KUsports.com staff’s Week 10 college football picks

KUsports.com staff picks.

The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 10 of the college football season.

Week 10 games

Kansas at Baylor

TCU at West Virginia

Oklahoma State at Kansas State

Texas at Texas Tech

Oregon at USC

Alabama at LSU

Off-the-wall question: What is the best Halloween costume you’ve made/worn?

Sports copy editor Chris Cottrell (35-13 overall, 5-1 in Week 9)

Baylor 31, Kansas 21

West Virginia 42, TCU 35

Kansas State 49, Oklahoma State 21

Texas Tech 31, Texas 17

Oregon 38, USC 31

Alabama 20, LSU 10

Question: A ghost.

Associate sports editor Drew Hartsock (34-14 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Baylor 42, Kansas 14

West Virginia 42, TCU 35

Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 42

Texas Tech 52, Texas 14

Oregon 60, USC 58

Alabama 17, LSU 14

Question: Mr. Goodcents.

KU football beat writer Matt Tait (32-16 overall, 3-3 in Week 9)

Baylor 31, Kansas 21

West Virginia 40, TCU 28

Kansas State 42, Oklahoma State 27

Texas Tech 33, Texas 27

Oregon 56, USC 31

Alabama 30, LSU 21

Question: I’ve had quite a few that I liked: Ozzy Osbourne, Hugh Hefner, David Hasselhoff’s “Baywatch” character Mitch Buchanan and Teen Wolf the basketball player … but one of my favorites came a couple of years ago when my wife and I went as Brett Favre and former New York Jets sideline reporter Jenn Sterger, complete with all the “props.”

High school beat reporter Benton Smith (32-16 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Baylor 34, Kansas 24

West Virginia 38, TCU 37

Kansas State 45, Oklahoma State 24

Texas Tech 41, Texas 31

Oregon 45, USC 27

LSU 17, Alabama 16

Question: Kenny Powers. So much fun I went out as the Shelby Sensation two different years.

KU men’s basketball beat writer Gary Bedore (32-16 overall, 5-1 in Week 9)

Baylor 47, Kansas 14

West Virginia 31, TCU 24

Kansas State 42, Oklahoma State 34

Texas 31, Texas Tech 28

Oregon 44, USC 20

Alabama 21, LSU 20

Question: Count Chocula, I mean Dracula.

KUsports.com online editor Jesse Newell (31-17 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Baylor 35, Kansas 28

TCU 31, West Virginia 24

Kansas State 42, Oklahoma State 28

Texas Tech 41, Texas 35

Oregon 52, USC 35

Alabama 31, LSU 10

Question: A slot machine back in grade school.

Sports copy editor Nick Gerik (29-19 overall, 3-3 in Week 9)

Baylor 32, Kansas 23

West Virginia 40, TCU 33

Kansas State 50, Oklahoma State 27

Texas Tech 35, Texas 23

Oregon 44, USC 34

Alabama 24, LSU 21

Question: When I was in kindergarten, a few ironed-on patches and a cheapo plastic mask turned me into the (original!) red Power Ranger. Many terrible martial arts moves were attempted that night.