KUsports.com staff’s Week 7 college football picks
The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 7 of the college football season.
Week 7 games
Oklahoma State at Kansas
Texas at Oklahoma
West Virginia at Texas Tech
TCU at Baylor
Kansas State at Iowa State
South Carolina at LSU
Off-the-wall question: What is the most prized piece of sports memorabilia that you own?
High school beat reporter Benton Smith (21-9 overall, 4-2 in Week 6)
Oklahoma State 48, Kansas 31
Oklahoma 37, Texas 31
West Virginia 45, Texas Tech 37
Baylor 30, TCU 27
Kansas State 34, Iowa State 20
South Carolina 23, LSU 16
Question: I have a massive stash of NBA jerseys. Started collecting them in high school and the habit quickly spiraled out of control.
Associate sports editor Drew Hartsock (21-9 overall, 5-1 in Week 6)
Oklahoma State 45, Kansas 21
Oklahoma 45, Texas 42
West Virginia 55, Texas Tech 38
Baylor 21, TCU 20
Kansas State 45, Iowa State 17
LSU 28, South Carolina 27
Question: A Dean Smith autograph (I couldn’t care less about the scrawl, but the story behind it, I think, is quite amusing).
KU football beat writer Matt Tait (21-9 overall, 5-1 in Week 6)
Oklahoma State 40, Kansas 24
Texas 31, Oklahoma 22
West Virginia 38, Texas Tech 31
Baylor 35, TCU 20
Kansas State 23, Iowa State 19
LSU 24, South Carolina 23
Question: My 21st birthday gift from my dad: A glass case that includes 2 Denver Broncos Super Bowl championship hats (one for each title) and a mini-replica of old Mile High Stadium sitting between them.
Sports copy editor Nick Gerik (20-10 overall, 4-2 in Week 6)
Oklahoma State 49, Kansas 21
Oklahoma 28, Texas 27
West Virginia 59, Texas Tech 49
Baylor 42, TCU 21
Iowa State 26, Kansas State 23
South Carolina 21, LSU 20
Question: I’m not the memorabilia type, but when I was a freshman in college, I squirreled away various newspapers from KU’s Orange Bowl and National Championship runs.
Sports copy editor Chris Cottrell (20-10 overall, 4-2 in Week 6)
Oklahoma State 38, Kansas 14
Oklahoma 35,Texas 31
West Virginia 45, Texas Tech 28
Baylor 24, TCU 17
Kansas State 31, Iowa State 21
LSU 21, South Carolina 17
Question: 1955 Kansas City Athletics game book.
KUsports.com online editor Jesse Newell (19-11 overall, 3-3 in Week 6)
Oklahoma State 42, Kansas 24
Oklahoma 41, Texas 35
Texas Tech 63, West Virginia 56
Baylor 35, TCU 14
Iowa State 21, Kansas State 20
South Carolina 24, LSU 17
Question: A signed picture of George Brett I got in the mail after sending in some cereal box tops as a kid.
KU men’s basketball beat writer Gary Bedore (19-11 overall, 5-1 in Week 6)
Oklahoma State 47, Kansas 17
Oklahoma 24, Texas 23
West Virginia 35, Texas Tech 24
Baylor 30, TCU 21
Kansas State 35, Iowa State 14
LSU 28, South Carolina 24
Question: Signed personal letter from former White Sox owner Bill Veeck.
Sports editor Tom Keegan (18-12 overall, 4-2 in Week 6)
Oklahoma State 55, Kansas 17
Texas 31, Oklahoma 24
West Virgiina 42, Texas Tech 35
Baylor 31, TCU 17
Kansas State 31, Iowa State 28
LSU 28, South Carolina 24
Question: The fake leather helmet that was used in Nick Krug’s photo of Lawrence High quarterback Brad Strauss.