College FB: Lock of the Week
Week One was a rough one for yours truly — at least where college football picks were concerned.
But my lock of the week involved TCU and Oregon State. I said that the Horned Frogs would beat the Beavers but fail to cover the spread.
Nailed it.
TCU won 30-21, but the spread was 12 1/2 points.
So, let’s try to run the locks record to 2-0 this week.
For starters, this is a great week of games. Everyone around here is talking about Oklahoma-Florida State, but check out this rundown. Michigan at Notre Dame. Miami at Ohio State. Oregon at Tennessee. Penn State at Alabama. All of these games are going to make for a fantastic Saturday.
None of them are enough of a sure thing, though, to make as my lock.
No, for that, I’m looking to Lawrence, Kan., where Kansas is hosting Georgia Tech. Looking at the Jayhawks’ schedule before this season, this is a game that I thought they would lose. After last week, I have no doubt about it.
Kansas lost to Division II North Dakota State.
And it was even worse than it looks. The Jayhawks were at home in what was supposed to be the glorious start to the Turner Gill Era. Instead, they failed to score a touchdown.
Truth be told, I nearly picked Georgia Tech, a 13 1/2 point favorite, to beat Kansas 72-3. Actually had the score typed onto my computer screen. But I changed it. I figured that losing to a Division II team would spark something in the Jayhawks. Surely, they’ve got some pride to be better. Surely, they won’t be as bad this week as they were a week ago.
So, I’m only picking Georgia Tech to beat Kansas 45-17.
Lock it.
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