BPort Sports' College Football Picks (Week 15)

It's that time of the week! BPort Sports has got you covered with a wide variety of showcased games all across college football.

Due to the lack of games at the FBS level, this week’s picks will also include three playoff matchups of each level: FCS, Division II and Division III. Division II will showcase all four matchups due to it being quarterfinals.

FBS Rankings are based on the CFP Top 25. All games are FBS unless otherwise noted.

Below, you can find a list of our picks for Week 15.

This Week: 0-0

Last Week: 10-9

Record This Season: 96-75

2022-2024 Record: 980-680

Overall Record: 1,076-765

**Teams in bold denote my pick to win the listed game.

Parentheses denote a team’s 2025 record.

LS = Live Stats (normally paired with a radio stream, Ex: Radio/LS)

Away at Home- Game of the Week

Away at Home- Non-Power 4 Game of the Week

Away at Home- Small College Game of the Week

Friday, December 5

American

No. 24 North Texas (11-1) at No. 20 Tulane (10-2) [8:00 PM on ABC]

Conference USA

Kennesaw State (9-3) at Jacksonville State (8-4) [7:00 PM on CBSSN]

Mountain West

UNLV (10-2) at Boise State (8-4) [8:00 PM on FOX]

Sun Belt

Troy (8-4) at No. 25 James Madison (11-1) [8:00 PM on ESPN]

Saturday, December 6

ACC

Duke (7-5) vs. No. 17 Virginia (10-2) [8:00 PM on ABC]

• Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)

Albanese Candy Bowl (Division II)

Upper Iowa (8-3) vs. Hillsdale (6-5) [2:00 PM on GLVC Sports Network]

• Brickyard Stadium (Hobart, IN)

Big 12

No. 11 BYU (11-1) vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (11-1) [12:00 PM on ABC]

• AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)

Big Ten

No. 2 Indiana (12-0) vs. No. 1 Ohio State (12-0) [8:00 PM on FOX]

• Location: Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)

• Head-to-Head History:

  • Ohio State is 80-12-5 against Indiana all-time.

  • Ohio State most recently beat Indiana on November 23, 2024 in a 38-15 home win.

  • Indiana is 0-0-0 against Ohio State at a neutral site or in the Big Ten Championship.

  • Indiana most recently beat Ohio State on October 8, 1988 in a 41-7 home win.

• No. 2 Indiana

  • Radio Coverage: The Varsity Network

  • Team Stats (vs FBS Teams):

    • Points per Game: 44.3 (2nd in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 10.9 (2nd in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 483.8 (5th in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 251.8 (4th in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Fernando Mendoza (72.0 CMP%, 2,758 yds, 32-5 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Roman Hemby (163 car, 866 yds, 6 TD)

    • WR1: Omar Cooper Jr. (58 rec, 804 yds, 11 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DE Stephen Daley (35 tot, 4.5 sacks, 18 TFL)

    • LB1: Rolijah Hardy (76 tot, 7 sacks, 11.5 TFL)

    • DB1: FS Amare Ferrell (38 tot, 4 int, 6 PD)

• No. 1 Ohio State

  • Radio Coverage: The Fan 97.1 FM

  • Team Stats:

    • Points per Game: 37.0 (13th in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 7.8 (1st in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 438.5 (24th in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 203.0 (1st in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Julian Sayin (78.9 CMP%, 3,065 yds, 30-5 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Bo Jackson (151 car, 952 yds, 5 TD)

    • WR1: Jeremiah Smith (72 rec, 942 yds, 11 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DE Caden Curry (53 tot, 9 sacks, 13.5 TFL)

    • LB1: Arvell Reese (61 tot, 6.5 sacks, 10 TFL)

    • DB1: SS Caleb Downs (52 tot, 2 int, 1 PD)

Division II Championship - Quarterfinal

Frostburg State (11-2) at No. 1 Kutztown (13-0) [12:00 PM on ESPN+]

Minnesota State (9-3) at No. 1 Ferris State (12-0) [1:00 PM on ESPN+]

Newberry (10-1) at No. 1 Albany State (12-1) [1:00 PM on ESPN+]

UT Permian Basin (10-2) at No. 1 Harding (12-0) [2:00 PM on ESPN+]

Division III Championship - Third Round

Salisbury (10-1) at Johns Hopkins (11-0) [12:00 PM on ESPN+]

Trinity-TX (10-1) at Berry (10-1) [12:00 PM on ESPN+]

St. John’s-MN (9-1) at UW-River Falls (9-1) [1:00 PM on ESPN+]

FCS Championship - Second Round

No. 12 Villanova (10-2) at No. 5 Lehigh (12-0) [12:00 PM on ESPN+]

No. 14 South Dakota State (9-4) at No. 3 Montana (11-1) [2:00 PM on ESPN+]

No. 9 Rhode Island (11-2) at No. 8 UC Davis (8-3) [10:00 PM on ESPN2]

Heritage Bowl (Division II)

West Texas A&M (7-4) vs. Arkansas Tech (7-4) [1:00 PM on YouTube]

• Community National Bank and Trust Stadium (Corsicana, TX)

MAC

Miami U. (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4) [12:00 PM on ESPN]

• Ford Field (Detroit, MI)

SEC

No. 3 Georgia (11-1) vs. No. 9 Alabama (10-2) [4:00 PM on ABC]

• Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

SWAC (FCS)

Prairie View A&M (9-3) at Jackson State (9-2) [2:00 PM on ESPN2]