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C.J. Stroud has the Houston Texans at 3-3 during the bye week. What better way to stay fresh than to get out of town for a weekend?
The No. 2 overall pick returned to the site where he made his reputation as Stroud visited Ohio Stadium Saturday as the Ohio State Buckeyes take on Penn State.
Stroud dropped by the set of ESPN College GameDay for a visit. As is customary of any big name on set, Stroud provided his college picks for the weekend.
Thanks to NCAAF Nation on X (formerly Twitter) for keeping track, here are Stroud’s picks from College GameDay.
No. 22 Air Force at Navy — Air Force
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – Air Force
Pat McAfee – Air Force
CJ Stroud – Air Force
Lee Corso – Air Force
Kirk Herbstreit – Air Force
NCAAFNation247 – Air Force
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
Toledo at Miami (OH) — Toledo
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – Miami OH
Pat McAfee – Toledo
CJ Stroud – Toledo
Lee Corso – Miami OH
Kirk Herbstreit – Miami OH
NCAAFNation247 – Miami OH
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
Clemson at Miami (FL) — Miami
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – Clemson
Pat McAfee – Clemson
CJ Stroud – Miami
Lee Corso – Clemson
Kirk Herbstreit – Clemson
NCAAFNation247 – Miami
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
No. 16 Duke at No. 4 Florida State — Florida State
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – FSU
Pat McAfee – FSU
CJ Stroud – FSU
Lee Corso – FSU
NCAAFNation247 – FSU
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
Minnesota at No. 24 Iowa — Iowa
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – Minnesota
Pat McAfee – Iowa
CJ Stroud – Iowa
Lee Corso – Iowa
Kirk Herbstreit – Iowa
NCAAFNation247 – Minnesota
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
Oklahoma State at West Virginia — Oklahoma State
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – West Virginia
Pat McAfee – West Virginia
CJ Stroud – Oklahoma State
Lee Corso – West Virginia
Kirk Herbstreit – West Virginia
NCAAFNation247 – Oklahoma State
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
TCU at Kansas State — TCU
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – KSU
Pat McAfee – TCU
CJ Stroud – TCU
Lee Corso – KSU
Kirk Herbstreit – KSU
NCAAFNation247 – KSU
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
Washington State at No. 9 Oregon — Oregon
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – Oregon
Pat McAfee – Oregon
CJ Stroud – Oregon
Lee Corso – Oregon
Kirk Herbstreit – Oregon
NCAAFNation247 – Oregon
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
No. 14 Utah at No. 18 USC — USC
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – USC
Pat McAfee – USC
CJ Stroud – USC
Lee Corso – USC
Kirk Herbstreit – Utah
NCAAFNation247 – USC
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
No. 17 Tennessee at No. 11 Alabama — Alabama
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – Alabama
Pat McAfee – Alabama
CJ Stroud – Alabama
Lee Corso – Alabama
Kirk Herbstreit – Alabama
NCAAFNation247 – Alabama
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023
No. 7 Penn State at No. 3 Ohio State — Ohio State
Week 8 Gameday Picks
Desmond Howard – Ohio State
Pat McAfee – Ohio State
CJ Stroud – Ohio State
Lee Corso – Ohio State
Stanford Steve – Penn State
Kirk Herbstreit – Ohio State
NCAAFNation247 – Ohio State
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 21, 2023