Staff Picks: Conference championship weekend action
South Carolina’s season is over, but college football rolls on with conference championship games coming up this weekend.
It’ll be a busy next two days with nine conference championships being decided across the FBS, a few of which could help shape the College Football Playoff picture.
Here’s how the GamecockCentral and 107.5 The Game staff sees this game going, plus a few predictions on other key matchups this weekend.
| Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State | Troy at James Madison | North Texas at Tulane | UNLV at Boise State | BYU vs. Texas Tech | Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan | Georgia vs. Alabama | Indiana vs. Ohio State | Duke vs. Virginia | |
| George Bagwell (94-55) | Kennesaw State | James Madison | North Texas | UNLV | Texas Tech | Miami (OH) | Alabama | Ohio State | Virginia |
| Elijah Campbell (98-51) | Jacksonville State | James Madison | North Texas | UNLV | Texas Tech | Miami (OH) | Georgia | Ohio State | Virginia |
| Chris Clark (97-51) | Kennesaw State | James Madison | Tulane | UNLV | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Georgia | Ohio State | Virginia |
| Terry Ford (90-59) | Jacksonville State | James Madison | North Texas | Boise State | Texas Tech | Miami (OH) | Georgia | Ohio State | Virginia |
| Griffin Goodwyn (103-46) | Jacksonville State | James Madison | North Texas | Boise State | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Georgia | Ohio State | Virginia |
| Tyler Head (90-59) | Kennesaw State | James Madison | Tulane | UNLV | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Georgia | Indiana | Virginia |
| Mingo Martin (94-55) | Kennesaw State | James Madison | North Texas | UNLV | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Alabama | Ohio State | Duke |
| Kevin Miller (99-50) | Jacksonville State | James Madison | North Texas | UNLV | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Georgia | Ohio State | Virginia |
| Wes Mitchell (102-47) | Jacksonville State | James Madison | North Texas | Boise State | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Georgia | Indiana | Virginia |
| Jay Philips (96-53) | Jacksonville State | James Madison | North Texas | Boise State | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Georgia | Ohio State | Virginia |
| Kendall Smith (97-52) | Kennesaw State | James Madison | North Texas | Boise State | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Georgia | Indiana | Virginia |
| Mike Uva (98-51) | Kennesaw State | James Madison | North Texas | UNLV | Texas Tech | Miami (OH) | Georgia | Ohio State | Duke |
| Jack Veltri (90-59) | Kennesaw State | James Madison | Tulane | Boise State | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Alabama | Indiana | Virginia |
| Chris Wellbaum (95-54) | Jacksonville State | James Madison | Tulane | UNLV | Texas Tech | Western Michigan | Alabama | Ohio State | Duke |