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College GameDay crew, Johnny Manziel make picks for Week 1 SEC action
By Adam Spencer
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College GameDay was live in College Station on Saturday morning ahead of a major Week 1 showdown between Texas A&M and Notre Dame.
Being in College Station, there was only one way to go for the celebrity guest picker — former Aggie QB and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.
Johnny Football joined the crew to make some picks for Saturday’s busy Week 1 slate of games, including several involving SEC teams.
Here’s a look at the picks from Manziel and the GameDay crew of Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit:
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 14 Clemson
- Des: Georgia
- Saban: Georgia
- Manziel: Georgia
- McAfee: Georgia
- Corso: Georgia
- Herbstreit: Georgia
No. 19 Miami at Florida
- Des: Miami
- Saban: Miami
- Manziel: Miami
- McAfee: Florida
- Corso: Miami
- Herbstreit: Florida
Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt
- Des: Virginia Tech
- Saban: Virginia Tech
- McAfee: Virginia Tech
- Manziel: Virginia Tech
- Corso: Vanderbilt
- Herbstreit: Virginia Tech
No. 23 USC vs. No. 13 LSU
- Des: LSU
- Saban: LSU
- Manziel: LSU
- McAfee: USC
- Corso: LSU
- Herbstreit: No pick (he’s calling the game)
No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 20 Texas A&M
- Des: Texas A&M
- Saban: Texas A&M
- Manziel: Texas A&M
- McAfee: Texas A&M
- Corso: Notre Dame
- Herbstreit: No pick (he’s calling the game)
GameDay legend Lee Corso picked Vanderbilt as his superdog against Virginia Tech, and Herbstreit is also riding with the Commodores.
Saban went with Clemson to cover the spread against Georgia as his superdog pick. Howard chose Southern Miss to cover the +27 spread against Kentucky.
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Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
