{"id":11173,"date":"2024-10-16T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=11173"},"modified":"2024-10-16T11:15:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:15:35","slug":"gamecocks-favored-in-norman-texas-georgia-pick-top-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=11173","title":{"rendered":"Gamecocks Favored in Norman…….Texas\/Georgia pick……Top 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The most important game for the Oklahoma Sooners is this week when they host the South Carolina Gamecocks.\u00a0 Win and an bowl game is assured for OU.\u00a0 A loss and that bowl might be just out of reach.\u00a0 I have little confidence that the Sooners will get their offense going against an excellent SC defense as I have the visitors taking a hard fought contest 20 to 16.\u00a0 Can OU block the front seven of SC?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 Again, turnovers will be key.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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In the big SEC tussle in Austin, Texas will prove that they are the cream of the conference as I have them taking the Bulldogs of Georgia apart 37 to 24.\u00a0 Georgia a good team but Texas in 2024 is the team to beat, not only in the conference but the nation.\u00a0 Do not expect a slow first quarter as of the OU game last week for Texas.\u00a0 It will be Hook\u2019em all day long.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Friday night in Provo BYU will take the Oklahoma State Cowboys apart with a 45 to 24 win.\u00a0 OSU has a quarterback problem and that veteran offensive line cannot block for Ollie Gordon.\u00a0 BYU will get all they want as they move toward the Big 12 title game later in the year.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Alabama and Tennessee play in Knoxville in another top game.\u00a0 I have the Vols 27-24.\u00a0 It will be a close shave for either team to win.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Top 25<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
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    \u00a0 Texas<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Oregon<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Penn State<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Miami (Fla)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Iowa State<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 BYU<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 LSU<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Ohio State<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Georgia<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Alabama<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Tennessee<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Texas Aggies<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Clemson<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Kansas State<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Boise State<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Army<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Nebraska<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Indiana<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Navy<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 SMU<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Vanderbilt<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0 Illinois\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Predictions for the Week<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

    Friday<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

    Oregon 46 at Purdue 13<\/span><\/p>\n

    Duke 24\u00a0 and Florida State 21<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Saturday<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

    Miami (Fla) 31 at Louisville 24<\/span><\/p>\n

    Clemson 41 and Virginia 14<\/span><\/p>\n

    Indiana 22 and Nebraska 21<\/span><\/p>\n

    Missouri 25 and Auburn 17<\/span><\/p>\n

    Army 46 and East Carolina 18<\/span><\/p>\n

    Wisconsin 31 at Northwestern 17<\/span><\/p>\n

    Rutgers 26 and UCLA 14<\/span><\/p>\n

    Arizona State 21 at Cincinnati 15<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tulsa 24 and Temple 21<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tennessee 27 and Alabama 24<\/span><\/p>\n

    Notre Dame 24 at\u00a0 Georgia Tech 23<\/span><\/p>\n

    Michigan 31 at Illinois 24<\/span><\/p>\n

    Navy 41 and Charlotte 24<\/span><\/p>\n

    NC State 31 and California 28<\/span><\/p>\n

    Kansas 30 and Houston 17<\/span><\/p>\n

    USC 34 at Maryland 21<\/span><\/p>\n

    Arizona 27 and Colorado 24<\/span><\/p>\n

    Texas Tech 25 and Baylor 22<\/span><\/p>\n

    Texas Aggies 27 at Mississippi State 18<\/span><\/p>\n

    LSU 23 at Arkansas 21<\/span><\/p>\n

    Iowa State 27 and UCF 10<\/span><\/p>\n

    Florida 17 and Kentucky 14<\/span><\/p>\n

    Kansas State 32 at West Virginia 24<\/span><\/p>\n

    SMU 38 at Stanford 18<\/span><\/p>\n

    Utah 37 and TCU 21<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Feature Photo:\u00a0 Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. (9) is stripped of the ball by Texas in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jeffrey McWhorter)<\/span><\/h5>\n

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