Kaz's Fearless Forecast

Area Playoff Games of Interest to Southeast Texas—Carthage ( 11-0) over China Spring (10-2), Columbus (11-2) over Hallettsville (11-2),Waskom (11-2) over Elysian Fields (11-2), Mart (12-0) over Tenaha (10-2), Argyle ((13-0) over Paris (9-4), Lindale (11-2) over Kilgore (10-3), Geronimo Navarro (11-2)) over Wimberley (10-3), Columbus (11-2) over Hallettsville (11-2), Timpson (13-0) over Beckville (10-3), Refugio (11-0) over Shiner (12-0).

Regular-Season Games---Beaumont West Brook over Atascocita, Port Arthur Memorial over Friendswood, Barbers Hill over Texas City, Beaumont United over Goose Creek Memorial, Port Neches-Groves over Santa Fe, Crosby over Nederland.

COLLEGE--- Louisiana Tech over North Texas and Air Force over Utah State (both Thursday); Appalachian State over Louisiana-Lafayette, Boise State over UNLV and USC over Washington State (all Friday); North Carolina State over Georgia Tech, Georgia over Vanderbilt, Clemson over Virginia Tech, Boston College over Virginia (Upset Special), Kentucky over South Carolina, Coastal Carolina over Liberty, Michigan over Maryland, Ohio State over Michigan State, Nebraska over Purdue, Penn State over Rutgers, Georgia Southern over Florida Atlantic, Akron over Bowling Green, Central Michigan over Ball State, Buffalo over Ohio, Kent State over Miami, O., Western Michigan over Eastern Michigan, Florida over Tennessee, Utah over Oregon State, Colorado over Arizona, Marshall over Rice, Charlotte over Florida International, Arizona State over UCLA, Notre Dame over Syracuse, Washington over Stanford, Nevada over Fresno State, Oregon over California, Oklahoma State over TCU, Iowa State over West Virginia, Northwestern over Minnesota, Wisconsin over Indiana, Texas Tech over Kansas, Toledo over Northern Illinois, Oklahoma over Baylor, Texas A&M over Auburn, Texas over Kansas State, Iowa over Illinois, San Jose State over Hawaii, Wyoming over New Mexico, San Diego State over Colorado State, Memphis over Tulane, Tulsa over Navy, South Alabama over Troy, Arkansas State over Louisiana-Monroe, Missouri over Arkansas, Houston over SMU, Alabama over LSU.

PRO PICKS---Miami over Cincinnati, Tennessee over Cleveland, Detroit over Chicago, Houston over Indianapolis (Upset Special), Minnesota over Jacksonville, Las Vegas over NY Jets, New Orleans over Atlanta, Pittsburgh over Washington, LA Rams over Arizona, Seattle over NY Giants, New England over LA Chargers, Green Bay over Philadelphia, Kansas City over Denver (all Sunday); Baltimore over Dallas and Buffalo over San Francisco (both Monday Night). Bye week for Tampa Bay and Carolina.