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ESPN College GameDay: Picks for Week 13, USC at Oregon

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ESPN brought College GameDay back to Eugene in Week 13. The Oregon Ducks are hosting the USC Trojans in a classic PAC-12 showdown taking on some new life inside the Big Ten.

Oregon is no stranger to competing for the College Football Playoff, as they were the top seed in last season’s 12-team dance. The reigning champions of the Big Ten have designs on getting back there after coming up short, but USC wants to usher in a new era of success under Lincoln Riley. They’ll have to be victorious on the road to get that done.

Whether that rings true with his team or not remains to be seen. Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Celebrity Guest Picker Marcus Mariota are ready to lock in their predictions. Check them out in full below, and see if you agree with their commentary for Saturday’s top showdowns.

ESPN College GameDay Picks for Week 13:

USC at Oregon: No drama here. A crowd-pleasing pick segment, as everyone is riding with the Ducks to beat the Trojans on Saturday afternoon.

Missouri at Oklahoma: McAfee and Mariota believe the Tigers throw a wrench into the College Football Playoff rankings. On the other hand, Howard, Saban and Herbstreit are picking the Sooners.

BYU at Cincinnati: McAfee and Herbstreit were in tandem, picking the Bearcats. Everyone else believes in the Cougars to get the dub.

Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech: The poor old Panthers. Everyone is picking the Yellow Jackets to get the win.

Washington at UCLA: Much to the chagrin of the Oregon crowd, Howard, Saban and Herbstreit picked the Huskies. However, McAfee and Mariota made the more popular choice in the Bruins.

California at Stanford: Everyone is rocking with the Golden Bears. The Cardinal gets shutout by the College GameDay crew.

Harvard at Yale: Nobody believes in the Bulldogs. Everyone is rocking with the Crimson to get the win.

Lehigh at Lafayette: Howard started it off by picking the Leopards. However, the Mountain Hawks reigned supreme, with the rest of the analysts picking Lehigh.

Montana State at Montana: Only McAfee is on the Bobcats. The rest of the crew believes in the Grizzlies.

Full analyst picks for Week 13:

Desmond Howard: Oregon, Oklahoma, BYU, Georgia Tech, Washington, California, Harvard, Lafayette, Montana

Nick Saban: Oregon, Oklahoma, BYU, Georgia Tech, Washington, California, Harvard, Lehigh, Montana

Pat McAfee: Oregon, Missouri, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, UCLA, California, Harvard, Lehigh, Montana

Celebrity Guest Picker — Marcus Mariota: Oregon, Missouri, BYU, Georgia Tech, UCLA, California, Harvard, Lehigh, Montana State

Kirki Herbstreit: Oregon, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Washington, California, Harvard, Lehigh, Montana

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