ESPN College GameDay is on location in Coral Gables, Florida as one of Notre Dame’s previous opponents, the Miami Hurricanes are hosting the Florida Gators.
It’s not the biggest game of the day, but it’s a huge rivalry game with the two teams going in different directions. The Hurricanes once again are looking like a College Football Playoff team, while the Gators haven struggled to a 1-2 record and there is chatter that the fan base wants head coach Billy Napier fired with eyes on the Irish’s Marcus Freeman.
Regardless of that, the GameDay crew of Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit were joined by NHL star Matthew Tkachuk, son of great Keith, who’s Florida Panthers have won the last two Stanley Cups. They picked the top games across college football in Week 4, and you can find out below who they think will win.
Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers
Howard – Syracuse
Saban – Syracuse
Tkachuk – Syracuse
McAfee – Syracuse
Herbstreit – Clemson
South Carolina Gamecocks at No. 23 Missouri Tigers
Howard – South Carolina
Saban – Missouri
Tkachuk – Missouri
McAfee – South Carolina
Herbstreit – South Carolina
Kent State Golden Flashes at No. 7 Florida State Seminoles
Howard – Kent State (spread pick)
Saban – Florida State
Tkachuk – Florida State
McAfee – Florida State
Herbstreit – Florida State
No. 22 Auburn Tigers at No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners
Howard – Auburn
Saban – Oklahoma
Tkachuk – Oklahoma
McAfee – Oklahoma
Herbstreit – Oklahoma
SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs
Howard – TCU
Saban – TCU
Tkachuk – TCU
McAfee – TCU
Herbstreit – TCU
No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini at No. 19 Indiana Hoosiers
Howard – Illinois
Saban – Illinois
Tkachuk – Illinois
McAfee – Indiana
Herbstreit – Illinois
No. 17 Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 16 Utah Utes
Howard – Utah
Saban – Utah
Tkachuk – Utah
McAfee – Utah
Herbstreit – Utah
No. 21 Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers
Howard – Michigan
Saban – Michigan
Tkachuk – Michigan
McAfee – Nebraska
Herbstreit – Michigan
Florida Gators at No. 4 Miami Hurricanes
Howard – Miami
Saban – Miami
Tkachuk – Miami
McAfee – Miami
Herbstreit – no pick
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