During the 2023 football season on Glenn Clark Radio, we will again be continuing the tradition of being held accountable for our flawed opinions. Glenn, Griffin Bass, Paul Valle III, Kyle Ottenheimer, Jon Proctor, Andrew Stetka, Ken Zalis and three newcomers–Nick Kelly, John Keller and Ryan Chell–choose the nine most interesting football games that week, and make their picks against the spread. This week we will only be picking seven games of College Football’s Week 1 slate, then for the remainder of the season, six NFL games and three CFB games.
The loser at season’s end will be punished for his sins. In honor of Navy opening up the season in Ireland, the loser has to eat tripe (cow stomach), Irish blood sausage, haggis, and down an Irish Coffee, Will Levis style (mixed with mayo). In addition, to honor late Ravens RB Alex Collins, the loser will take an Irish dancing class and perform an Irish dance as well as (RIP) Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” and “Zombie” by The Cranberries. And they’ll do this wearing the costume of the Notre Dame mascot.
Without further adieu, here is the CFB Week 1 slate:
Florida Gators @ No. 14 Utah Utes, Thursday Aug. 31, 8:00 p.m., ESPN [LINE: UTAH -4.5]
Glenn: Florida, Griffin: Utah, Paul: Utah, Kyle: Florida, Proctor: Utah, Ken: Florida, John: Florida, Nick: Utah, Ryan: Florida, Andrew: Utah
Virginia Cavaliers @ No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers, Saturday Sept. 2, 12:00 p.m., ABC [LINE: TENN -27.5 (via FanDuel)]
Glenn: Tenn, Griffin: Tenn, Paul: UVA, Kyle: Tenn, Proctor: UVA, Ken: Tenn, John: Tenn, Nick: Tenn, Ryan: Tenn, Andrew: Tenn
Colorado Buffaloes @ No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs, Saturday Sept. 2, 12:00 p.m., FOX [LINE: TCU -20.5]
Glenn: TCU, Griffin: Colorado, Paul: Colorado, Kyle: TCU, Proctor: TCU, Ken: TCU, John: Colorado, Nick: TCU, Ryan: TCU, Andrew: TCU
West Virginia Mountaineers @ No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions, Saturday Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., NBC [LINE: PSU -20.5]
Glenn: WVU, Griffin: Penn State, Paul: WVU, Kyle: Penn State, Proctor: Penn State, Ken: Penn State, John: Penn State, Nick: Penn State, Ryan: WVU, Andrew: Penn State
No. 21 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. South Carolina Gamecocks, Saturday Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., ABC [LINE: UNC -2.5] (Duke’s Mayo Classic From Charlotte, NC)
Glenn: UNC, Griffin: USC, Paul: UNC, Kyle: USC, Proctor: USC, Ken: USC, John: USC, Nick: USC, Ryan: USC, Andrew: USC
No. 5 LSU Tigers @ No. 8 Florida State Seminoles, Sunday Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m., ABC [LINE: LSU -2.5] (Camping World Kickoff from Orlando, FL)
Glenn: LSU, Griffin: LSU, Paul: LSU, Kyle: Florida State, Proctor: LSU, Ken: LSU, John: LSU, Nick: Florida State, Ryan: LSU, Andrew: Florida State
Towson Tigers @ Maryland Terrapins, Saturday Sept. 2, 3:30 p.m., BTN [LINE: UMD -35.5 (via ESPN SP+ projections)]
Glenn: UMD, Griffin: UMD, Paul: UMD, Kyle: UMD, Proctor: UMD, Ken: UMD, John: UMD, Nick: UMD, Ryan: UMD, Andrew: UMD
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To hear the reason behind Glenn, Griffin and Ken’s picks, listen below:
Standings through Week 1:
