Michigan St Spartans 2010 Record: 11-2 2010 Bowl Result: Lost 49-7 to Alabama in Capital One Bowl 2010 Against the Spread: 7-6 2010 over/under: 6-7 Returning Starters: 13 (7 offense. 6 defense)
Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is a huge favorite to win the Heisman this Saturday, but off field issues might cost him some votes. Back in August I wrote an article for this site previewing the Heisman Trophy race. I predicted it would come down to Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, Ohio St QB Terrelle Pryor, and Alabama running back Mark Ingram who won the award last year. Well, both Mallett and Ingram missed games due to injury, and Pryor had a good year but not good enough to compete for the Heisman. After 2 or 3 weeks it looked like Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was going to run away with the award, but he too battled injuries and a mediocre team and faded from contention. There was no clear cut favorite until a former Florida quarterback who was the back-up to Tim Tebow came on the scene. He left Florida to get more playing time and played at a junior college in Texas. He accounted for 38 touchdowns and led the team to a junior college national championship in 2009. He was heavily recruited by many teams but it came down to two teams that were SEC conference rivals. The quarterback wanted to go to Mississippi St because their new head coach was his offensive coordinator at Florida and the two had a great relationship. He verbally committed to the Bulldogs, but changed his mind on the advice of his father and signed with Auburn.
One of our Saturday free college football predictions is on Va Tech to cover the spreadThe Virginia Tech Hokies have been on a big run. Since losing their first two games of the season, Frank Beamer’s team has been playing great football, winning eight in a row. They head to Miami to battle the Canes this Saturday afternoon.
The betting lines for Saturday’s games have seen some movement. Make sure you navigate to our college football lines page to see how the opening number has changed, and also how some of the top sportsbooks are posting games. Don’t forget to sign up for Maddux Sports’ college football picks against the spread. They have another big Saturday all set to go including a rare 20 unit play.Florida State (-3 ½) at Maryland – The ACC Atlantic division has a big showdown with this game. The Seminoles opened as 6 point road favorites, but over the course of the week the line has been pulled down to 3 ½ or 4 points, depending upon the sportsbook. The public is backing FSU, so that means the sharps have been playing the Terrapins. Christian Ponder has had a bad elbow, but he’s supposed to be playing. Maryland has been a pleasant surprise this season, following last year’s 2-10 campaign. The winner has a definite advantage in divisional play.
Week 11 college football odds can be compared at multiple sportsbooks on our odds pageThe big news of the week, of course, is the eligibility of Heisman frontrunner, Cam Newton. The Auburn athletic director has declined to comment on Newton’s status for the game against Georgia. If the Tigers don’t have Newton for this game or the game against Alabama next week, the race for the national championship game gets much more interesting.
The free college football picks experts at Maddux think Utah provides some value this weekThe Utah Utes travel to South Bend to battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this Saturday afternoon. The Utes are coming off a humiliating home loss to TCU, while Notre Dame had its bye this past week.