Notre Dame will take on Stanford in a very late game, but that contest wasn’t nearly big enough to lure ESPN’s College GameDay as they were in Ann Arbor, Michigan for “The Game” as No. 1 Ohio State takes on No. 15 Michigan Wolverines.
The main panelists of Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstriet were joined by former Wolverines and current Detroit Lions star defensive end Aiden Hutchinson to help pick the top games of Rivalry Weekend. While the group didn’t pick the Irish at the Cardinal, for obvious reasons, they did select who wins some of the biggest contests this weekend.
Find out below who each of them picked to come out victorious in the final regular season weekend of the 2025 college football season.
No. 12 Miami Hurricanes at No. 22 Pittsburgh Panthers
Howard – Miami
Saban – Miami
McAfee – Pittsburgh
Hutchinson – Miami
Herbstreit – Miami
Virginia Tech Hokies at No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers
Howard – Virginia
Saban – Virginia
McAfee – Virginia
Hutchinson – Virginia
Herbstreit – Virginia
No. 21 SMU Mustangs at California Bears
Howard – SMU
Saban – Cal
McAfee – SMU
Hutchinson – SMU
Herbstreit – SMU
Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators
Howard – Florida
Saban – Florida
McAfee – FSU
Hutchinson – Florida
Herbstreit – Florida
Clemson Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks
Howard – Clemson
Saban – South Carolina
McAfee – South Carolina
Hutchinson – South Carolina
Herbstreit – Clemson
No. 6 Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
Howard – Oregon
Saban – Oregon
McAfee – Oregon
Hutchinson – Oregon
Herbstreit – Oregon
No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores at No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers
Howard – Tennessee
Saban – Tennessee
McAfee – Vanderbilt
Hutchinson – Vanderbilt
Herbstriet – Tennessee
No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
Howard – Alabama
Saban – Alabama
McAfee – Alabama
Hutchinson – Alabama
Herbstreit – no pick
No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 15 Michigan Wolverines
Howard – Michigan
Saban – Ohio State
McAfee – Ohio State
Hutchinson – Michigan
Herbstreit – Ohio State
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