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College GameDay was live from Charlotte for the big South Carolina-North Carolina showdown to kick off Week 1 of the 2023 college football season on Saturday morning.
While the Week 1 slate isn’t loaded with big-time matchups, there are some intriguing games to watch.
At the end of the show, the crew of Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee and Lee Corso were joined by celebrity guest picker Darius Rucker, a huge South Carolina fan, to make predictions.
Here were the SEC picks the crew made on Saturday morning:
No. 5 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida State (in Orlando)
- Des: Florida State
- McAfee: LSU
- Herbie: No pick
- Corso: Florida State
- Rucker: LSU
No. 12 Tennessee vs. Virginia
- Des: Tennessee
- McAfee: Tennessee
- Herbie: Tennessee
- Corso: Tennessee
- Rucker: Tennessee
South Carolina vs. No. 21 North Carolina (in Charlotte)
- Des: North Carolina
- McAfee: North Carolina
- Herbie: South Carolina
- Corso: North Carolina
- Rucker: South Carolina
Who will be proven right? We’ll see what happens on the field this weekend!
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.
