ESPN College GameDay makes picks for Week 9 slate, Minnesota vs. Indiana

The Halloween slate of games features the makings of some tricks, but also some treats, across college football. Ahead of Saturday’s action, ESPN’s College GameDay has made its picks, including for its game between Minnesota and Indiana. College GameDay was live from Bloomington on Saturday ahead of the key Big Ten matchup. Throughout the day, though, there are a number of big-time games – including a rivalry affair in Atlanta between Florida and Georgia. $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage IU legend and Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas was the celebrity guest picker for Saturday’s show in Bloomington. He led the Hoosiers to the 1981 national championship before a decorated NBA career with the Detroit Pistons. The last few weeks have seen some crazy results across college football, and Saturday could see even more of it. Here are the ESPN College GameDay crew’s full picks for the Week 9 slate to close out October. Watch on Fubo (Try for Free) No. 1 Miami vs. North Carolina Desmond Howard: MiamiNick Saban: MiamiPat McAfee: MiamiIsiah Thomas: MiamiKirk Herbstreit: Miami ABC’s primetime game will see Miami take on North Carolina in an intriguing ACC matchup. It was a clean sweep on the College GameDay desk as everyone took the Hurricanes to get a road victory over the Tar Heels. No. 6 Utah vs. Cincinnati Desmond Howard: UtahNick Saban: UtahPat McAfee: UtahIsiah Thomas: UtahKirk Herbstreit: Utah In another sweep, everyone took Utah to defeat Cincinnati in Saturday’s game. The Utes enter with an undefeated record while the Bearcats are fresh off an upset victory over previously undefeated Texas Tech a week ago. No. 8 BYU vs. Arizona State Desmond Howard: BYUNick Saban: BYUPat McAfee: BYUIsiah Thomas: BYUKirk Herbstreit: BYU For the third straight pick, the entire College GameDay panel picked the same team. Everyone is rolling with BYU to defeat Arizona State as the Cougars look to bounce back from last week’s loss to UCF on the road. No. 22 Arizona vs. No. 13 Texas Tech Desmond Howard: ArizonaNick Saban: ArizonaPat McAfee: ArizonaIsiah Thomas: Texas TechKirk Herbstreit: Arizona As Texas Tech looks to bounce back from last week’s loss to Cincinnati, everyone except Isiah Thomas picked Arizona to get a road victory. Thomas went with the Red Raiders to defend their home turf against the surging Wildcats. No. 20 Northwestern vs. Oregon Desmond Howard: NorthwesternNick Saban: OregonPat McAfee: NorthwesternIsiah Thomas: NorthwesternKirk Herbstreit: Northwestern As Chip Kelly returns to Oregon as Northwestern’s offensive coordinator, a majority of the College GameDay crew is picking the Wildcats to get the victory. Only Nick Saban chose the Ducks to defend their home turf. No. 25 Wisconsin vs. Iowa Desmond Howard: WisconsinNick Saban: IowaPat McAfee: IowaIsiah Thomas: IowaKirk Herbstreit: Wisconsin In a big-time Big Ten matchup, Iowa will take on a Wisconsin team that’s coming off a monster win under Luke Fickell. Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard chose the Badgers to get the victory while the rest of the crew went with Iowa. No. 2 Ohio State vs. USC Desmond Howard: USCNick Saban: Ohio StatePat McAfee: Ohio StateIsiah Thomas: Ohio StateKirk Herbstreit: Ohio State In a huge Big Ten game in primetime, Ohio State will visit USC with Luke Fahey now starting at quarterback in place of Julian Sayin. However, most of the College GameDay panel chose the Buckeyes to win, with only Desmond Howard picking the Trojans. Auburn vs. No. 12 Ole Miss Desmond Howard: AuburnNick Saban: Ole MissPat McAfee: Ole MissIsiah Thomas: Ole MissKirk Herbstreit: Ole Miss Desmond Howard was the only College GameDay analyst to pick Auburn to take down Ole Miss on Saturday. Everyone else chose the Rebels to get the victory at home following last week’s loss to Texas. No. 17 Florida vs. No. 3 Georgia (in Atlanta) Desmond Howard: GeorgiaNick Saban: GeorgiaPat McAfee: GeorgiaIsiah Thomas: GeorgiaKirk Herbstreit: (no pick) The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party moves indoors on Saturday, and to Atlanta instead of Jacksonville. Florida and Georgia will renew their rivalry, and the four College GameDay personalities picked the Bulldogs to win. Kirk Herbstreit is calling the game for ABC and did not make a pick. Minnesota vs. No. 4 Indiana Desmond Howard: IndianaNick Saban: IndianaPat McAfee: IndianaIsiah Thomas: IndianaKirk Herbstreit: Indiana For College GameDay’s Week 9 game, there’s buzz around Minnesota vs. Indiana, especially after the Golden Gophers upset Iowa last week. However, the entire panel went with the Hoosiers to keep things rolling at home on Saturday afternoon.