Every year, the sports staff at the Technician selects a group of individuals to compete in Pigskin Picks. Contestants will attempt to predict the winners of selected college football games each week in an effort to come out on top and win the coveted Pigskin Pick trophy.
Click on the names for a detailed bio of each contestant.
This week’s picks:Boston College v. North Carolina StatePenn State v. Ohio StateArizona State v. CaliforniaWake Forest v. MississippiUCLA v. WashingtonNotre Dame v. Michigan StateNorth Carolina v. ClemsonAlabama v. ArkansasMinnesota v. PurdueWisconsin v. Michigan
James OblingerChancellorThis Week: 7-3Overall Record: 27-13Standings: T-4thNC State Ohio StateCaliforniaMississippiUCLANotre DameClemsonAlabamaPurdue Michigan
Lee FowlerAthletics DirectorThis Week: 8-2Overall Record: 28-12Standings: T-2ndNC StateOhio StateCaliforniaMississippiUCLANotre DameClemsonArkansasPurdueMichigan
Chip AlexanderNews and Observer Sports WriterThis Week: 7-3Overall Record: 29-11Standings: 1stBoston CollegeOhio StateCaliforniaMississippiWashingtonNotre DameClemsonArkansasMinnesotaMichigan
Mary Beth HamrickAgromeck Sports EditorThis Week: 6-4Overall Record: 28-12Standings: T-2ndNC StateOhio StateCaliforniaMississippiUCLANotre DameClemsonAlabamaMinnesotaMichigan
Tyler DukesEditor in ChiefThis Week: 7-3Overall Record: 25-15Standings: 8thBoston CollegeOhio StateCaliforniaWake ForestWashingtonMichigan StateClemsonAlabamaPurdueMichigan
Tanner KroegerSports EditorThis Week: 6-4Overall Record: 27-13Standings: T-4thBoston CollegeOhio StateCaliforniaMississippiUCLANotre DameClemsonArkansasMinnesotaMichigan
Nick JeffreysDeputy Sports EditorThis Week: 7-3Overall Record: 27-13Standings: T-4th
NC StateOhio StateCaliforniaWake ForestUCLANotre DameClemsonArkansasMinnesotaMichigan
Clark LeonardDeputy Sports EditorThis Week: 7-3Overall Record: 26-14Standings: 7thNC StateOhio StateCaliforniaWake ForestUCLANotre DameClemsonAlabamaPurdueMichigan
Hank the XboxSophisticated MachineThis Week: 5-5Overall Record: 24-16Standings: 9th
NC StatePenn StateArizona StateWake ForestUCLANotre DameNorth CarolinaArkansasPurdueWisconsin