College Football Preview Week 13

By Matt Hetzler

Below are 20 games that are on my slate of games to watch. Tyler (Mr. Arena Fanatic) and I will give our predictions for each game. Here we go!

Tyler’s totals after week 11: 104/175 (59%)
Matt’s totals after week 11: 108/175 (62%)

Quick Hits:

Akron @ Ohio (-10)

Tyler’s pick: Ohio 32-27
Matt’s pick: Ohio 28-21

Ball State @ Miami OH (-7)

Tyler’s pick: Miami OH 24-20
Matt’s pick: Miami OH 27-20

Toledo @ 14 Western Michigan (-9)

Tyler’s pick: Western Michigan 34-27
Matt’s pick: Western Michigan 42-30

20 Boise State (-9.5) @ Air Force

Tyler’s pick: Boise State 32-20
Matt’s pick: Boise State 35-31

Wyoming (-3) @ New Mexico

Tyler’s pick: New Mexico 32-30
Matt’s pick: Wyoming 27-21

South Carolina @ 4 Clemson (-24)

Tyler’s pick: Clemson 42-20
Matt’s pick: Clemson 31-17


Navy (-2) @ SMU

Tyler’s pick: Navy 47-40
Matt’s pick: Navy 38-28

18 Houston @ Memphis

Tyler’s pick: Houston 40-19
Matt’s pick: Houston 42-27

Georgia Tech @ Georgia (-4)

Tyler’s pick: Georgia 30-20
Matt’s pick:Georgia 35-17

Kentucky @ 11 Louisville (-26)

Tyler’s pick: Louisville 38-20
Matt’s pick:Louisville 42-20

Mississippi State @ Ole Miss (-7.5)

Tyler’s pick: Ole Miss 28-20
Matt’s pick: Mississippi State 42-41

24 Tennessee (-7) @ Vanderbilt

Tyler’s pick: Tennessee 32-17
Matt’s pick: Tennessee 28-17

Notre Dame @ 12 USC (-17.5)

Tyler’s pick: USC 34-17
Matt’s pick: USC 42-14

13 Florida @ 15 Florida State (-7)

Tyler’s pick: Florida State 26-20
Matt’s pick: Florida State 17-13

17 Nebraska @ Iowa

Tyler’s pick: Iowa 20-19
Matt’s pick: Iowa 17-14


25 LSU (-6.5) @ 22 Texas A&M

Tyler’s pick: A&M 26-20
Matt’s pick: LSU 31-21

21 Utah @ 9 Colorado (-10)

Tyler’s pick: Colorado 34-27
Matt’s pick: Colorado 28-24

6 Washington (-6) @ 23 Washington State

Tyler’s pick: Washington State 30-27
Matt’s pick: Washington State 34-31

16 Auburn @ 1 Alabama (-17)

Tyler’s pick: Alabama 34-20
Matt’s pick: Auburn 20-17

3 Michigan @ 2 Ohio State (-6.5)

Tyler’s pick: Ohio State 24-23
Matt’s pick: Ohio State 28-14

Matt's Top 25

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Louisville
4. Michigan
5. Wisconsin
6. Clemson
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Oklahoma
10. West Virginia
11. Oklahoma State
12. Colorado
13. Western Michigan
14. Utah
15. Auburn
16. LSU
17. USC
18. FSU
19. Washington State
20. Nebraska
21. Boise State
22. Troy
23. Texas A&M
24. Florida
25. San Diego State

Non-Power 5 Top 10

1. Western Michigan (#13 nationally)
2. Boise State (#21 nationally)
3. Troy (#22 nationally)
4. San Diego State (#25 nationally)
5. Houston
6. Temple
7. South Florida
8. Navy
9. Toledo
10.Western Kentucky

Top Ten Heisman 

​1. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville2. Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
3. Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State
4. Jake Browning, QB, Washington
5. Luke Falk, QB Washington State
6. Pat Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech
7. Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
8. Trent Taylor, WR, La Tech
9. Jeremy McNichols, RB, Boise State
10. Zane Gonzalez, K, Arizona State

College Football Playoff and New Year's Six

Peach Bowl:         4 Michigan vs. 1 Alabama
Fiesta Bowl:         3 Louisville vs. 2 Ohio State
Orange Bowl:         Clemson vs. Penn State
Sugar Bowl:          Colorado vs. Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl:          Western Michigan vs. West Virginia
Rose Bowl:          Wisconsin vs. Washington