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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. 17 Texas Tech vs. No. 16 Utah

The pick: Texas Tech wins, 38-34.

I’m in love with both of these teams. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more aesthetically pleasing collegiate athlete than Devon Dampier. It’s as though the Utes designed their uniforms specifically to make that dude look as cool as possible. He operates with an unshakable confidence, and the fan base is already prepared to go to war for him.

This Red Raiders attack is white-hot, though. Like, in an I-don’t-feel-comfortable-picking-against-you kind of way. In Behren Morton’s last five starts, Texas Tech has averaged 56.4 points per game. 56.4! It should be an awesome battle in Rice-Eccles; I’ll take the visitors in a shootout.

Game 2: No. 22 Auburn vs. No. 11 Oklahoma

The pick: Oklahoma wins, 28-17.

The Jackson Arnold Bowl. Since literally everyone benefitted from his decision to leave the Sooners, I can’t imagine there will be any hard feelings this afternoon. Arnold got matched with an awesome receiving core, and the current Heisman front-runner waltzed into Norman to replace him. We’re all happy.

OU’s defense definitely raised my eyebrows two weeks ago. You don’t hold a top-15 squad to 12 first downs by accident. I see the Tigers hanging around for three quarters, before Mr. Mateer closes the deal.

Game 3: No. 21 Michigan vs. Nebraska

The pick: Michigan wins, 20-16.

I was not yet old enough to obtain a driver’s license the last time Nebraska played a game this important. With a victory, the Huskers put themselves in fantastic position to finish 11-1. I’m serious. Outside of a November trip to Happy Valley, they’ll be favored in every contest the rest of the way.

It’s hard to imagine a world in which this is anything other than a one-score affair late. We’ll walk out of here knowing a lot more about these two former five-star quarterbacks. Has Dylan Raiola made a superstar leap? Is Bryce Underwood - after a no-show against Oklahoma - ready to deliver in a hostile environment now? I’ve got the Wolverines, but they’ll need to earn it.

Game 4: South Carolina vs. No. 23 Missouri

The pick: South Carolina wins, 24-21.

Eight days ago, Gamecock Nation was enjoying a 2-0 start. Now the team is unranked and in a must-win scenario, with Shane Beamer at the center of Virginia Tech rumors. Things change awfully quickly in college football.

LaNorris Sellers is available, Dylan Stewart ducked a suspension, and the sense of urgency within the locker room is evident. That’s enough for me to roll with South Carolina to bounce back on the road.

Game 5: Florida vs. No. 4 Miami (FL)

The pick: Florida wins, 31-27.

Look, I’m a putrid 10-8 on my picks this year. $120 in the hole already. It would be prudent to choose the 7.5-point home favorite here, instead of a squad that has lost consecutive contests in an extremely ugly manner.

I can’t bring myself to give up on Florida, though. My gut insists that there’s a good team in there. Every inkling of logic tells me it’s Miami, yet I refuse. Give me the Gators.

Game 6: No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 19 Indiana

The pick: Illinois wins, 23-20.

The Illini have claimed seven straight, with a combined scoring margin of +156; those kids undoubtedly feel invincible at the moment. Meanwhile, Curt Cignetti has established himself as the most brash man in the Big Ten. A bubble will be burst tonight, no matter what.

Illinois occupied the No. 7 slot in my playoff predictions, and I feel even better about that take after three weeks. The Xavier Scott injury is not ideal, but I’m sticking with my darlings in orange.

• Week 3 Results: 3-3

• Overall Season Picks Record: 10-8

• Current CFB Prize Pot: $120

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