KUsports.com staff’s Week 3 college football picks

By Staff     Sep 14, 2012

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?

Sports editor Tom Keegan (9-3 overall, 3-3 last week)

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.

Sports copy editor Nick Gerik (9-3 overall, 3-3 last week)

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.

KU football beat writer Matt Tait (8-4 overall, 4-2 last week)

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.

Associate sports editor Drew Hartsock (8-4 overall, 2-4 last week)

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.

Sports copy editor Chris Cottrell (7-5 overall, 2-4 last week)

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.

High school beat reporter Benton Smith (7-5 overall, 3-3 last week)

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.

KUsports.com online editor Jesse Newell (7-5 overall, 3-3 last week)

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!”

KU men’s basketball beat writer Gary Bedore (6-6 overall, 2-4 last week)

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.

KUsports.com staff’s Week 3 college football picks

By Staff     Sep 16, 2011

KUSports.com college football staff picks.

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?

Matt Tait (9-3 overall, 4-2 last week)

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.

Tom Keegan (6-6 overall, 3-3 last week)

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.

Eric Sorrentino (6-6 overall, 3-3 last week)

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.

Jesse Newell (6-6 overall, 2-4 last week)

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.

Gary Bedore (4-8 overall, 1-5 last week)

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.

KUsports.com staff’s Week 3 college football picks

By J-W Staff Reports     Sep 17, 2010

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

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