Welcome to the 2023 College Football season and welcome to College Football Predictions Central! My name is Paul Shen and I will be providing my own-perspective predictions for each game, week-by-week, for the upcoming season. Happy to have you on board and let’s ride. In this post, I will also include my preseason selections for the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six.
Week 0 games:
13) Notre Dame def. Navy, 45-14
Jacksonville State def. UTEP, 36-32
New Mexico State def. UMass, 38-28
San Diego State def. Ohio, 33-27
Vanderbilt def. Hawaii, 51-21
6) USC def. San José State, 55-19
Louisiana Tech def. Florida International, 46-33
Pre-season College Football Playoff participants and New Year’s Six:
Georgia (SEC Champion), Michigan (Big Ten Champion), USC (Pac-12 Champion), Florida State (ACC Champion)
CFP at the Sugar Bowl – 1) Georgia vs. 4) Florida State
CFP at the Rose Bowl – 2) USC vs. 3) Michigan
The rest of the new year’s six:
Orange Bowl – Clemson (ACC) vs. Alabama (SEC)
Cotton Bowl – Ohio State (Big Ten) vs. Texas (Big 12)
Fiesta Bowl – Tulane (Group of 5) vs. TCU (Big 12)
Peach Bowl – Tennessee (SEC) vs. Penn State (Big Ten)
CFP Championship game: 1) Georgia vs. 3) Michigan
CFP Champion: Michigan