College Football Week 7: FanSided expert picks and predictions

Oct 8, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) takes in the touchdown run during the 2nd quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State Buckeyes lead 24-10 at half. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) takes in the touchdown run during the 2nd quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State Buckeyes lead 24-10 at half. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports

Week 7 is here and the FanSided staff is ready to make their college football picks and predictions for the week’s biggest games.

Before we get to the picks for this week’s games, can you believe we’re already in Week 7 of the college football season? It seems like it was yesterday we were all watching Notre Dame and Texas in that crazy double overtime game and Florida State making a furious comeback in the second half against Ole Miss.

We’ve come a long way since the opening week and we still have so much more to see. The Week 7 schedule features four marquee games with ranked opponents, including a matchup of top-10 teams in Madison with Wisconsin hosting Ohio State.

The FanSided staff will make their predictions for the “elite” 11 games this week and this week we are joined by our Ohio State site expert Hayden Wetmore from Scarlet and Game.

There was only one game the staff agreed on and that was Alabama over Tennessee. The Crimson Tide have won 9 straight against the Vols who are coming off their first loss of the season. Near unanimous picks were Miami over UNC (Collins), Ohio State over Wisconsin (Hill), Nebraska over Indiana (Brooke) and USC over Arizona (Brooke).

You can see the complete staff picks below and their records through the first six weeks.

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As a refresher, here is the FanSided staff members making their picks all season long.

FanSided Staff

  • Patrick Allen: FanSided VP of Content
  • Mike Dyce: FanSided Senior Director of Editorial Operations
  • Jack Jorgensen: FanSided Editor and College Football Expert
  • Patrick Schmidt: FanSided College Football Expert and Entertainment Editor
  • Michael Collins: FanSided NCAA Director
  • Josh Hill: FanSided Editor
  • Matt Verderame: FanSided Editor and NFL Expert
  • Kayla Knierim: FanSided Video Personality
  • Tyler Brooke: FanSided Associate Producer, Saturday Blitz Editor

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Be sure to check back every week to see who the FanSided staff is picking and who holds bragging rights for the week.