky wins, 31-27.

What kind of fraud would I be if I didn’t include this matchup? It’s been over a month since I initially predicted that Kentucky would stun the Dawgs; now that the day has finally arrived, I’m reiterating my searing hot take. Georgia is a 22-point favorite, and I don’t care. The Wildcats are going to be dumping Gatorade on Mark Stoops in 12 hours.

• Week 2 Results: 5-1

• Overall Season Picks Record: 10-2

• Current CFB Prize Pot: $30

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