Week 4 Picks

Apparently it's SEC week for college football...

1. #12 South Carolina at #2 LSU.
South Carolina is doing surprisingly well this season. We knew Steve Spurrier would get the Gamecocks on the fast track to success, but no one expected him to do it on defense. He'll need a few more years of recruiting before he can face up to LSU, though--and he better start with finding a quarterback. Blake Mitchell threw three 3 INT's against South Carolina State; the Fighting Tigers will eat him alive. LSU big.

2. #10 Penn State at Michigan.
This is a tough game to call...which Wolverines team will show up? True freshman Ryan Mallett is touted as being even better than Jimmy Clausen--but that's not saying much. Penn State has its own superstar at QB, Anthony Morelli, who most people think will be one of the first quarterbacks taken in the 2008 NFL Draft. I've never really felt that Penn State is a top tier team, the kind of team to be feared...maybe it's their drab, boring uniforms, or maybe it's the fact that their archaic coach craps himself on the sidelines. I'm going to pick the upset here and say Michigan wins.

3. #22 Georgia at #16 Alabama.
This is another hard game to predict. Nick Saban is definitely off to a great start in his first year at Alabama (until he runs into LSU....) but I think Georgia just has a slightly higher level of talent. Alabama's John Parker Wilson's claim to fame is being the older brother of Two-A-Days star Ross Wilson; Georgia QB Matthew Stafford was one of the most highly touted recruits in his high school class. I don't want to call it an upset because I think these rankings should be flipped, but Georgia wins this game.

4. #21 Kentucky at Arkansas.
Heisman candidate Andre Woodson makes his national debut as he's broadcast on ESPN2, and he'll make the most of it. Expect him to put up Heisman-worthy numbers...I'd expect no less than 300 yards and 3 TD's. On the other hand, Arkansas starts Casey Dick at quarterback, and they might be better off if they had ANDY Dick taking the snaps. Darren McFadden, Arkansas' own Heisman hopeful, will have a big day as well, but ultimately the spotlight will belong to Andre Woodson. I like Kentucky.