ESPN College GameDay: Picks for Week 3, Colorado State at Colorado

College GameDay brought ESPN’s legendary pregame show to Boulder, Colorado on Saturday, ahead of Colorado State at Colorado.

The matchup was already juicy with Deion Sanders on the sidelines, but Rams head coach Jay Norvell added to it by taking a shot at the Buffaloes leader, as he talked about doing promos for ESPN this week on his radio show Wednesday and said, “I told them, ‘I took my hat off, and I took my glasses off.’ And I said, ‘When I talk to grown-ups, I take my hat and my glasses off.’ That’s what my mother taught me.”

Joining the crew as the Celebrity Guest Picker was none other than Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. After taking his talents to Pat McAfee‘s show on Friday, and returning to the WWE to hit Austin Theory with a People’s Elbow on SmackDown, Johnson went toe to toe with the crew during their pick segment.

Elsewhere, Penn State is hoping to remain undefeated as they travel to Illinois to take on the Fighting Illini, and LSU is looking to defeat Mississippi State in an SEC showdown. Additionally, Tennessee and Florida will face off in a highly anticipated matchup, where the Vols will hope to continue their trek to the College Football Playoff.

With an exciting Week 3 on the docket, here’s who the College GameDay crew believes will come out on top this weekend.

CGD Predictions for Week 3:

Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes: Will the best story in all of college football continue, as Colorado welcomes Colorado State to Boulder? There’s no controversy here, the entire College GameDay crew believes in Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes to keep racking up the victories.

Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: Herbstreit is calling the game so he refrained from picking, but McAfee took the heat by going out by himself to pick the Gators, while Howard, The Rock and Corso believe in the Volunteers.

South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs: Does anyone have confidence in Spencer Rattler? Not on the College GameDay desk, as they’re all picking Georgia.

LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: Only Corso was bold enough to ride with the Bulldogs on Saturday.

BYU Cougars at Arkansas Razorbacks: McAfee is the lone dissenter, picking the Cougars to get the win over the Razorbacks.

Syracuse Orange at Purdue Boilermakers: The Rock and Corso are riding with the Orange, but Howard, McAfee and Herbstreit are on the Boilermakers.

Washington Huskies at Michigan State Spartans: The Spartans are dealing with the suspension of Mel Tucker, so everyone believes the Huskies leave East Lansing with a win.

Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini: The entire College GameDay crew is on Drew Allar and the Nittany Lions.

Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers: Only Howard and Herbstreit have the Panthers going into Morgantown and leaving victorious.

Minnesota Golden Gophers at North Carolina Tar Heels: Corso and Herbstreit believe the Golden Gophers can pull the upset on Saturday.

Full CGD analyst picks for Week 3: 

Desmond Howard: Colorado, Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, Arkansas, Purdue, Washington, Penn State, Pittsburgh, North Carolina

Pat McAfee: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, LSU, BYU, Purdue, Washington, Penn State, West Virginia, North Carolina

Celebrity Guest Picker — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson: Colorado, Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, Arkansas, Syracuse, Washington, Penn State, West Virginia, North Carolina

Lee Corso: Colorado, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Syracuse, Washington, Penn State, West Virginia, Minnesota

Kirk Herbstreit: Colorado, Georgia, LSU, Arkansas, Purdue, Washington, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Minnesota