December 16, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
Chad Kirby and Jared Davis remained tied for the overall lead on WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters panel picking college football winners as the Bowl Season begins this week.
Chad and Jared each have a record of 132-78
Scott Goodwin, Eli Gill, and Ricky Atnip each had the best single week record last week at 9-6 followed by Scott Brown, Jared Davis, Chad Kirby, and John Pryor each at 8-7, and Grant James 7-8.
Overall, Grant James and Ricky Atnip are tied for third place behind Chad and Jared after 14 weeks at 127-83 followed by Eli Gill 126-84, Scott Brown 125-85, Scott Goodwin 124-86, and John Pryor 120-90.
Four of the Forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. Eli Gill got 6.5 points as Alabama upset Georgia 41-24. Ricky Atnip picked up 3 points with Louisiana’s win over Appalachian State 26-16. Scott Brown added 5.5 points to his total as Baylor defeated Oklahoma State 21-16, and Scott Goodwin got 3 points with UTSA’s victory over Western Kentucky 49-41.
Jared Davis maintains his lead for the most underdog points after 14 weeks at 44 followed by Ricky Atnip 37.5, Chad Kirby 30.5, Grant James 20, Scott Brown 17, Scott Goodwin 15.5, Eli Gill 13.5, and John Pryor 5.5.
Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in all 44 College Football Bowl Games including the National Champion.
The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, Davis Auto Body, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, and Dominos Pizza.
Catch the Fearless Forecasters today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on WJLE.