College Football Week 0 Expert Picks, Predictions

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 0 highlighted by Notre Dame vs Navy and San Jose State at USC.

Mike McAllister | Aug 15, 2023

College Football Week 0 Expert Picks, Predictions /

I have been asked to be one of the experts picking college football games each week for CollegeFootballNews.com this season and humbly accepted. Week zero is right around the corner, less than two weeks away, so below are my picks for those respective games. The goal is to pick 20-plus games each week, though week zero has substantially fewer as most do not play until week one. I will also provide my picks here. Each game listed will have a link attached (click the game header) where you can view all expert picks if desired.

Note: An asterisk indicates that team will win but not cover the spread. Nothing after the team picked indicates the team will win and cover.

NAVY VS NOTRE DAME

Line: Notre Dame -20, o/u 50.5

My Pick: Notre Dame

UTEP AT JACKSONVILLE STATE

Line: Jacksonville State -1, o/u 52

My Pick: UTEP

UMASS AT NEW MEXICO STATE

Line: New Mexico State -8, o/u 44.5

My Pick: New Mexico State

OHIO AT SAN DIEGO STATE

Line: San Diego State -3, o/u 49.5

My Pick: San Diego State

HAWAII AT VANDERBILT

Line: Vanderbilt -18, o/u 55.5

My Pick: Vanderbilt*

SAN JOSE STATE AT USC

Line: USC -30.5, o/u 64.5

My Pick: USC

FIU AT LOUISIANA TECH

Line: Louisiana Tech -10, o/u 59.5

My Pick: Louisiana Tech*

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Published Aug 15, 2023

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.