There are just two weeks left in our Hawkeye Report Pick Six contest and the race to the top is still very tight.
There were a few surprises last week in college football, but most of us saw them coming. As you might expect, the leaders of our weekly competition, Blair Sanderson, RDietz, and Matt Randazzo all finished the week 5-1. Torbee and Tom Kakert were next this past week at 4-2.
Overall this season, RDietz holds a slim one game edge over Blair Sanderson with Matt Randazzo just two games back with two weeks remaining.
This week is certainly not as strong of a slate of games as last week, but still a very tight race and anything can happen.
Here are this week’s games:
Purdue at Iowa
Michigan at Wisconsin
Rutgers at Indiana
Arizona at Oregon
Texas A&M at Ole Miss
Texas at W. Virginia
And here are the expert predictions:
MIKE ZIERATH (2-4 last week, 38-22 overall)
Give me Bucky at home
I’ll take Rutgers
I like Arizona and Khalil Tate
I got Ole Miss in this one, not sure why
The Mountaineers at home
I think Iowa bounces back on senior day, 31-21. My PTC this week is Akrum Wadley
MATT RANDAZZO (5-1 last week, 42-18 overall)
WISCONSIN
INDIANA
ARIZONA
OLE MISS
WEST VIRGINIA
Iowa wins 27-17
RDIETZ (5-1 last week, 44-16 overall)
Wisconsin
Indiana
Oregon
Ole Miss
WV
Iowa 28 Purdue 27. Wadley with 125 and 2 TDs.
BLAIR SANDERSON (5-1 last week, 43-17 overall)
Wisconsin
Indiana
Arizona
Ole Miss
West Virginia
Iowa 24, Purdue 17. PTC is Akrum Wadley with a memorable senior day finale at Kinnick.
TORBEE (4-2 last week, 30-24 overall)
The Badger is for real, Harbaugh is a fraud. UW wins.
I guess someone has to win the Rutgers-Indiana game. I'll take the Hoosiers.
Wildcats eat Ducks.
Ole Miss clangs the Aggies.
West Virginia proves Texas isn't back yet.
Purdue is the Big 10's favorite slumpbuster. Iowa 31, Boilers 13. PTC is Akrum, who goes out with a bang on senior day.
LYLE HAMMES (3-3 last week, 38-22 overall)
Wisconsin over Michigan
Indiana over Rutgers
Oregon over Arizona
Ole Miss over Texas A&M
Texas over West Virginia
After the highest of highs and lowest of lows, Iowa's offense finds a middle ground against Purdue. He's been quiet recently, so my PTC is Akrum Wadley to do Akrum Wadley-type things. Hawks get the job done on Senior Day, 27-20.
TOM KAKERT (4-2 last week, 37-22 overall)
Bucky Badger rolls on in a low scoring win over Michigan
Give me the Scarlet Knights over the Hoosiers
I like the Tate kid at Arizona. I’ll take the Wildcats
I’m picking Ole Miss at home and Kevin Sumlin is probably getting fired soon.
I’ll take the West Virginia over the Horns.
It’s senior day in Iowa City. Iowa 24-17 over Purdue. Akrum, Akrum, and more Akrum.