Picks for every CFB game in Week 9.
College football’s Week 9 slate kicks off on Thursday night with five matchups. Virginia Tech at Pitt and California at USC are the two marquee contests on Thursday, but Appalachian State at Georgia Southern is a key game for positioning within the Sun Belt. Three games are slated for Friday night, with USF hosting Navy in a critical American Athletic Conference matchup. After South Florida’s loss at Temple last Friday, coach Willie Taggart’s team cannot afford another league defeat to stay alive for the East Division title. A full schedule is on tap for Saturday, including top 25 showdowns between Florida State and Clemson, Utah hosting Washington in a potential Pac-12 Championship Game preview, and Nebraska visiting Wisconsin for a clash of the favorites in the Big Ten’s West Division. Boise State at Wyoming, Florida versus Georgia in Jacksonville, Michigan at Michigan State, West Virginia at Oklahoma State and Baylor at Texas are just a few of the other matchups to watch for Week 9.
Which teams will come out on top in every FBS game for Week 9? Bryan Fischer and Jim Weber join Athlon Sports' Steven Lassan and Mitch Light to provide weekly predictions for every contest:
College Football Week 9 Predictions
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Virginia Tech at Pitt |
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Akron at Buffalo |
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Ohio at Toledo |
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Appalachian State at Georgia Southern |
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California at USC |
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SDSU at Utah State |
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Air Force at Fresno State |
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Kent State at Central Michigan |
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Stanford at Arizona |
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Arizona State at Oregon |
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Kansas at Oklahoma |
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Minnesota at Illinois |
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Penn State at Purdue |
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Kansas State at Iowa State |
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Wagner at UMass |
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Kentucky at Missouri |
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UCF at Houston |
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Duke at Georgia Tech |
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Louisville at Virginia |
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UConn at East Carolina |
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Boston College at NC State |
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WKU at FAU |
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Samford at Miss. State |
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Cincinnati at Temple |
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Army at Wake Forest |
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Miami, Ohio at Eastern Michigan |
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Maryland at Indiana |
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Texas Tech at TCU |
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Northwestern at Ohio State |
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SMU at Tulane |
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Georgia State at South Alabama |
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ULM at Arkansas State |
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Rice at Louisiana Tech |
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Marshall at Southern Miss |
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North Texas at UTSA |
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Boise State at Wyoming |
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MTSU at FIU |
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Tennessee at South Carolina |
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NMSU at Texas A&M |
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Old Dominion at UTEP |
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Tulsa at Memphis |
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UNLV at San Jose State |
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Washington State at Oregon State |
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New Mexico at Hawaii |
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Auburn at Ole Miss |
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Nebraska at Wisconsin |
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Washington at Utah |
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Miami at Notre Dame |
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Baylor at Texas |
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Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) |
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Michigan at Michigan State |
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West Virginia at Oklahoma State |
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Clemson at Florida State |
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Bowling Green at Northern Illinois (Tuesday, Nov. 1) |
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Western Michigan at Ball State (Tuesday, Nov. 1) |
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