AL.com college football staff picks for Week 14 of 2023
We’ve reached championship week for the 2023 college football season, where trophies will be awarded and postseason berths will be secured.
The championship of AL.com’s college football staff picks is nearly in the bag, as Ainslee Lee has a 5-game lead in the standings with only one week remaining. The race for second place is pretty tight, as is the “race” for last.
In the real college football world, there are exactly 10 FBS conference championship games on either Friday or Saturday. So we’ve picked them all.
Scroll along below to find out how various AL.com sports staffers see this week’s games playing out. We’ve also given predicted scores for the SEC championship game between Alabama and Georgia.
A reminder that these picks are AGAINST THE SPREAD. That means that each person’s selection doesn’t necessarily mean he or she thinks that team will win outright, just that it will cover the point spread.
On with this week’s picks (all times Central and all games Saturday unless noted):
Michael Casagrande: Liberty
Matt Cohen: New Mexico State
Evan Dudley: Liberty
Ben Flanagan: New Mexico State
Patrick Greenfield: New Mexico State
Andrew Hammond: Liberty
Mark Inabinett: Liberty
Ainslee Lee: Liberty
Creg Stephenson: Liberty
Michael Casagrande: Washington
Matt Cohen: Washington
Evan Dudley: Washington
Ben Flanagan: Washington
Patrick Greenfield: Washington
Andrew Hammond: Washington
Mark Inabinett: Oregon
Ainslee Lee: Oregon
Creg Stephenson: Washington
Michael Casagrande: Texas
Matt Cohen: Oklahoma State
Evan Dudley: Oklahoma State
Ben Flanagan: Texas
Patrick Greenfield: Oklahoma State
Andrew Hammond: Oklahoma State
Mark Inabinett: Texas
Ainslee Lee: Oklahoma State
Creg Stephenson: Texas
Michael Casagrande: Miami
Matt Cohen: Miami
Evan Dudley: Toledo
Ben Flanagan: Toledo
Patrick Greenfield: Toledo
Andrew Hammond: Toledo
Mark Inabinett: Miami
Ainslee Lee: Toledo
Creg Stephenson: Toledo
Michael Casagrande: UNLV
Matt Cohen: Boise State
Evan Dudley: Boise State
Ben Flanagan: Boise State
Patrick Greenfield: Boise State
Andrew Hammond: UNLV
Mark Inabinett: Boise State
Ainslee Lee: UNLV
Creg Stephenson: UNLV
Michael Casagrande: Tulane
Matt Cohen: SMU
Evan Dudley: SMU
Ben Flanagan: Tulane
Patrick Greenfield: Tulane
Andrew Hammond: SMU
Mark Inabinett: SMU
Ainslee Lee: SMU
Creg Stephenson: Tulane
Michael Casagrande: Troy
Matt Cohen: Troy
Evan Dudley: Troy
Ben Flanagan: Appalachian State
Patrick Greenfield: Troy
Andrew Hammond: Troy
Mark Inabinett: Appalachian State
Ainslee Lee: Troy
Creg Stephenson: Troy
Michael Casagrande: Florida State
Matt Cohen: Louisville
Evan Dudley: Louisville
Ben Flanagan: Louisville
Patrick Greenfield: Florida State
Andrew Hammond: Florida State
Mark Inabinett: Florida State
Ainslee Lee: Florida State
Creg Stephenson: Louisville
Michael Casagrande: Michigan
Matt Cohen: Michigan
Evan Dudley: Iowa
Ben Flanagan: Iowa
Patrick Greenfield: Iowa
Andrew Hammond: Iowa
Mark Inabinett: Michigan
Ainslee Lee: Iowa
Creg Stephenson: Iowa
Michael Casagrande: Georgia 28, Alabama 21
Matt Cohen: Alabama 31, Georgia 28
Evan Dudley: Alabama 24, Georgia 21
Ben Flanagan: Alabama 36, Georgia 32
Patrick Greenfield: Alabama 31, Georgia 28
Andrew Hammond: Georgia 26, Alabama 20
Mark Inabinett: Georgia 30, Alabama 24
Ainslee Lee: Alabama 34, Georgia 28
Creg Stephenson: Georgia 30, Alabama 25
