Kaz's Fearless Forecast

Area Playoff Games of Interest to Southeast Texas—Carthage (12-0) over Wimberley (11-3), Gilmer (13-1) over Graham (11-1), Llano (13-0) over Hallettsville (12-2), Waskom (12-2) over Franklin (11-2), Mart (13-0) over Falls City (11-2), Argyle ((13-0) over Canyon (12-1), Lindale (12-2) over Austin LBJ (9-2), Shiner (12-0) over Timpson (14-0). over Beckville (10-3), Refugio (11-0) over Shiner (12-0). Class 6A and Class 5A Bi-district Games---Beaumont West Brook over Pasadena Memorial, Manvel over Port Arthur Memorial, Barbers Hill over Galena Park, Beaumont United over Goose Creek Memorial, Crosby over Willowridge, Nederland over Sterling, Longview over Lufkin.

COLLEGE--- Florida Atlantic over Southern Mississippi and Georgia Tech over Pittsburgh (both Thursday); Arizona State over Arizona, Colorado over Utah, North Texas over UTEP and Marshall over Charlotte (all Friday); Iowa over Wisconsin, Indiana over Purdue, Ohio State over Michigan, Penn State over Michigan State, Maryland over Rutgers, Appalachian State over Georgia Southern, Ball State over Western Michigan, Miami, O. over Bowling Green, Buffalo over Akron, Eastern Michigan over Northern Illinois, Kent State over Ohio, Toledo over Central Michigan, Florida over LSU, Miami over North Carolina, Virginia Tech over Virginia, Nebraska over Minnesota, Northwestern over Illinois, Fresno State over New Mexico, BYU over San Diego State, Army over Navy, USC over UCLA, Oregon over Washington, California over Washington State, Rice over UAB (Upset Special), Louisville over Wake Forest, Florida State over Duke, Oklahoma over West Virginia, Coastal Carolina over Troy, Cincinnati over Tulsa, Stanford over Oregon State, Texas over Kansas, Texas A&M over Ole Miss, Houston over Memphis, Boise State over Wyoming, Oklahoma State over Baylor, TCU over Louisiana Tech, Colorado State over Utah State, Hawaii over UNLV, Auburn over Mississippi State.

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