College football 2023 Week 14 picks: Iowa vs. Michigan, Oklahoma State vs. Texas, UW-Whitewater vs.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems panel has score predictions for three games every week during the college football season, concluding this week with the Big Ten and Big 12 championship games and an NCAA Division III quarterfinal.

Big Ten championship: No. 16 Iowa (10-2) vs. No. 2 Michigan (12-0)

7 p.m. Saturday (Fox)

Mike Hlas (2-1 last week, 21-18 overall) — If I really knew who will win this game and by how much, I’d spin that into gold and move to the south of France. (Forward my mail to my villa in Provence. Au revoir.) Michigan 31, Iowa 0

John Steppe (1-2, 26-13) — Orlando will be lovely this time of year. Michigan 31, Iowa 6

Jeff Johnson (2-1, 24-15) — Prediction. Iowa’s first offensive play will be a triple-reverse pass. Michigan 31, Iowa 3

Rob Gray (2-1, 29-10) — It’s hard to imagine a scenario in which the Hawkeyes will be in this game, but as the late, great Bob Ross used to say before adding a big ol’ tree to his painting: “Let’s get crazy.” Wolverines turn it over four times and, and, well, they still win. Michigan 31, Iowa 16

Beth Malicki (2-1, 26-13) — Iowa certainly is The Little Engine That Could; a story that inspired me as a child but also gave me the misguided belief that I can truly be anything if I tried hard enough. Ask my mom about the phase where I insisted I was a twin. Michigan 28, Iowa 13

Todd Brommelkamp (1-2, 21-18) — The East vs. West thing in Indy was fun while it lasted, especially for the East. Michigan 28, Iowa 6

Big 12 championship: No. 18 Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. No. 7 Texas (11-1)

11 a.m. Saturday (ABC)

Hlas — My dog can’t dance. He has two left feet. Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21

Steppe — Has Brett Yormark told Oklahoma State to “take care of business,” too? It didn’t seem to work too well for Texas Tech. Texas 42, Oklahoma State 21

Johnson — And on this episode of “Happy Days,” Fonzie tries to hurdle a bunch of barrels with his motorcycle. Texas 31, Oklahoma State 10

Gray — The Cowboys are the epitome of a Jekyll and Hyde team — and Saturday it may be good to be Jekyll. Lots of weird things must go their way in order to deny the Longhorns their first (and last) Big 12 title since 2009. That won’t happen. Not enough, anyway. Texas 41, Oklahoma State 23

Malicki — Speaking of championships, this week is the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association Championships in Des Moines and I haven’t been this stressed since auditioning for KCRG-TV9. Texas 35, Oklahoma State 21

Brommelkamp — Since the Longhorns are leaving for the SEC do they immediately vacate the Big 12 title after the game? Texas 35, Oklahoma State 20

NCAA D-III quarterfinals: No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater (11-1) at No. 3 Wartburg (12-0)

Noon Saturday (Knight Vision)

Hlas — When in doubt, pick the team that is from Iowa, has a roster almost entirely of Iowans, and has scored 73 touchdowns this season. Wartburg 49, UW-Whitewater 42

Steppe — Fun fact: Waverly and Whitewater are both near municipalities named Janesville. OK, maybe I was overstating it when I said fun fact. UW-Whitewater 45, Wartburg 42

Johnson — Gotta go with the Iowa Conference team here. Excuse me, American Rivers Conference. Wartburg 28, UW-Whitewater 21

Gray — Don’t mess with the Knights. They’ll be dancing in the streets in Waverly. Wartburg 28, UW-Whitewater 27

Malicki — My hot tip for all parents this time of year: take a day off work to tackle that list of holiday commitments. Get the kids childcare and board the animals. You’ll accomplish more on an uninterrupted Tuesday morning than the next four Saturdays combined. Wartburg 45, UW-Whitewater 38

Brommelkamp — My 1600 ESPN colleague, Spencer Wagen, despises Wisconsin-Whitewater. He hopes Wartburg wins. UW-Whitewater 24, Wartburg 18