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College GameDay Picks: ESPN crew and Michael Phelps choose winners for Week 2 CFB action
By Adam Spencer
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College GameDay was live in Ann Arbor on Saturday morning ahead of a huge Week 2 matchup between the Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines.
The GameDay crew of Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Rece Davis was joined by Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps to pick some of the biggest games of Week 2.
Obviously, the top-10 showdown between the Longhorns and Wolverines was the biggest game on the slate, but here are some of the other SEC-related picks the crew made on Saturday morning’s pregame show on ESPN:
No. 3 Texas at No. 10 Michigan
- Desmond: Michigan
- McAfee: Michigan
- Saban: Texas
- Phelps: Michigan
- Corso: Texas
- Herbstreit: Texas
No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 24 NC State
- Desmond: Tennessee
- McAfee: Tennessee
- Saban: Tennessee
- Phelps: Tennessee
- Corso: Tennessee
- Herbstreit: No pick (he’s calling the game)
Cal at Auburn
- Desmond: Auburn
- McAfee: Auburn
- Saban: Auburn
- Phelps: Auburn
- Corso: Auburn
- Herbstreit: Auburn
Arkansas at No. 16 Oklahoma State
- Desmond: Oklahoma State
- McAfee: Arkansas
- Saban: Oklahoma State
- Phelps: Oklahoma State
- Corso: Arkansas
- Herbstreit: Arkansas
South Carolina at Kentucky
- Desmond: Kentucky
- McAfee: South Carolina
- Saban: Kentucky
- Phelps: South Carolina
- Corso: Kentucky
- Herbstreit: Kentucky
Corso picked Arkansas +10 as his superdog against Oklahoma State. Herbstreit picked Mississippi State +5.5 against Arizona State. McAfee is going with NC State +9.5 against Tennessee as his superdog.
Will the crew be proven right? Or will upsets abound this weekend? We’re in for a fun Saturday of SEC football, y’all!
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.
