December 14, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Ricky Atnip still leads the pack as WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters meet for the final time Thursday to pick winners in all 43 college football bowl games scheduled between December 16 and January 9 including the National Championship showdown.
The Fearless Forecasters Show airs Thursday, December 15 at 4:30 p.m. on WJLE.
Ricky has the best overall record at 150-59 followed by Jared Davis at 146-63, Grant James 144-65, John Pryor and Scott Brown each at 137-72, Scott Goodwin 135-74, Darrell Gill 134-75, and Chad Kirby 132-77.
For the week, Darrell Gill had the best record at 12-2 followed by Scott Goodwin 11-3, Grant James, Ricky Atnip, Scott Brown, Jared Davis, and John Pryor each at 10-4, and Chad Kirby 8-6.
Two Fearless Forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. Ricky Atnip added 3 points to his total as Fresno State beat Boise State 28-16 and Jared Davis picked up 2.5 points with Kansas State’s win over TCU 31-28.
Overall, Ricky Atnip leads in underdog points with 35.5 followed by Chad Kirby with 31, Jared Davis 26, Scott Goodwin 21.5, Grant James 21, Darrell Gill 17.5, and Scott Brown and John Pryor each with 17.
Thursday the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following BOWL Games:
2022-23 college football bowl schedule (all times ET)
Friday, Dec. 16
1. Bahamas Bowl: Miami (Ohio) vs. UAB, 11:30 a.m.
2. Cure Bowl: No. 24 Troy vs. No. 25 UTSA, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17
3. Fenway Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Louisville
4. Celebration Bowl Jackson State vs. N.C. Central, noon
5. Las Vegas Bowl: No. 14 Oregon State vs. Florida, 2:30 p.m.
6. LA Bowl: Washington State vs. Fresno State, 3:30 p.m.
7. LendingTree Bowl: Rice vs. Southern Mississippi, 5:45 p.m. ET
8. New Mexico Bowl: SMU vs. BYU, 7:30 p.m.
9. Frisco Bowl: Boise State vs. North Texas, 9:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 19
10. Myrtle Beach Bowl: Marshall vs. UConn, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 20
11. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State, 3:30 p.m.
12. Boca Raton Bowl: Liberty vs. Toledo, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21
13. New Orleans Bowl: South Alabama vs. Western Kentucky, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22
14. Armed Forces Bowl: Baylor vs. Air Force, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23
15. Independence Bowl: Houston vs. Louisiana, 3 p.m.
16. Gasparilla Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Missouri, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
17. Hawaii Bowl: Middle Tennessee State vs. San Diego State, 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
18. Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. New Mexico State, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
19. Camellia Bowl: Buffalo vs. Georgia Southern, noon
20. First Responder Bowl: Memphis vs. Utah State, 3:15 p.m.
21. Birmingham Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina, 6:45 p.m.
22. Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Wisconsin, 10:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28
23. Military Bowl: Duke vs. UCF, 2 p.m.
24. Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. Kansas, 5:30 p.m.
25. Holiday Bowl: No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina, 8 p.m.
26. Texas Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29
27. Pinstripe Bowl: Minnesota vs. Syracuse, 2 p.m.
28. Cheez-It Bowl, No. 13 Florida State vs. Oklahoma, 5:30 p.m.
29. Alamo Bowl: No. 12 Washington vs. No. 20 Texas, 9 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 30
30. Duke’s Mayo Bowl: No. 23 NC State vs. Maryland, noon
31. Sun Bowl: No. 18 UCLA vs. Pitt, 2 p.m. ET
32. Gator Bowl: No. 19 South Carolina vs. No. 21 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
33. Arizona Bowl: Ohio vs. Wyoming, 4:30 p.m.
34. Orange Bowl: No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Clemson, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31
35. Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. Kentucky, noon
36. Sugar Bowl: No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 9 Kansas State, noon
37. Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal): No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU, 4 p.m.
38. Peach Bowl (CFP semifinal semifinal): No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State, 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 2
39. ReliaQuest Bowl: No. 22 Mississippi State vs. Illinois, noon
40. Citrus Bowl: No. 17 LSU vs. Purdue, 1 p.m.
41. Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 10 USC vs. No. 16 Tulane, 1 p.m.
42. Rose Bowl: No. 8 Utah vs. No. 11 Penn State, 5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 9
43. College Football Playoff National Championship Game, 7:30 p.m. (winner of Georgia-Ohio State vs. winner of Michigan-TCU)
Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.
The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Davis Auto Body, and Domino’s Pizza.