COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS

FRIDAY Illinois ( minus 19 ½ ) at No. 14Wisconsin: Badgers have won their last three openers by a combined 129points ... WISCONSIN 35- 14. SATURDAY Syracuse ( plus 46) atNo. 1Clemson: Orange have allowed 701yards rushing in the last two games; RUSHING! ... CLEMSON 52- 10. No. 2Alabama ( minus 21) at Tennessee: Crimson Tide winning streak against Vols is 13, including the last four by an average of 34 points ... ALABAMA47- 13. No. 3Notre Dame ( minus 10 ½ ) at Pittsburgh: Irish have played Pitt 15times as a top- five team and are 14- 1 ... PITTSBURGH 24- 21. Nebraska ( minus26) at No. 5Ohio State: Prepare for a tsunami of snarky socialmedia comments about why the Cornhuskers were so adamant to play this season when they fall behind by three touchdowns ... OHIO STATE 42- 21. No. 17IowaState( plus 3 ½ ) atNo. 6Oklahoma State: Cyclones could grab early inside track to the Big 12title game ... IOWA STATE 28- 24. No. 8Penn State ( minus 6 ½ ) at Indiana: Hoosiers’ last victory against a top- 10 team was 1987against No. 9Ohio State ... INDIANA 31- 27. No. 9Cincinnati ( plus 2 ½ ) atNo. 16SMU: Bearcats andMustangs have gone to overtime in their last twomeetings, splitting the games ... SMU 35- 31. Virginia ( plus 11 ½ ) at No. 11Miami: Cavaliers QB Brennan Armstrong ( concussion) is uncertain to play ... MIAMI 35- 20. Texas State ( plus 28 ½ ) ) at No. 12BYU: BYU QB Zach Wilson leads FBS with a 78.7completion percentage and Texas State is allowing quarterbacks to complete 70.6% of its passes ... BYU 52- 21. No. 23North Carolina State ( plus 17) at No. 14North Carolina: The 100thmeeting between theWolfpack andTarHeels, and just the third when both are ranked; UNC is 2- 0 in those games ... NORTH CAROLINA 42- 23. No. 18Michigan ( minus 3) at No. 21Minnesota:

Wolverines and Gophers lastmetwith both teams ranked in 2004... MINNESOTA 28- 24. No. 19Virginia Tech ( minus 10) atWake Forest: Hokies RB Khalil Herbert leads the nation in yards per carry at 9.7... VIRGINIA TECH 38- 24. Kansas ( minus 20) at No. 20Kansas State: Wildcats have won 11straight in the series and Jayhawks RB PookaWilliams just opted out of the season ... KANSAS STATE 35- 17. Florida Atlantic ( plus 17) at No. 22Marshall: Redshirt freshman QB GrantWells leads Conference USA in passer rating at 159.2... MARSHALL 34- 14. Georgia Southern ( plus 6 ½ ) atNo. 25Coastal Carolina: Eagles lead the SunBelt in yards per rush ( 5.89) and Chanticleers lead in yards per pass ( 10.6) ... COASTAL CAROLINA 28- 23. TWITTER REQUESTS Florida State ( plus 5) at Louisville—@ calebbailey: Seminoles have found some offensive answers behind the running of QB Jordan Travis ... FLORIDA STATE 31- 28. Iowa ( minus 31⁄ 2) at Purdue —@ uofi1998 Boilermakers will play without coach Jeff Brohmon the sideline after he tested positive for COVID- 19... PURDUE 27- 23. Baylor ( plus 9) at Texas —@ TexasFancyBoots: Bears got a two- week break because of COVID- 19issues ... TEXAS 31- 24. Houston ( minus 14) at Navy—@ alanwooten: Appears the Midshipmen are returning to formafter two straight victories ... HOUSTON 38- 21. Auburn ( minus 3) at Mississippi—@ DaveCMckinney: More freshman RB Tank Bigby and less QB Bo Nixmight be a good plan this week; especially against the Rebels’ weak defense ... AUBURN38- 31. RECORD Lastweek: 9- 6straight; 6- 9against the spread. Season: 49- 21straight; 33- 36against the spread.