May get traditional Rose Bowl
Ohio State-Michigan winner to Pasadena, just the way the Rose Bowl likes it
The winner of the Ohio State-Michigan game today will be the outright Big Ten champion and in all likelihood is headed to Pasadena, Calif., for the Granddaddy of Them All on Jan. 1.
That should give the Rose Bowl the traditional Big Ten-Pac-10 matchup it desires but has often relinquished since the Bowl Championship Series was implemented in 1998. Four times since then the Rose has had to live without Big Ten-Pac-10, twice when it hosted the national title game.
As for the Pac-10, either Oregon, Arizona State or USC look to be headed to Pasadena.
The picks:
| Matchup | Time | TV |
| No. 1 LSU (minus 19 1/2 ) at Mississippi | ||
| The pick: LSU 27-17 | 12:30 | CBS |
| No. 3 Oklahoma (minus 8) at Texas Tech | ||
| The pick: Oklahoma 40-28 | 5 p.m. | ABC |
| Iowa State (plus 26 1/2 ) at No. 4 Kansas | ||
| The pick: Kansas 49-20 | 12:30 | |
| No. 5 W.Va. (minus 6 1/2 ) at No. 21 Cincinnati | ||
| The pick: Cincinnati 33-30 | 4:45 p.m. | ESPN |
| No. 6 Missouri (minus 7) at Kansas State | ||
| The pick: Missouri 38-20 | 9:30 a.m. | FSN |
| No. 7 Ohio State (off) at No. 23 Michigan | ||
| The pick: Michigan 28-24 | 9 a.m. | ABC |
| No. 22 Kentucky (plus 7 1/2 ) at No. 8 Georgia | ||
| The pick: Georgia 43-28 | 9:30 a.m. | |
| Miami (plus 17) at No. 10 Virginia Tech | ||
| The pick: Virginia Tech 26-10 | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Florida Atlantic (plus 34 1/2 ) at No. 14 Florida | ||
| The pick: Florida 55-10 | 9 a.m. | |
| No. 18 BC (plus 7 1/2 ) at No. 15 Clemson | ||
| The pick: Clemson 33-21 | 4:45 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Idaho (plus 34) at No. 17 Boise State | ||
| The pick: Boise State 52-13 | 11 a.m. | KSKN |
| Vanderbilt (plus 11 1/2 ) at No. 19 Tennessee | ||
| The pick: Tennessee 35-28 | 11 a.m. | |
| Northwestern (plus 13 1/2 ) at No. 20 Illinois | ||
| The pick: Illinois 33-23 | 9 a.m. | ESPN |
| No. 24 Wisconsin (minus 14) at Minnesota | ||
| The pick: Wisconsin 44-21 | 12:30 | |
| Syracuse (plus 18 1/2 ) at No. 25 Connecticut | ||
| The pick: UConn 37-14 | 9 a.m. | ESPN2 |
Last week’s record: 17-4 (straight); 8-13 (vs. points). Season: 176-47 (straight); 103-96-6 (vs. points).