Staff picks: South Carolina bye week, interesting games out West

South Carolina is off this week, which means the Gamecocks players, staff and fans get a chance for a stress-free Saturday.
There are a ton of games of note pitting interesting–and potential conference champions–against each other like Texas and Oklahoma and Fresno State and Wyoming.
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Here’s the GamecockCentral staff picks for what has a chance to be an interesting week of college football.
Texas vs. OU | LSU at Missouri | Texas Tech at Baylor | Washington St. at UCLA | Marshall at NC State | Alabama at Texas A&M | Fresno State at Wyoming | Nebraska at Illinois | Arizona at Southern Cal | |
Chris Clark (28-17) | Texas | LSU | Texas Tech | UCLA | NC State | Alabama | Wyoming | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Terry Ford (28-17) | Texas | LSU | Texas Tech | Washington St. | NC State | Alabama | Fresno St. | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Griffin Goodwyn (33-12) | Texas | LSU | Texas Tech | Washington St. | NC State | Alabama | Fresno St. | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Tyler Head (24-21) | Texas | LSU | Texas Tech | Washington St. | NC State | Alabama | Wyoming | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Joe Macheca (27-18) | Texas | Missouri | Texas Tech | UCLA | NC State | Alabama | Fresno St. | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Wes Mitchell (34-11) | Texas | LSU | Texas Tech | UCLA | NC State | Texas A&M | Fresno St. | Nebraska | Southern Cal |
Jay Phillips (31-14) | Texas | LSU | Texas Tech | UCLA | NC State | Alabama | Wyoming | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Kendall Smith (30-15) | Texas | Missouri | Baylor | Washington St. | NC State | Alabama | Wyoming | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Collyn Taylor (24-21) | Texas | Missouri | Texas Tech | Washington St. | Marshall | Texas A&M | Fresno St. | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Mike Uva (33-12) | Texas | LSU | Texas Tech | UCLA | NC State | Alabama | Fresno St. | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Jack Veltri (26-19) | Texas | LSU | Baylor | Washington St. | Marshall | Alabama | Wyoming | Illinois | Southern Cal |
Chris Wellbaum (26-19) | Texas | Missouri | Texas Tech | Washington St. | NC State | Alabama | Fresno St. | Nebraska | Southern Cal |
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