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.
We’re into the home stretch now with SUPER Wild Card Weekend upon us, so we’re down to eight games this week, two CFP Semifinals and six NFL Playoff games, here we go:
No. 10 Miami Hurricanes vs No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels, Thursday Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m., ESPN [MIA -3.5] – CFP Semifinal: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ
Andrew: Ole Miss
Glenn: Ole Miss
Griffin: Miami
Jeremy: Miami
James: Miami
Joe: Ole Miss
John: Ole Miss
Proctor: Miami
Ken: Miami
Kyle: Ole Miss
Paul: Ole Miss
Ryan: Ole Miss
No. 5 Oregon Ducks vs No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers, Friday Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., ESPN [IU -3.5] – CFP Semifinal: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA
Andrew: Indiana
Glenn: Oregon
Griffin: Indiana
Jeremy: Oregon
James: Indiana
Joe: Oregon
John: Oregon
Proctor: Indiana
Ken: Indiana
Kyle: Indiana
Paul: Indiana
Ryan: Indiana
Los Angeles Rams @ Carolina Panthers, Saturday Jan. 10, 4:30 p.m., FOX [LAR -10.5]
Andrew: Panthers
Glenn: Rams
Griffin: Rams
Jeremy: Rams
James: Rams
Joe: Panthers
John: Rams
Proctor: Rams
Ken: Rams
Kyle: Rams
Paul: Rams
Ryan: Panthers
Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears, Saturday Jan. 10, 8:00 p.m., Prime Video [GB -1.5]
Andrew: Packers
Glenn: Bears
Griffin: Bears
Jeremy: Packers
James: Bears
Joe: Bears
John: Packers
Proctor: Bears
Ken: Bears
Kyle: Packers
Paul: Bears
Ryan: Bears
Buffalo Bills @ Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday Jan. 11, 1:00 p.m., CBS [BUF -1.5]
Andrew: Jaguars
Glenn: Bills
Griffin: Jaguars
Jeremy: Bills
James: Jaguars
Joe: Jaguars
John: Jaguars
Proctor: Jaguars
Ken: Jaguars
Kyle: Jaguars
Paul: Jaguars
Ryan: Bills
San Francisco 49ers @ Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday Jan. 11, 4:30 p.m., FOX [PHI -4.5]
Andrew: Eagles
Glenn: Eagles
Griffin: Eagles
Jeremy: Eagles
James: 49ers
Joe: Eagles
John: Eagles
Proctor: Eagles
Ken: Eagles
Kyle: 49ers
Paul: 49ers
Ryan: 49ers
Los Angeles Chargers @ New England Patriots, Sunday Jan. 11, 8:20 p.m., NBC [NE -3.5]
Andrew: Patriots
Glenn: Patriots
Griffin: Patriots
Jeremy: Patriots
James: Patriots
Joe: Patriots
John: Chargers
Proctor: Patriots
Ken: Patriots
Kyle: Chargers
Paul: Chargers
Ryan: Patriots
Houston Texans @ Pittsburgh Steelers, Monday Jan. 12, 8:15 p.m., ESPN/ABC [HOU -3.0]
Andrew: Steelers
Glenn: Steelers
Griffin: Steelers
Jeremy: Steelers
James: Texans
Joe: Texans
John: Steelers
Proctor: Texans
Ken: Steelers
Kyle: Texans
Paul: Texans
Ryan: Steelers
No picks segment on GCR this week so it’s only up digitally this time around, here’s a look at the updated standings:
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