Former Michigan All-American, and runner-up for the 2021 Heisman Trophy, Aidan Hutchinson joined ESPN’s “College GameDay” for Week 12’s final major week of the regular season.
Three games feature ranked opponents going against each other, headlined by Ohio State at Michigan. The Buckeyes are practically locked into position for the College Football Playoff, but a loss to the rival Wolverines would knock OSU from its expected top seed. A Michigan win, on the other hand, would give UM a shot – albeit a long one – to make it into the playoff itself.
Elsewhere, Miami (FL) enters Saturday’s game against No. 23 Pittsburgh needing a win to get a shot. A loss would doom the Hurricanes. No. 10 Alabama, too, enters as the last at-large team in the playoff and goes up against Auburn in the Iron Bowl where a loss would eliminate the Crimson Tide’s hopes. The same can be said for Oklahoma at home against LSU.
Tulane heads into its game against Charlotte as the playoff’s lone non-power-conference team. The Green Wave face a Charlotte team that has just one win entering the season.
Hutchinson played for the Wolverines when they started their current four-game winning streak against Ohio State. The Buckeyes won the previous eight games in the series, however.s
Here’s how the “GameDay” crew picked the week’s slate.
No. 12 Miami (FL) at No. 22 Pittsburgh
Desmond Howard: Miami (FL)
Nick Saban: Miami (FL)
Pat McAfee: Pittsburgh
Aidan Hutchinson: Miami (FL)
Kirk Herbstreit: Miami (FL)
Virginia Tech at No. 18 Virginia
Desmond Howard: Virginia
Nick Saban: Virginia
Pat McAfee: Virginia
Aidan Hutchinson: Virginia
Kirk Herbstreit: Virginia
No. 21 Southern Methodist at California
Desmond Howard: SMU
Nick Saban: California
Pat McAfee: SMU
Aidan Hutchinson: SMU
Kirk Herbstreit: SMU
Desmond Howard: Florida
Nick Saban: Florida
Pat McAfee: Florida State
Aidan Hutchinson: Florida
Kirk Herbstreit: Florida State
Clemson at South Carolina
Desmond Howard: Clemson
Nick Saban: South Carolina
Pat McAfee: South Carolina
Aidan Hutchinson: South Carolina
Kirk Herbstreit: Clemson
No. 6 Oregon at Washington
Desmond Howard: Oregon
Nick Saban: Oregon
Pat McAfee: Oregon
Aidan Hutchinson: Oregon
Kirk Herbstreit: Oregon
No. 14 Vanderbilt at No. 19 Tennessee
Desmond Howard: Tennessee
Nick Saban: Tennessee
Pat McAfee: Vanderbilt
Aidan Hutchinson: Vanderbilt
Kirk Herbstreit: Tennessee
No. 10 Alabama at Auburn
Desmond Howard: Alabama
Nick Saban: Alabama
Pat McAfee: Alabama
Aidan Hutchinson: Alabama
Kirk Herbstreit: No pick
No. 1 Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan
Desmond Howard: Michigan
Nick Saban: Ohio State
Pat McAfee: Ohio State
Aidan Hutchinson: Michigan
Kirk Herbstreit: Ohio State
