College Football: 25 Bold Predictions for Top 25 in Week 12
Last week two top five teams fell. Whats in store in Week 12? Here’s one bold prediction for every top 25 team in college football in Week 12.
See Also: How did the Week 11 bold predictions turn out?
Each week we make 25 bold predictions for the upcoming slate of games. As is the nature of being bold some of the predictions will be dead on and some will be off by a mile. Last week was particularly arduous to decipher as there were three big time games each with a lot on the line. Oklahoma squared off with TCU, Miami hosted Notre Dame and Georgia took on Auburn on the Plains.
We predicted an Auburn upset of Georgia. Check. However, we could not have had a worse read on the other two contests. Oklahoma did not allow eight touchdowns, they allowed three. Kenny Hill only collected two of those scores, not the predicted five. Likewise, Notre Dame’s stud running back Josh Adams was held to 2.5 yards per carry, not eight.
The Iowa offense returning to earth was included in last week’s predictions. That turned out to be a great call – the Hawkeyes’ only points of their game against Wisconsin came via a pair of pick sixes. We also went so bold as to predict that Alabama would look mortal. They trailed Mississippi State late in the fourth quarter on Saturday. How’s that for mortal?
Michigan State did not upset Ohio State as predicted, they didn’t even find the endzone. Perhaps the worst miss of Week 11 was a call for Saquon Barkley to get 300 all-purpose yards.
Some good and some bad. Here’s 25 bold predictions for the Top 25 in Week 12.
Bold Prediction: Brett Rypien throws multiple interceptions. The Boise State passer has had a solid season so far, throwing 11 touchdowns with just four interceptions – none in the same game. Saturday marks the first time he makes too mistakes in the same set of 60 minutes.
Bold Prediction: John Harbaugh benches Brandon Peters in favor of John O’Korn. Michigan’s offensive woes are going to continue against Wisconsin. In a last-ditch move of desperation, Harbaugh returns to his former starter but he fails to get the job done too.