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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. 10 LSU vs. No. 17 Vanderbilt

The pick: LSU wins, 33-16.

The Commodores were ranked 16th in America two weeks ago. They were promptly discarded by Alabama, giving up 30 points in a 40-minute stretch. Vandy has not competed since, and is exactly one spot lower than it was upon strolling into Tuscaloosa. I’m sorry, what?

It’s apparently going to require another loss for Diego Pavia to exit from the national picture, and that’ll take place this afternoon. The Tigers roll, with Garrett Nussmeier finally submitting an impressive performance in conference play.

Game 2: No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Georgia

The pick: Georgia wins, 28-17.

Georgia went nearly six calendar years without stumbling at home. Needless to say, it’s extremely difficult for me to imagine the Dawgs dropping two of three between the hedges.

This Ole Miss defense does not pass my eye test. Pete Golding is the SEC’s highest-paid assistant coach, yet I’ve never once been particularly impressed by his work; as soon as Walter Nolen and Princely Umanmielen walk out the door, we see the cracks in his philosophy start to reappear. I have Georgia racing ahead early, and never truly feeling threatened here.

Game 3: No. 7 Texas Tech vs. Arizona State

The pick: Texas Tech wins, 24-20.

The Red Raiders are really good. Eventually, the general public will have to accept that fact.

12-0 is firmly on the table. There’s something beautiful about this Texas Tech group being special on the defensive end, 17 seasons after the most memorable team in program history lit up every scoreboard in sight. Jacob Rodriguez and David Bailey are the new Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree, some might say.

A healthy ASU crew is always dangerous - especially in Tempe - but I’ll take the Red Raiders to sneak away unscathed.

Game 4: No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Alabama

The pick: Alabama wins, 31-27.

To me, the Tide’s resurgence has revolved around LT Overton, Tim Keenan III, and Deontae Lawson. Every great Bama squad throughout the Nick Saban dynasty had championship-level personnel in the front seven; those three guys waved off the NFL to try and push the program back towards that standard, and are beginning to deliver on their intentions.

Kane Wommack’s unit surrendered 24 second-half points in Knoxville 364 days ago, and now gets introduced to an upgraded Vols attack. I’m fascinated to see how the secondary holds up, against the best set of wideouts that Kane has faced in almost five years.

If Jermod McCoy was available for Tennessee, I’d consider flipping this pick. I think the atmosphere in Bryant-Denny is enough to power the home team to a fourth consecutive top-16 win. Give me the Tide.

Game 5: No. 20 USC vs. No. 13 Notre Dame

The pick: Notre Dame wins, 35-21.

So much is at stake. Not just that iconic jeweled trophy. In fact, I’d argue that we’re about to witness the most consequential iteration of this matchup since 2017. The victorious signal-caller bursts into Heisman discussions. The losing coach endures a whole lot of grumbling from fans. Here we go, folks.

Malachi Fields has just two receptions in his last six quarters of football. I’m feeling a big evening for No. 0, and a vital triumph for the Irish.

Game 6: No. 23 Utah vs. No. 15 BYU

The pick: Utah wins, 22-19.

There’s only one thing about this brawl that I feel confident about. We’re getting an unorthodox final score.

The Holy War is among the best rivalries in our sport, yet very few people outside of the region show it respect. I urge you to tune in, and enjoy the popping pads and bad blood.

Both of these quarterbacks are a ton of fun. I envision the experienced one leading a game-winning drive that shatters BYU’s perfect campaign.

• Week 7 Results: 4-2

• Overall Season Picks Record: 24-18

• Current CFB Prize Pot: $270

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