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College GameDay, SEC Nation crews make New Year’s Day selections

Michael Wayne Bratton

By Michael Wayne Bratton

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The College GameDay picks are in.

Leading up to the biggest day of the college football season, ESPN had an early Monday morning edition of College GameDay to breakdown the upcoming New Year’s Day games.

Here’s how the GameDay crew is calling the Outback Bowl (South Carolina (+9) vs. Michigan), the Peach Bowl (Auburn (-12) vs. UCF), the Citrus Bowl (LSU (-3.5) vs. Notre Dame), the Rose Bowl (Georgia (-3) vs. Oklahoma) and the Sugar Bowl (Alabama  (-3) vs. Clemson).

Lee Corso: Michigan (over South Carolina), Auburn (over UCF), LSU (over Notre Dame), Alabama (over Clemson), Oklahoma (over Georgia)

Kirk Herbstreit: Michigan (over South Carolina), Auburn (over UCF), Notre Dame (over LSU), Clemson (over Alabama) — Herbstreit is calling the Rose Bowl and did not make a pick

Desmond Howard: Michigan (over South Carolina), Auburn (over UCF), LSU (over Notre Dame), Clemson (over Alabama), Georgia (over Oklahoma)

David Pollack: Alabama (over Clemson), Georgia (over Oklahoma)

Chris ‘Bear’ Fallica (against the spread picks): Notre Dame +3.5 (over LSU), Georgia -2.5 (over Oklahoma),

Joey Galloway: Clemson (over Alabama)

Jesse Palmer: Clemson (over Alabama)

Booger McFarland: Clemson (over Alabama)

Tim Tebow: Michigan (over South Carolina), LSU (over Notre Dame), Auburn (over UCF), Oklahoma (over Georgia), Alabama (over Clemson)

Marcus Spears: South Carolina (over Michgan), LSU (over Notre Dame), Auburn (over UCF), Georgia (over Oklahoma), Clemson (over Alabama)

Greg McElroy: Michigan (over South Carolina), Notre Dame (over LSU), Auburn (over UCF), Georgia (over Oklahoma), Alabama (over Clemson)

Paul Finebaum: South Carolina (over Michgan), LSU (over Notre Dame), Auburn (over UCF), Georgia (over Oklahoma), Alabama (over Clemson)

Matt Stinchcomb: Alabama (over Clemson), Georgia (over Oklahoma)

Chris Doering: Alabama (over Clemson), Georgia (over Oklahoma)

Michael Wayne Bratton

A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com

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