The Spun 2017 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
College football is back, y'all!
The 2017 season kicks off on Saturday, when Colorado State hosts Oregon State in Fort Collins at 2:30 ET. That day features four games, including Stanford vs. Rice in Sydney, Australia, a nice appetizer before things really get going the following week.
Thursday, August 31 features 14 games, the following night has another eight, and on Saturday, September 2, things really get going. Three more Power Five vs. Power Five games will be played Sunday and Monday as well.
Last season, Matt Lombardi won our staff picks contest, finishing with a season record of 382-116, five games clear of second place finisher Andrew McCarty.
This year, we have two new competitors in the field: Aaron Nanavaty and Jen X. Williams. We'll be updating the standings every week. With the extended "Week 1," we have 57 total games for the week.
Here are our staff picks for every Power Five and Top 25 game for College Football Week 1.
(*On mobile, our College Football Week 1 picks are best viewed in landscape mode.)
Game | Lombardi | Holleran | Lyons | Hladik | Driscoll | McCarty | Nanavaty | Williams |
Colorado State vs. Oregon State | ||||||||
San Jose State vs. 19 USF | ||||||||
Rice vs. 14 Stanford | ||||||||
Wake Forest vs. Presbyterian | ||||||||
Minnesota vs. Buffalo | ||||||||
10 Oklahoma State vs. Tulsa | ||||||||
Utah vs. North Dakota State | ||||||||
Indiana vs. 2 Ohio State | ||||||||
Arkansas vs. Florida A&M | ||||||||
Arizona State vs. New Mexico State | ||||||||
Syracuse vs. Central Connecticut | ||||||||
Rutgers vs. 8 Washington | ||||||||
Colorado vs. Colorado State | ||||||||
9 Wisconsin vs. Utah State | ||||||||
Northern Illinois vs. Boston College | ||||||||
5 Clemson vs. Kent State | ||||||||
6 Penn State vs. Akron | ||||||||
23 Texas vs. Maryland | ||||||||
Illinois vs. Ball State | ||||||||
Iowa vs. Wyoming | ||||||||
Michigan State vs. Bowling Green | ||||||||
Missouri vs. Missouri State | ||||||||
North Carolina vs. Cal | ||||||||
18 Miami vs. Bethune-Cookman | ||||||||
Pitt vs. Youngstown State | ||||||||
Oregon State vs. Portland State | ||||||||
South Carolina vs. NC State | ||||||||
7 Oklahoma vs. UTEP | ||||||||
17 Florida vs. 11 Michigan | ||||||||
Notre Dame vs. Temple | ||||||||
Northwestern vs. Nevada | ||||||||
Virginia vs. William & Mary | ||||||||
19 USF vs. Stony Brook | ||||||||
Texas Tech vs. Eastern Washington | ||||||||
Southern Miss vs. Kentucky | ||||||||
Mississippi State vs. Charleston Southern | ||||||||
4 USC vs. Western Michigan | ||||||||
Duke vs. North Carolina Central | ||||||||
15 Georgia vs. Appalachian State | ||||||||
Baylor vs. Liberty | ||||||||
Kansas vs. Southeast Missouri State | ||||||||
20 Kansas State vs. Central Arkansas | ||||||||
12 Auburn vs. Georgia Southern | ||||||||
Purdue vs. 16 Louisville | ||||||||
Ole Miss vs. South Alabama | ||||||||
1 Alabama vs. 3 Florida State | ||||||||
Nebraska vs. Arkansas State | ||||||||
TCU vs. Jackson State | ||||||||
Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa | ||||||||
Middle Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt | ||||||||
Oregon vs. Southern Utah | ||||||||
13 LSU vs. BYU | ||||||||
24 Washington State vs. Montana State | ||||||||
Arizona vs. Northern Arizona | ||||||||
21 Virginia Tech vs. 22 West Virginia | ||||||||
UCLA vs. Texas A&M | ||||||||
Georgia Tech vs. 25 Tennessee | ||||||||
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