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Week 7 college football picks: Iowa at Northwestern, Florida at LSU, more

College football Week 7 picks: SI.com's writers predict winners for Alabama-Texas A&M, Michigan State-Michigan and more.
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Last week’s slate didn’t feature many intriguing games on paper, but there were a few interesting results. This week’s slate features a lot of intriguing matchups, which should mean even more interesting results. From heavyweight bouts between Power Five teams to a huge opportunity for one Group of Five outfit to shock an SEC contender, Week 7 offers plenty of viewing options for fans across the country.

Will Texas A&M take down Alabama in College Station one year after getting blown out by the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa? Can UCLA bounce back after a loss to Arizona State to beat Stanford? Who will emerge from Michigan-Michigan State as Ohio State’s top challenger in the Big Ten? SI.com's team of college football writers—Andy Staples, Pete Thamel, Thayer Evans, Zac Ellis, Colin Becht, Lindsay Schnell, Brian Hamilton and Ben Glicksman—offers its predictions for those games and more.​

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Staples

Thamel

Evans

Ellis

Becht

Schnell

Hamilton

Glicksman

Auburn at Kentucky

UCLA at Stanford

Cincinnati at BYU

West Virginia at Baylor

Iowa at Northwestern

Ole Miss at Memphis

Louisville at Florida State

Pitt at Ga. Tech

Va. Tech at Miami

Alabama at Texas A&M

Oklahoma at Kan. State

Michigan St. at Michigan

Nebraska at Minnesota

Florida at LSU

USC at Notre Dame

Missouri at Georgia

Penn St. at Ohio State

Arizona State at Utah

Oregon at Washington

LAST WEEK

9-5

9-5

11-3

10-4

10-4

9-5

10-4

9-5

SEASON

63-34

61-36

64-33

64-33

62-35

61-36

55-42

68-29