Week 3 of 2024 college football season features 63 games, and Athlon Sports is back with predictions and picks for every contest.
The third full weekend of the '24 season starts with two contests on Thursday night, including Arizona State-Texas State and Northwestern State-South Alabama. On Friday, two intriguing games are on tap. UNLV takes on Kansas, while two top-25 teams in Arizona and Kansas State meet in Manhattan.
A deep slate of games is on tap for Saturday. Alabama-Wisconsin, LSU-South Carolina, Memphis-Florida State, and Boston College-Missouri kick off the action in the first window, followed by Oregon-Oregon State, Tulane-Oklahoma, Notre Dame-Purdue, Texas A&M-Florida, and West Virginia-Pitt highlighting the afternoon matchups.
Podcast: Week 3 Preview and Predictions
The first night window includes Ole Miss-Wake Forest, Georgia-Kentucky, Indiana-UCLA, UCF-TCU, and Maryland-Virginia.
The late-night portion of the Week 3 schedule features BYU-Wyoming, San Diego State-California, and New Mexico State-Fresno State.
College Football Picks: Expert Predictions for Every Game in Week 3
| Steven Lassan | Dan Lyons | Thomas Neumann |
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Arizona State at Texas State (Thurs.) | Texas State | Arizona State | Texas State |
Northwestern State at South Alabama (Thurs.) | South Alabama | South Alabama | South Alabama |
UNLV at Kansas (Fri.) | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas |
Arizona at Kansas State (Fri.) | Kansas State | Kansas State | Kansas State |
Alabama at Wisconsin | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama |
Arkansas State at Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan |
Oklahoma State at Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State |
LSU at South Carolina | LSU | LSU | South Carolina |
Louisiana Tech at NC State | NC State | NC State | NC State |
Central Michigan at Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
Memphis at Florida State | Florida State | Memphis | Florida State |
Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) | Miami (Ohio) | Cincinnati | Miami (Ohio) |
North Texas at Texas Tech | Texas Tech | North Texas | Texas Tech |
Boston College at Missouri | Missouri | Missouri | Missouri |
UMass at Buffalo | Buffalo | Buffalo | Buffalo |
Coastal Carolina at Temple | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina |
Notre Dame at Purdue | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
Oregon at Oregon State | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon |
Ball State at Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
Tulane at Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
VMI at Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
Texas A&M at Florida | Texas A&M | Florida | Texas A&M |
Prairie View A&M at Michigan State | Michigan State | Michigan State | Michigan State |
Nevada at Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
Washington State vs. Washington (Seattle) | Washington | Washington | Washington |
West Virginia at Pitt | West Virginia | West Virginia | Pitt |
Morgan State at Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio |
Troy at Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa |
Appalachian State at East Carolina | Appalachian State | East Carolina | Appalachian State |
UAB at Arkansas | Arkansas | Arkansas | Arkansas |
Utah at Utah State | Utah | Utah | Utah |
UConn at Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke |
NC Central at North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina |
Virginia Tech at Old Dominion | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
FIU at Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic |
UTEP at Liberty | Liberty | Liberty | Liberty |
South Carolina State at Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern |
Colgate at Akron | Akron | Akron | Akron |
Gardner-Webb at Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte |
Ole Miss at Wake Forest | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | Ole Miss |
Bethune-Cookman at Western Michigan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan |
UTSA at Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas |
Vanderbilt at Georgia State | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt |
Jacksonville State at Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan |
Kennesaw State at San Jose State | San Jose State | San Jose State | San Jose State |
Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
Hawaii at Sam Houston | Hawaii | Sam Houston | Hawaii |
South Florida at Southern Miss | South Florida | South Florida | South Florida |
Georgia at Kentucky | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia |
New Mexico at Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn |
Toledo at Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Mississippi State |
Indiana at UCLA | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana |
Northern Iowa at Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska |
Air Force at Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
Colorado at Colorado State | Colorado | Colorado | Colorado |
UCF at TCU | TCU | UCF | TCU |
Eastern Illinois at Northwestern | Northwestern | Northwestern | Northwestern |
Kent State at Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee |
Maryland at Virginia | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland |
Rice at Houston | Houston | Houston | Houston |
BYU at Wyoming | BYU | BYU | BYU |
San Diego State at California | California | California | California |
New Mexico State at Fresno State | Fresno State | Fresno State | Fresno State |
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