The stakes are sky-high.
Some coaching seats are warming.
ESPN College GameDay is coming to Boise for an important Pac-12 game. Michigan’s coach is mixing it up, trading barbs with Oregon’s coach. UCLA and Utah are trying to stay undefeated. Washington State has a golden opportunity to win a Pac-12 game. And Washington is on the road in a pivotal Big Ten game.
I handicapped 16 college games this week.
That’s an all-time high. That wasn’t by design. There were just an unusual number of interesting games, and I didn’t want to leave any of the important ones out.
I went 9-3 picking the winners straight up last week. And I went 7-5 picking the games against the point spread.
My 2026 record picking college football games, straight up: 111-37 (75 percent).
2026 record vs. the point spread: 79-66-3 (54.5 percent).
My Week 11 picks: