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College Football Week 8: FanSided expert picks and predictions

By Patrick Schmidt

Oct 1, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) drops back to pass against the Kentucky Wildcats at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) drops back to pass against the Kentucky Wildcats at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Week 8 is here and the FanSided staff is ready to make their college football picks and predictions for the week’s biggest games.

This week in college football doesn’t feature a ton of outstanding must-see games outside of Texas A&M at Alabama, but there is still a number of quality games that commands your attention this week. Week 8 begins on Thursday for the FanSided staff as we’ll be picking winners from two games that night with Virginia Tech and Miami in action and a sneaky good game between BYU and Boise State before the other eight games are played on Saturday.

The race is as tight as it has been all year in the FanSided college football pick ’em so the pressure is on us this week to be perfect. Joining us this week is Bama Hammer site expert Meredith Hornsby with No. 1 Alabama hosting No. 5 Texas A&M and ESPN’s College GameDay.

She made it a clean sweep with all 10 picks siding with Nick Saban and the No. 1 Crimson Tide against Trevor Knight and the Aggies. The only other unanimous picks was No. 12 West Virginia over Kenny Hill and the TCU Horned Frogs.

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As a refresher, here is the FanSided staff members who will be making their picks all season. /

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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Make sure you check back next week to see who holds the lead after Week 8 and for our predictions for the Week 9 games next Thursday morning.

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