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ESPN College GameDay: Picks for Week 8, Georgia at Texas
ESPN had no other option for their College GameDay destination in Week 8, as they headed to Austin ahead of Georgia at Texas in Week 8.
Joining the crew as the Celebrity Guest Picker on Saturday was none other than former Texas golfer and current PGA Tour superstar Scottie Scheffler. Over the course of his career, Scheffler has won 13 events on the PGA Tour as a professional, including a number of majors, and the Masters twice, including this year’s edition.
Outside of Austin, there’s a ton of fascinating matchups throughout the landscape of college football, such as Alabama at Tennessee, Miami at Louisville and Michigan at Illinois. Check out the full allotment of picks from this week’s edition of College GameDay below.
ESPN College GameDay Picks for Week 8:
Georgia at Texas: No pick for Herbstreit because he’s on the call in Austin, but the rest of the crew had to put their picks out into the world. Howard picked the Longhorns, wearing a cowboy hat and all, while Saban legitimately flipped a coin, and Texas ended up being the beneficiary. McAfee picking against the home team? No chance, while Scheffler was always going to ride with the Longhorns, as well.
As for Corso, he’s sticking with his national championship prediction in the Longhorns, as he grabbed the Hook ‘Em head for the clean sweep of Texas from the College GameDay crew.
Alabama at Tennessee: The Third Saturday in October is always a fun one to watch. The crew is split, with Saban, Scheffler and Corso on the Crimson Tide, while Howard, McAfee and Herbstreit are riding with the Volunteers.
UCF at Iowa State: Everyone is on the Cyclones in Week 8.
Kansas State at West Virginia: McAfee is still championing his Mountaineers as the potential Big 12 champions, but he could only convince Saban to join him in picking West Virginia.
Colorado at Arizona: Herbstreit picked the Wildcats, but the rest of the crew chose Coach Prime and the Buffaloes.
Nebraska at Indiana: Can the Hoosiers remain undefeated? Saban is the only part of the crew picking against Indiana to get the win.
Michigan at Illinois: A win over the Wolverines would be huge for the Fighting Illini. Only Howard and McAfee believe Michigan can trump Illinois in Week 8.
Miami at Louisville: Herbstreit picked the Cardinals, but everyone else is riding with the Hurricanes.
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech: Everyone believes in the Fighting Irish.
LSU at Arkansas: The crew is split — Howard, Corso and Herbstreit on the Tigers, Saban, McAfee and Scheffler on the Razorbacks.
Oklahoma at South Carolina: Herbstreit was the only dissenter, brave enough to save the graphic and pick the Sooners in Austin.
Full CGD analyst picks for Week 8:
Desmond Howard: Texas, Tennessee, Iowa State, Kansas State, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Miami, Notre Dame, LSU, South Carolina
Nick Saban: Texas, Alabama, Iowa State, West Virginia, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois, Miami, Notre Dame, Arkansas, South Carolina
Pat McAfee: Texas, Tennessee, Iowa State, West Virginia, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Miami, Notre Dame, Arkansas, South Carolina
Celebrity Guest Picker – Scottie Scheffler: Texas, Alabama, Iowa State, Kansas State, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Miami, Notre Dame, Arkansas, South Carolina
Lee Corso: Texas, Alabama, Iowa State, Kansas State, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Miami, Notre Dame, LSU, South Carolina
Kirk Herbstreit: No pick for Georgia at Texas, Tennessee, Iowa State, Kansas State, Arizona, Indiana, Illinois, Louisville, Notre Dame, LSU, Oklahoma
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ATHENS, Ga. – Designated hitter Daniel Jackson and centerfielder Rylan Lujo combined for nine RBI Sunday, leading fifth-ranked Georgia to a 12-1 win over LSU at Foley Field.
Georgia improved to 41-11 overall, 21-6 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 29-24 overall and 9-18 in conference play.
The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday when they play host to Florida in Game 1 of a three-game SEC series in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
“Georgia won the moments in this series,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “They’re going to score, so you’ve got to capitalize against them when you have scoring opportunities on offense.”
Georgia starting pitcher Caden Aoki (8-0) was the winner, limiting LSU to one run on four hits in 5.0 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
LSU right-hander Casan Evans (2-3), making his first appearance since April 17 versus Texas A&M, started the game Sunday and was charged with the loss, working 1.2 innings and allowing four runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
“I thought Casan’s stuff looked great, and that’s good for him from a health standpoint,” Johnson said. “He’s a guy that the more he pitches, the better he is, so there might have been a little bit of rust, but I thought he competed fine.”
Georgia struck for four runs in the bottom of the second inning in an outburst highlighted by Jackson’s two-out, two-run single and an RBI single by second baseman Ryan Black.
The Tigers narrowed the gap to 4-1 in the third when designated hitter Omar Serna Jr. delivered an RBI single.
Georgia extended its lead to 7-1 in the fourth as Jackson launched a two-run homer and centerfielder Lujo lined a run-scoring single.
Lujo unloaded a grand slam in the fifth, giving the Bulldogs an 11-1 advantage.
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