Saturday, October 19, 2013

ACC Top 5 Showdown

Tonight, is probably the biggest game of the year in the ACC. The matchup between #3 Clemson and #5 Florida State showcases two major Heisman candidates and two top five teams. They are two of the three undefeated teams in the ACC. Miami is the only other ACC team without a blemish on their record. the other two matchups I am picking come in the PAC-12 and SEC. After a 3-0 week, I am 12-9 with my season picks.
#24 Auburn vs #7 Texas A&M
3:30 PM Kyle Field
Auburn has been a surprise team in the SEC at 5-1. There only loss came against LSU this season. Texas A&M is also 5-1 and have been playing very good football. Their only loss came against Alabama. Johnny Manziel has been putting up beast numbers this season and is contention for the Heisman Trophy. Mike Evans has been Johnny Football's main target this season. Evans has hauled in 5 TD and 737 yards this season. Auburn is lead on offense by Junior RB Tre Mason. This game should be pretty interesting. I am looking forward to seeing if Auburn is for real. I think TAMU will just put up too many points for the Tigers to try and match. 
My Pick: Texas A&M 38 Auburn 27
#9 UCLA vs #13 Stanford
3:30 PM Stanford Stadium
Stanford is coming off an upset loss to Utah. It will be interesting to see how they bounce back. UCLA has quietly snuck up into the Top 10. Running their offense is Brett Hundley at QB. Hundley has put up very good numbers this season. He is an under the radar Heisman candidate. UCLA RB Jordon James is questionable for today's game with an ankle injury. Ty Montgomery and Devin Cajuste have been Stanford's best WR this year. This has big implications on the PAC-12 Championship Game. A loss for Stanford digs themselves into a very big hole. This is a rematch of last year's PAC-12 Championship where Stanford won handily. 
My Pick: Stanford 30 UCLA 24
#5 Florida State vs #3 Clemson
This is the game of the year in the ACC. It has been a relatively strong year for the conference thanks to these two schools. Clemson boasts QB Tajh Boyd and electric WR Sammy Watkins. FSU's QB isn't too shabby either. Jameis "Famous" Winston. Winston is just a Freshman and has even tearing it up. He has thrown for 17 TD this season and has rushed for 2 more. The Seminoles have not faced a team like Clemson though. There only big games came against Maryalnd. FSU destroyed them 63-0. Clemson's biggest win of the season came against Georgia in Week 1.
My Pick: Clemson 31 FSU 21