0-4 on settled picks
“Penn State minus 290 or whatever they are to make the college football playoff, that is my favorite bet of everything.”
Penn State finished the 2025 regular season 6-6 and played in the Pinstripe Bowl (beating Clemson 22-10), not the College Football Playoff, so the CFP-field bet lost. (Penn State 2025 regular season: 6-6; bowl game: Pinstripe Bowl (not CFP))
“Minnesota over seven and a half at plus money.”
Minnesota finished the 2025 regular season 7-5, under the 7.5 win total. (Minnesota 2025 regular season: 7-5)
“I like UCLA plus the 6.5 in that game.”
Utah 43, UCLA 10 — Utah beat UCLA 43-10 on August 30, 2025; UCLA lost by 33, well outside the +6.5 line.
“Carson Beckett, 33-1, I think is still potentially out there.”
Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) won the 2025 Heisman Trophy; Carson Beck did not win. (2025 Heisman winner: Fernando Mendoza)