KUsports.com staff’s Week 6 college football picks
The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 6 of the college football season.
Week 6 games
Kansas at Kansas State
West Virginia at Texas
Iowa State at TCU
Oklahoma at Texas Tech
Nebraska at Ohio State
Georgia at South Carolina
Off-the-wall question: What was your favorite song in high school?
High school beat reporter Benton Smith (17-7 overall, 5-1 in Week 4)
Kansas State 44, Kansas 17
Texas 41, West Virginia 35
TCU 23, Iowa State 20
Oklahoma 38, Texas Tech 34
Ohio State 37, Nebraska 20
South Carolina 30, Georgia 27
Question: Too close to call. Toss-up between “Where It’s At,” by Beck, “Kate,” by Ben Folds Five, “The Distance,” by Cake, “Everlong” by Foo Fighters. I could go on …
Associate sports editor Drew Hartsock (16-8 overall, 3-3 in Week 4)
Kansas State 45, Kansas 3
West Virginia 42, Texas 38
TCU 13, Iowa State 6
Oklahoma 45, Texas Tech 42
Ohio State 33, Nebraska 27
South Carolina 21, Georgia 14
Question: Anything by The Rainmakers. I was mad for The Rainmakers.
Sports copy editor Nick Gerik (16-8 overall, 4-2 in Week 4)
Kansas State 35, Kansas 13
West Virginia 42, Texas 35
TCU 20, Iowa State 17
Texas Tech 28, Oklahoma 27
Ohio State 24, Nebraska 21
South Carolina 27, Georgia 24
Question: “Army” by Ben Folds Five with everything by Sufjan Stevens, The New Pornographers and The White Stripes tied for a close second.
KU football beat writer Matt Tait (16-8 overall, 4-2 in Week 4)
Kansas State 42, Kansas 21
West Virginia 36, Texas 30
Iowa State 24, TCU 20
Oklahoma 38, Texas Tech 23
Ohio State 27, Nebraska 19
Georgia 26, South Carolina 24
Question: It wasn’t so much a single song as it was a Soundtrack that was played on a never-ending loop in my buddy Sam’s late-70s Buick LeSabre (in the cassette player) and featured songs from 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Ice Cube, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and others. It should be noted that this was the same car in which the passengers often had to use ice scrapers on the INSIDE of the windshield during the winter. Good times.
KUsports.com online editor Jesse Newell (16-8 overall, 4-2 in Week 4)
Kansas State 30, Kansas 20
Texas 38, West Virginia 35
TCU 24, Iowa State 21
Texas Tech 28, Oklahoma 24
Ohio State 20, Nebraska 17
South Carolina 27, Georgia 14
Question: “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls. Honorable mention to “Everything You Want” by Vertical Horizon, “Hey, Jealousy” by Gin Blossoms and “The World I Know” by Collective Soul.
Sports copy editor Chris Cottrell (16-8 overall, 5-1 in Week 4)
Kansas State 49, Kansas 10
Texas 27, West Virginia 24
TCU 31, Iowa State 21
Oklahoma 34, Texas Tech 27
Ohio State 23, Nebraska 21
South Carolina 28, Georgia 27
Question: “Let It Be” by the Beatles.
Sports editor Tom Keegan (14-10 overall, 2-4 in Week 4)
Kansas State 49, Kansas 21
Texas 41, West Virginia 38
TCU 21, Iowa State 20
Oklahoma 52, Texas Tech 21
Ohio State 28, Nebraska 17
South Carolina 34, Georgia 24
Question: Neil Young’s “Cortez the Killer.” Top that, youngsters.
KU men’s basketball beat writer Gary Bedore (14-10 overall, 4-2 in Week 4)
Kansas State 49, Kansas 14
West Virginia 31, Texas 27
TCU 24, Iowa State 10
Oklahoma 35, Texas Tech 20
Ohio State 34, Nebraska 22
South Carolina 29, Georgia 28
Question: “The Rock” by Harry Chapin.