Football season is upon us and with it is the annual Glenn Clark Radio Picks league. We continue the tradition of being held accountable for our flawed opinions. A familiar group re-enters the arena, no newcomers and all 12 men from a season ago holdover into 2025: Glenn, Griffin, Paul Valle III, Kyle Ottenheimer, Jon Proctor, Ken Zalis, Ryan Chell, John Keller, Jeremy Conn, Joe Serpico and James Revere.
James is our reigning champion, walking away with a little bit of cash, but the real purpose of this exercise is to avoid losing and coming in dead last. This year’s punishment will entail a play on the ‘24-hour game’ in which the loser will have to spend 24 hours in the establishment of one of our PressBox partners, and chances to shave off time by completing various tasks or consuming certain foods. And for our friend Andrew Stetka–who so badly wants out of the league–understanding of the rules, the only way out is to win the league, or SPECTACULARLY avoid losing.
A refresher on how the game works, the gang will select the nine most compelling games of the week’s football slate and make their picks against the spread, three College Football games, six NFL games.
It’s Week 1 of the NFL season so let’s get into it!
Northern Illinois Huskies @ Maryland Terrapins, Friday Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m., BTN [UMD -16.5]
Andrew: NIU
Glenn: Maryland
Griffin: NIU
Jeremy: Maryland
James: Maryland
Joe: Maryland
John: Maryland
Proctor: Maryland
Ken: NIU
Kyle: NIU
Paul: Maryland
Ryan: Maryland
UAB Blazers @ Navy Midshipmen, Saturday Sept. 6, 3:30 p.m., CBSSN [NAVY -21.5]
Andrew: Navy
Glenn: Navy
Griffin: Navy
Jeremy: UAB
James: Navy
Joe: UAB
John: Navy
Proctor: Navy
Ken: Navy
Kyle: Navy
Paul: Navy
Ryan: Niavy
No. 15 Michigan Wolverines @ No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners, Saturday Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m., ABC [OU -5.5]
Andrew: Oklahoma
Glenn: Michigan
Griffin: Oklahoma
Jeremy: Oklahoma
James: Michigan
Joe: Oklahoma
John: Oklahoma
Proctor: Michigan
Ken: Oklahoma
Kyle: Michigan
Paul: Michigan
Ryan: Michigan
Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday Sept. 4, 8:20 p.m., NBC [PHI -7.5]
Andrew: Cowboys
Glenn: Eagles
Griffin: Cowboys
Jeremy: Cowboys
James: Eagles
Joe: Eagles
John: Cowboys
Proctor: Eagles
Ken: Eagles
Kyle: Eagles
Paul: Eagles
Ryan: Eagles
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers, Friday Sept. 5, 8:00 p.m., YouTube [KC -3.5]
Andrew: Chargers
Glenn: Chiefs
Griffin: Chiefs
Jeremy: Chargers
James: Chiefs
Joe: Chiefs
John: Chiefs
Proctor: Chiefs
Ken: Chargers
Kyle: Chiefs
Paul: Chiefs
Ryan: Chiefs
Pittsburgh Steelers @ New York Jets, Sunday Sept. 7, 1:00 p.m., CBS [PIT -2.5]
Andrew: Jets
Glenn: Steelers
Griffin: Steelers
Jeremy: Jets
James: Jets
Joe: Steelers
John: Steelers
Proctor: Steelers
Ken: Steelers
Kyle: Steelers
Paul: Steelers
Ryan: Steelers
Houston Texans @ Los Angeles Rams, Sunday Sept. 7, 4:25 p.m., CBS [LAR -3.5]
Andrew: Texans
Glenn: Texans
Griffin: Rams
Jeremy: Texans
James: Rams
Joe: Texans
John: Texans
Proctor: Rams
Ken: Texans
Kyle: Rams
Paul: Texans
Ryan: Texans
Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers, Sunday Sept. 7, 4:25 p.m., CBS [GB -2.5]
Andrew: Packers
Glenn: Packers
Griffin: Packers
Jeremy: Packers
James: Lions
Joe: Packers
John: Packers
Proctor: Lions
Ken: Lions
Kyle: Packers
Paul: Lions
Ryan: Lions
Baltimore Ravens @ Buffalo Bills, Sunday Sept. 7, 8:20 p.m., NBC [BUF -1.5]
Andrew: Ravens
Glenn: Ravens
Griffin: Ravens
Jeremy: Ravens
James: Ravens
Joe: Ravens
John: Bills
Proctor: Ravens
Ken: Ravens
Kyle: Ravens
Paul: Ravens
Ryan: Ravens
You can watch as Glenn, Griffin and Ken Zalis make their selections below, starting at the 1:05:50 mark:
And you can listen using the player here:
And the updated standings after Week 1 of the College Football season:
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