College GameDay crew picks Week 3 B1G games

There is plenty of action on tap in Week 3!

Indiana and Ohio State are beginning conference play in Bloomington this week. Unfortunately, Hoosiers QB Michael Penix Jr. is reportedly out for that contest. Elsewhere, a number of teams are playing Power 5 opponents, most notably Iowa’s rivalry showdown with Iowa State.

There’s plenty of football to take in this Saturday, and here is how ESPN’s College GameDay crew picked the B1G games. Guest picker was country music star Eric Church:

Desmond Howard: Iowa State (over Iowa), Maryland (over Temple), Ohio State (over Indiana), Penn State (over Pitt), TCU (over Purdue), Michigan State (over Arizona State)

Eric Church: Iowa (over Iowa State), Maryland (over Temple), Ohio State (over Indiana), Penn State (over Pitt), TCU (over Purdue), Michigan State (over Arizona State)

Kirk Herbstreit: Iowa (over Iowa State), Maryland (over Temple), Ohio State (over Indiana), Penn State (over Pitt), Purdue (over TCU), Michigan State (over Arizona State)

Lee Corso: Iowa State (over Iowa), Maryland (over Temple), Ohio State (over Indiana), Penn State (over Pitt), TCU (over Purdue), Michigan State (over Arizona State)

Chris “Bear” Fallica: Eastern Michigan +7 vs Illinois, Iowa State +1.5 and straight up over Iowa

David Pollack: Iowa State over Iowa

Paul Harvey

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