The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 3 of the college football season.
Week 3 games
TCU at Kansas
Florida at Tennessee
Arizona State at Missouri
Notre Dame at Michigan State
Northern Illinois at Army
Navy at Penn State
Off-the-Wall Question: What’s something not many people know about you?
TCU 41, Kansas 14
Tennessee 24, Florida 21
Missouri 35, Arizona State 28
Michigan State 24, Notre Dame 21
Northern Illinois 28, Army 24
Navy 28, Penn State 27
Question: I weighed 135 pounds when I graduated high school.
TCU 44, Kansas 14
Tennessee 21, Florida 20
Missouri 36, Arizona State 28
Michigan State 27, Notre Dame 19
Northern Illinois 23, Army 17
Navy 20, Penn State 14
Question: If I hadn’t studied journalism in college, I would have pursued some sort of graphic design degree in a heartbeat.
TCU 41, Kansas 21
Tennessee 27, Florida 23
Missouri 35, Arizona State 20
Michigan State 26, Notre Dame 21
Northern Illinois 30, Army 19
Penn State 33, Navy 23
Question: I love to play guitar and have written and recorded about a dozen songs.
TCU 70, Kansas 14
Florida 38, Tennessee 35
Missouri 45, Arizona State 42
Michigan State 28, Notre Dame 3
Northern Illinois 42, Army 38
Penn State 55, Navy 48
Question: I know which came first, the chicken or the egg.
TCU 49, Kansas 10
Tennessee 27, Florida 24
Missouri 30, Arizona State 24
Michigan State 33, Notre Dame 27
Northern Illinois 22, Army 21
Penn State 28, Navy 21
Question: I hold the record, in all probability, for most golf holes played without a hole-in-one.
TCU 42, Kansas 20
Florida 27, Tennessee 23
Missouri 33, Arizona State 28
Michigan State 24, Notre Dame 16
Northern Illinois 27, Army 20
Penn State 19, Navy 17
Question: I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 pairs of sneakers in my closet — mostly Nikes and Jordans; adidas a distant third.
TCU 49, Kansas 24
Tennessee 27, Florida 21
Missouri 49, Arizona State 28
Notre Dame 24, Michigan State 21
Northern Illinois 35, Army 20
Penn State 28, Navy 14
Question: In middle school, I was in Emporia State’s performance of “Camelot.” As Sir Tom or Warwick, I wore green tights, and at the end of the play, I ran through the audience to the back of the theater as King Arthur yelled, “Run, boy! Run!”
TCU 48, Kansas 6
Tenn. 27, Florida 21
Missouri 47, Arizona State 22
Michigan State 35, Notre Dame 21
Northern Illinois 24, Army 21
Penn State 28, Navy 22
Question: My great uncle, Fred Bedore, played minor league baseball and was a .300 hitter at that level, but never made the big leagues. In those days the big league team had to buy the contract of the AAA player and a deal couldn’t get worked out.
The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 3 of the college football season.
Week 3 games
Kansas at Georgia Tech
Iowa State at Connecticut
Texas at UCLA
Oklahoma at Florida State
Ohio State at Miami (FL)
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Off-the-wall question: Who was your favorite sports writer growing up?
Georgia Tech 34, Kansas 28
UConn 27, Iowa State 20
Texas 24, UCLA 20
Oklahoma 30, Florida State 21
Miami 27, Ohio State 21
Notre Dame 38, Michigan State 33
Question:Rick Reilly, Sports Illustrated — These days, the man’s a shell of his former self, but growing up with Reilly on the last page of SI is something I’ll always remember.
Georgia Tech 44, Kansas 31
Connecticut 28, Iowa State 24
Texas 28, UCLA 21
Oklahoma 31, Florida State 28
Ohio State 34, Miami 24
Notre Dame 31, Michigan State 28
Question:Gene Duffey of the Rochester Times-Union. Decades later, I met him when he worked in Houston and was happy to discover he’s a great guy.
Georgia Tech 31, Kansas 21
Connecticut 24, Iowa State 17
Texas 30, UCLA 21
Oklahoma 35, Florida State 28
Ohio State 28, Miami 21
Notre Dame 30, Michigan State 28
Question:Texas Rangers beat writer Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News.
Georgia Tech 42, Kansas 21
Connecticut 34, Iowa State 20
Texas 24, UCLA 20
Florida State 35, Oklahoma 28
Ohio State 27, Miami 17
Notre Dame 42, Michigan State 31
Question:Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star.
Georgia Tech 48, Kansas 22
UConn 17, Iowa State 16
Texas 28, UCLA 24
Oklahoma 35, Florida State 21
Ohio State 31, Miami 24
Notre Dame 24, Michigan State 20
Question:Bruce Drennan.
The following are the Journal-World/6Sports staffers’ picks for Week 3 of the college football season.
Week 3 games
Kansas at Southern Miss
Iowa State vs. Kansas State
Nebraska at Washington
Texas at Texas Tech
Iowa at Arizona
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Off-the-wall question: Which out-of-date team jersey/shirt still hangs in your closet?
Andrew Baker
Southern Miss 24-14
Kansas State 28-10
Nebraska 35-21
Texas Tech 38-35
Iowa 28-21
North Carolina 31-24
Question: Toronto Raptors Jersey 1995 — Personalized
Tom Keegan
Southern Miss 24-21
Kansas State 24-17
Nebraska 20-14
Texas 28-21
Arizona 24-21
Georgia Tech 28-27
Question: Marquette Warriors T-shirt
Kevin Romary
Southern Miss 21-17
Kansas State 27-16
Nebraska 24-10
Texas 31-21
Arizona 35-28
North Carolina 35-14
Question: Old Hank Blalock Texas Rangers T-shirt (the one you get free at the games)
Eric Sorrentino
Southern Miss 28-27
Kansas State 24-21
Nebraska 28-21
Texas 21-20
Iowa 24-17
North Carolina 34-27
Question: An Alex Rodriguez Rangers jersey
Jesse Newell
Southern Miss 35-28
Kansas State 23-14
Nebraska 17-7
Texas 28-27
Arizona 31-24
Georgia Tech 38-24
Question: A Trent Green Kansas City Chiefs jersey
Gary Bedore
Southern Miss 34-14
Kansas State 24-23
Nebraska 26-20
Texas 42-40
Iowa 24-17
Georgia Tech 17-16
Question: Benet Academy cross country
Matt Tait
Kansas 23-20
Kansas State 27-21
Nebraska 23-14
Texas 31-20
Iowa 24-19
North Carolina 28-23
Question: Black No. 14 Colorado jersey — Koy Detmer
Week 2 results
Kevin Romary 4-2
Eric Sorrentino 3-3
Matt Tait 3-3
Tom Keegan 3-3
Andrew Baker 3-3
Gary Bedore 2-4
Jesse Newell 1-5
Overall standings
Kevin Romary 9-3
Eric Sorrentino 8-4
Matt Tait 8-4
Tom Keegan 8-4
Andrew Baker 7-5
Gary Bedore 6-6
Jesse Newell 4-8