Lou Holtz, Mark May reveal picks for Saturday's big Georgia-Clemson game
Mark May and Lou Holtz used to be staples of ESPN’s college football coverage. Now, they’re off doing their own things.
On Wednesday, the duo discussed the upcoming Georgia-Clemson game, which will take place on Saturday in Charlotte.
As you can see below, May thinks the Tigers will pull off the season-opening victory:
#Clemson vs. #Georgia: Biggest game of the weekend. #Clemson's DJ Uiagalelei is the real deal replacing Lawrence. My question is – how will the #Bulldogs D be this season? Only returning 4 starters. Close game but Clemon wins. @TheCrowdsLine
— Mark May (@mark_may) September 1, 2021
“My question is — how is their defense going to be this season?” May said. “They only have 4 returning defensive starters. That’s going to be a key to this game. … It’s going to be close, but I’m going to go with Clemson in this game. Clemson’s going to pull it out, 27-21.”
Holtz agreed with his counterpart, saying he also has Clemson winning and covering the spread:
“I think they’re going to come back eager to be a good defensive football team,” Holtz said. “Defense is going to be the key for Clemson this year. … I think Georgia’s defense is going to be questionable. … I think it’s going to be an outstanding football game, but I pick Clemson to win this game and cover the spread, 24-20.”
Will Georgia be able to prove Holtz and May wrong and beat the Tigers? We’ll find out at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday night on ABC.
