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Fearless Rick & Coin Flip NCAA Week 5 Early Games
All times Eastern
Week 4 Results: Rick: 9-5; Flip: 8-6
Friday, October 2
Pittsburgh @ Virginia Tech (-3, 54.5) 7:00 pm (ESPN) - Not quite the “Backyard Brawl” tradition between Pitt and West Virginia, this one does qualify as a solid meeting between two ACC perennial bowl teams with a healthy hatred of each other.
Both teams come in at 4-0, with the Panthers boasting a defense that has allowed just 34 points, including last week’s 59-0 walkthrough beating of Bucknell.
Coin Flip: Virginia Tech
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Panthers 27 Hokies 20
Rocco Becht, the transfer QB from Iowa State, has been less than impressive for Penn State this season and the Wildcat defense may be hounding him all day in this contest. He threw his first interception of the season last week in the loss to Wisconsin, which proved costly. This one could go either way, but it figures to either be close or a house party.
Coin Flip: Northwestern
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Wildcats 27 Nittany Lions 20
3 Notre Dame (-21, 48) @ North Carolina 12:00 pm (ESPN) - The Tar Heels weren’t supposed to win at Clemson in their first road game of the season, and they didn’t, but they put forth a solid effort in a 28-20 defeat. The Irish pose a tougher problem, of course, and while NC is improved this season, they’re still nowhere near elite.
4-0 Notre Dame has handled three Big Ten opponents - Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Purdue - by an average winning margin of 28 points. No reason to suspect they won’t do something similar at North Carolina.
Coin Flip: North Carolina
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Fighting Irish 42 Tar Hells 13
What the Crimson Tide brings to the table is plenty of early season swagger, a talented offense led by QB Keelon Russell, who has already thrown for 1,129 yards and eight TDs, and one of the best secondaries in the country. While the Bulldogs are no slouches in the talent department, they are probably going to come up a little short, despite home field advantage because the Tide is rolling.
Coin Flip: Alabama
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Crimson Tide 38 Bulldogs 24
The Mustangs are 3-1, their lone loss a 41-31 defeat at Louisville two weeks back. The offense is well-equipped, but they are lacking defensively, which may cause this game to be closer than expected.
Coin Flip: SMU
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Mustangs 31 Eagles 21
Georgia was better in 2025, going 12-2, losing to Ole Miss in a CFP quarterfinal, 39-34, and, with Gunner Stockton back for another season at QB, they so far this year haven’t skipped a beat, but beating a pretty good Vanderbilt team by more than three TDs and a field goal is a huge ask. The Commodores are coming off a 21-15 loss at Auburn, while Georgia padded its 4-0 resume with a 41-13 win over Oklahoma.
Coin Flip: Vanderbilt
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bulldogs 42 Commodores 20
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