BPort Sports' College Football Picks (Week 9)

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It's that time of the week! BPort Sports has got you covered with a wide variety of showcased games all across college football. FBS Rankings are based on the AP Top 25. All games are FBS unless otherwise noted. Below, you can find a list of our picks for Week 9.

*FCS rankings are based on FCS Coaches Poll.

This Week: 0-0

Last Week: 10-10

Record This Season: 68-42

2022-2024 Record: 980-680

Overall Record: 1,048-722

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

Parentheses denote 2024 record. *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

Tuesday, October 21

Conference USA

Western Kentucky (5-2, 3-1) at Louisiana Tech (4-2, 2-1) [7:30 PM on CBSSN]

Thursday, October 23

Sun Belt

South Alabama (1-6, 0-3) at Georgia State (1-6, 0-3) [7:30 PM on ESPN2]

Friday, October 24

ACC (1 of 3)

California (5-2, 2-1) at Virginia Tech (2-5, 1-2) [7:30 PM on ESPN]

Saturday, October 25

ACC (2 of 3)

SMU (5-2, 3-0) at Wake Forest (4-2, 1-2) [12:00 PM on The CW Network]

Stanford (3-4, 2-2) at No. 9 Miami (5-1) [7:00 PM on ESPN]

American

No. 18 South Florida (6-1) at Memphis (6-1, 2-1) [12:00 PM on ESPN2]

Big 12

No. 11 BYU (7-0) at Iowa State (5-2, 2-2) [3:30 PM on FOX]

Baylor (4-3, 2-2) at No. 21 Cincinnati (6-1) [4:00 PM on ESPN2]

Houston (6-1, 3-1) at No. 24 Arizona State (5-2) [8:00 PM on ESPN2]

Big Ten

UCLA (3-4, 3-1) at No. 2 Indiana (7-0) [12:00 PM on FOX]

Minnesota (5-2, 3-1) at Iowa (5-2, 3-1) [3:30 PM on CBS]

No. 23 Illinois (5-2) at Washington (5-2, 2-2) [3:30 PM on BTN]

FBS Independents & Pac-12

Toledo (4-3, MAC) at Washington State (3-4, Pac-12) [3:30 PM on The CW Network]

MAC

Western Michigan (4-3, 3-0) at Miami U. (4-3, 3-0) [3:30 PM on ESPN+]

*FCS Showcase – Missouri Valley Football Conference

No. 1 North Dakota State (7-0) at No. 2 South Dakota State (7-0) [8:00 PM on ESPNU]

Rivalry: Dakota Marker
Location: Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (Brookings, SD)
Head-to-Head History:
- North Dakota State is 65-47-5 against South Dakota State all-time.
- North Dakota State most recently beat South Dakota State on December 21, 2024 in a 28-21 home win in the FCS semifinals.
- South Dakota State is 28-25-1 against North Dakota State at home.
- South Dakota State most recently beat North Dakota State on November 4, 2023 in a 33-16 home win.
No. 1 North Dakota State
- Radio Coverage: Bison Sports Network on NDSU All-Access
- Team Stats:
  - Points per Game: 43.6 (6th in FCS)
  - Points Allowed per Game: 10.0 (1st in FCS)
  - Total Offense per Game: 493.1 (4th in FCS)
  - Yards Allowed per Game: 229.0 (1st in FCS)
- Power Players on Offense:
  - QB1: Cole Payton (74.4 CMP%, 1,565 yds, 11-1 TD/INT)
  - RB1: Barika Kpeenu (107 car, 601 yds, 11 TD)
  - WR1: Bryce Lance (26 rec, 535 yds, 4 TD)
- Power Players on Defense:
  - DL1: DT Keenan Wilson (24 tot, 4 sacks, 7 TFL)
  - LB1: Donovan Woolen (32 tot, 1.5 sacks, 3.5 TFL)
  - DB1: S Ryan Jones (16 tot, 1 int, 2 PD)
No. 2 South Dakota State
- Radio Coverage: Jackrabbit Sports Network on The Varsity Network
- Team Stats (vs FBS Teams):
  - Points per Game: 34.1 (19th in FCS)
  - Points Allowed per Game: 14.6 (5th in FCS)
  - Total Offense per Game: 411.9 (32nd in FCS)
  - Yards Allowed per Game: 289.1 (8th in FCS)
- Power Players on Offense:
  - QB1: Chase Mason (65.7 CMP%, 1,419 yds, 11-1 TD/INT)
  - RB1: Julius Loughridge (145 car, 714 yds, 6 TD)
  - WR1: Alex Bullock (40 rec, 510 yds, 2 TD)
- Power Players on Defense:
  - DL1: DT Kobe Clayborne (17 tot, 2 sacks, 4.5 TFL)
  - LB1: Joe Ollman (40 tot, 3 sacks, 5 TFL)
  - DB1: S Jalen B. Lee (24 tot, 3 int, 0 PD)

Mountain West

San Diego State (5-1, 2-0) at Fresno State (5-2, 2-1) [3:30 PM on FS1]

SEC

No. 8 Ole Miss (6-1) at No. 13 Oklahoma (6-1) [12:00 PM on ABC]

No. 15 Missouri (6-1) at No. 10 Vanderbilt (6-1) [3:30 PM on ESPN]

No. 3 Texas A&M (7-0) at No. 20 LSU (5-2) [7:30 PM on ABC]

Small College Games of the Week

{DII} No. 25 Grand Valley State (4-2) at No. 1 Ferris State (7-0) [2:00 PM on WLAV/LS]

Anchor-Bone Classic

{DIII} No. 14 Central (6-0) at No. 7 Wartburg (7-0) [2:00 PM on American Rivers Sports Network]