{"id":546460,"date":"2025-11-22T22:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/546460\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T22:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:51:10","slug":"college-gameday-give-picks-for-byu-cincinnati-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/546460\/","title":{"rendered":"College Gameday Give Picks For BYU\/Cincinnati Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CINCINNATI\u00a0\u2013 The ESPN College Gameday crew gave their picks for tonight\u2019s BYU\/Cincinnati game.<\/p>\n<p>For the second time this season, Gameday was on location at the University of Oregon. The celebrity guest picker was former Oregon and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Marcus Mariota.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BYU vs. Cincinnati College Gameday Picks<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Desmond Howard: BYU<br \/>\u2013 Nick Saban: BYU<br \/>\u2013 Pat McAfee: Cincinnati<br \/>\u2013 Marcus Mariota: BYU<br \/>\u2013 Kirk Herbstreit: Cincinnati <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qYhFLNJb2T\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/qYhFLNJb2T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\/status\/1992276725615448435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of the ESPN College Gameday crew likes BYU to win this game tonight at historic Nippert Stadium in Cincy.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN College Gameday picks for BYU vs. Cincinnati<\/p>\n<p>Last week, most of the Gameday crew picked BYU to defeat TCU, except Kirk Herbstreit. Everyone but Herbie was right on that pick. This week, Herbstreit continues to pick against the Cougars, and another College Gameday analyst picked against BYU.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here were their picks for BYU-Cincinnati:<\/p>\n<p>Desmond Howard: BYU<br \/>\nNick Saban: BYU<br \/>\nPat McAfee: Cincinnati<br \/>\nMarcus Mariota: BYU<br \/>\nKirk Herbstreit: Cincinnati<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive me Cincinnati getting a big-time win and causing full chaos in the Big 12 over BYU,\u201d Pat McAfee said.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Mariota gave a shoutout to Kalani Sitake<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Marcus Mariota picked the Cougars and gave a shoutout to BYU head coach Kalani Sitake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuge Hawaii contingency at BYU, Coach Kalani Sitake is from Lai\u2019e, where the legendary Kahuku Red Raiders play football. Give me the boys from Provo,\u201d said Mariota.<\/p>\n<p>Herbstreit shared his reasoning for picking Cincinnati over BYU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Cincinnati surprises BYU with its speed, and I think (Brendan) Sorsby running could be the difference tonight,\u201d Herbstreit said.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (<a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/podcast_results?i=1499&amp;n=Cougar+Tracks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a>).\u00a0Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12\u20133 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Mitch\u2019s coverage of BYU athletics in the Big 12 Conference on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/mitch_harper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram:<\/a>\u00a0@Mitch_Harper.<\/p>\n<p>Want more coverage of BYU sports? Take us with you wherever you go.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the new and improved KSL Sports app from Utah\u2019s sports leader. Allows you to stream live radio and video, keeping you up to date on all your favorite teams.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Follow @Mitch_Harper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CINCINNATI\u00a0\u2013 The ESPN College Gameday crew gave their picks for tonight\u2019s BYU\/Cincinnati game. 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