2018 College Football Forecast

The GBN board of college football gurus including Editor and Publisher Grumpy Lindsay, Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette, and Investigative Reporter and Quality Control Enforcer Larry Parker have put their predictions for the upcoming season to paper for everyone’s edification. And with a little bit of luck some of the guys will have something right. For now, here is a summary of their picks for some of major college football’s major issues:

Pigskin Paul GuillemetteLarry ParkerGrumpy Lindsay
SEC: Champ
Conf finalist
Dark horse
ALABAMA
GEORGIA
LSU
ALABAMA
GEORGIA
MISSOURI
ALABAMA
GEORGIA
MISSOURI
Big X: Champ
Conf finalist
Dark horse
MICHIGAN
NEBRASKA
MICHIGAN STATE
MICHIGAN
IOWA
WISCONSIN
OHIO STATE
NEBRASKA
PURDUE
PAC 12: Champ
Conf finalist
Dark horse
UTAH
OREGON
UCLA
WASHINGTON
UTAH
WASHINGTON STATE
OREGON
UTAH
WASHINGTON STATE
ACC: Champ
Conf finalist
Dark horse
CLEMSON
VA TECH
MIAMI
CLEMSON
VIRGINIA
FLORIDA STATE
CLEMSON
VIRGINIA TECH
SYRACUSE
Big XII: Champ
Conf finalist
Dark horse
TEXAS
OKLAHOMA
TCU
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
BAYLOR
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
IOWA STATE
BCS Playoff teamsALABAMA
CLEMSON
MICHIGAN
OKLAHOMA
ALABAMA
CLEMSON
MICHIGAN
OKLAHOMA
ALABAMA
CLEMSON
OKLAHOMA
GEORGIA
National championCLEMSONCLEMSONALABAMA
Top 3 Non-power 5 teamsUTAH STATE
MEMPHIS
CENTRAL FLORIDA
CENTRAL FLORIDA
BOISE STATE
ARMY
CENTRAL FLORIDA
ARMY
UTAH STATE
Top 5 Heisman candidatesTrevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
Sam Ehlinger, QB, Texas
A.J. Dillon, RB, Boston College
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia


Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
JK Dobbins, RB, Ohio State
Jordan Love, QB, Utah State
Heisman sleeperJerry Jeudy, WR, AlabamaJoe Burrow, QB, LSUD'Eriq King, QB, Houston
Top 5 DPOY candidatesPaddy Fisher, LB, Northwestern
Grant Delpit, SS, LSU
Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson
Troy Dye, LB, Oregon
Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
Grant Delpit, SS, LSU
Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
Paddy Fisher, LB, Northwestern
A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
Kenny Willekes, DE, Michigan State
Andre Cisco, FS, Syracuse
AJ Epenesa, DE, Iowa
Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
Comeback player of the yearJacob Eason, QB, WashingtonJacob Eason, QB, WashingtonJalen Hurts, QB, Oklahoma