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ESPN College Football Challenge Picks For Week 13

By Mike Marteny

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For those of you that don’t know, ESPN College Football Challenge is the closest you can get to college fantasy football on ESPN. You get to comprise a roster of two quarterbacks, two running backs, two wide receivers, a team kicker, and a team defense. The scoring is very similar to NFL scoring.

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Here are my picks for week 13. I had a good week last week except for not playing Melvin Gordon!

Quarterbacks:

Marcus Mariota, Oregon: The Ducks get the awful Colorado defense that has allowed tons of yards to QBs all season long. Mariota should be in every lineup!

J.T. Barrett, Ohio State: Barrett is comfortable in the offense now, and he is coming off of a game in which he set the school record for rushing yards by a QB. Now he gets the porous Indiana defense. Expect more of the same this week.

Honorable mention: Nick Marshall vs. Samford, Blake Sims vs. Western Carolina

Stay Away: Maty Mauk at Tennessee, Anu Solomon at Utah

Nov 15, 2014; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) runs past Auburn Tigers defensive back Johnathan Ford (23) during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Georgia defeated Auburn 34-7. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Running Backs:

Nick Chubb, Georgia: Gurley is out for the year with a torn ACL, so the freshman will get plenty of touches against Charleston Southern. For a half, anyway. But in that half, he could have upwards of 200 yards.

James Conner, Pittsburgh: Pitt has no other offense.

Honorable mention: T.J. Yeldon vs. Western Carolina, Cameron Artis-Payne vs. Samford

Stay Away: Tevin Coleman at Ohio State, Alex Collins vs. Mississippi

Wide Receivers:

Amari Cooper, Alabama: His workload will likely be down against Western Carolina, but I can’t NOT play the best receiver in college.

Rashard Higgins, Colorado State: New Mexico’s defense is awful. Higgins should have a huge day!

Honorable mention: Jamison Crowder vs. North Carolina, Nelson Agholor at UCLA

Stay Away: Rashad Greene vs. Boston College, Kevin White vs. Kansas State

Kickers:
Baylor, West Virginia, and Arizona are all good options.

Defense:

Alabama: They get West Carolina at home. They are easily the best option.

Honorable mention: Georgia vs. Charleston Southern, Auburn vs. Samford

Stay Away: UCLA vs. USC, Missouri vs. Tennessee

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