September 23, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
Chad Kirby is in sole possession of first place on WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters panel picking winners through the first three weeks of the college football season
Kirby owns an overall record of 29-16 and had the best record at 12-3 last week.
Four forecasters tied for second place last week at 10-5 including Grant James, Scott Brown, Jared Davis, and Scott Goodwin. Eli Gill and Ricky Atnip each went 9-6, and John Pryor was 7-8.
Overall, Jared Davis is in second place behind Kirby after three weeks at 27-18 followed by Grant James 26-19, Ricky Atnip 25-20, Scott Goodwin 24-21, Eli Gill and Scott Brown each at 23-22, and John Pryor 22-23.
Five forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. Eli Gill got 7 points with East Carolina’s win over Marshall 42-38. Grant James picked up 2.5 points as Memphis upset Mississippi State 31-29. Ricky Atnip added 6 points with BYU’s 27-17 victory over Arizona State. Scott Brown got 3 points as West Virginia beat Virginia Tech 27-21 and Jared Davis picked up 16.5 points with Michigan State’s win over Miami.
Jared Davis has pulled into the lead for the most underdog points after three weeks with 19.5 followed by Ricky Atnip 12.5, Eli Gill and Scott Brown each with 7, and Grant James with 5.5 points
Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:
MTSU at Charlotte, Notre Dame at Wisconsin, UCLA at Stanford, Kansas State at Oklahoma State, Iowa State at Baylor, Nebraska at Michigan State, Wake Forest at Virginia, Clemson at N.C. State, Texas A&M at Arkansas, Missouri at Boston College, Kentucky at South Carolina, LSU at Mississippi State, Georgia at Vanderbilt, Tennessee at Florida, and in the NFL the Indianapolis Colts at the Tennessee Titans.
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Catch the Fearless Forecasters today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on WJLE.