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Staff Picks: Week Zero matchups! College football is here

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Willie the Wildcat brings out Kansas State players before the start of the 121st Sunflower Showdown game against Kansas inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. (© Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK)

College football is finally back. Well, sort of. It depends on who you ask.

While most teams, including South Carolina, aren’t playing until next week, there are a handful of games being played on Saturday. In other words, welcome to Week 0 of the college football season.

If you’re a Week 0 truther, you’re in luck. If not, well, you’ve just got to get through this weekend before Week 1 games begin.

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The Gamecocks won’t begin their season until Sunday, Aug. 31, when they travel to Atlanta to face Virginia Tech in the Aflac Kickoff Game. But starting this weekend, it’s time to start diving back into our weekly staff picks from the GamecockCentral and 107.5 The Game crew.

Before we get started, congratulations are in order for last season’s winner, Terry Ford, who finished in first place with a 110-45 record. Way to go, Terry!

With that taken care of, here is the first batch of staff picks from the GamecockCentral and 107.5 The Game staff to kick off the 2025 season.

Iowa State at Kansas StateIncarnate Word at Nicholls StateIdaho State at UNLVTarleton State at Portland StateFresno State at KansasMercer at UC-DavisSam Houston at Western KentuckyStanford at HawaiiNC Central at Southern
George BagwellKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasMercerWestern KentuckyHawaiiSouthern
Elijah CampbellKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVPortland StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyStanfordNC Central
Chris ClarkKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVPortland StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyStanfordSouthern
Terry FordKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVPortland StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyHawaiiSouthern
Griffin GoodwynKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyStanfordNC Central
Tyler HeadKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasMercerWestern KentuckyHawaiiNC Central
Mingo MartinIowa StateIncarnate WordUNLV Portland StateKansasMercerWestern KentuckyHawaiiNC Central
Kevin MillerKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyStanfordNC Central
Wes MitchellKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyStanfordNC Central
Jay PhilipsKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasMercerWestern KentuckyStanfordSouthern
Kendall SmithIowa StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyStanfordNC Central
Mike UvaKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyHawaiiNC Central
Jack VeltriKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVTarleton StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyHawaiiNC Central
Chris WellbaumKansas StateIncarnate WordUNLVPortland StateKansasUC-DavisWestern KentuckyHawaiiSouthern

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