College Football Week 9 Picks: Arizona-Texas Tech, Atlanta Cocktail Party & Plumbing the Depths

College Football Week 9 has the look of a quiet weekend before the November madness begins, but we're not buying the idea that everything will go according to plan. With quarterback injuries, vulnerable contenders, tricky road games, and conference races getting tighter, there's plenty that could go sideways.

In this college football podcast episode, we preview the biggest games of Week 9 and make our picks against the spread. We start with Arizona traveling to Texas Tech, where the Red Raiders are trying to recover from a disappointing loss to Cincinnati. Can Texas Tech get back on track, or is Arizona capable of making things even more complicated in the Big 12?

We also dive into Georgia-Florida and Ohio State-USC, two games with very different kinds of intrigue. Can Florida make life uncomfortable for Georgia? How much does Ohio State's quarterback situation change the equation against a USC team with plenty of questions of its own? And what should we make of Oregon as the Ducks prepare for another challenging Big Ten matchup?

Then we shake up our usual Quadfather format with a draft of the most interesting games from each Saturday viewing window. We explore potential upsets, intriguing matchups, and teams that might be running out of answers as the College Football Playoff race heats up. Plus, Dan unveils his wonderfully ridiculous nickname for Week 9, we discuss Halloween logistics, and we close with our weekly locks.

Timecodes

0:00 - Intro
7:37 - Arizona-Texas TEch
16:43 - Florida-Georgia
24:14 - Ohio State-USC
34:48 - Quad Draft Begins
35:23 - Wisconsin at Iowa
37:27 - SMU-Syracuse
40:48 - Boston College-Duke
42:36 - Auburn-Ole Miss
45:29 - Northwestern-Oregon
50:02 - Kansas-TCU
52:09 - Utah-Cincinnati
57:00 - South Carolina-Oklahoma
1:00:18 - Oklahoma State-Iowa State
1:02:41 - Clemson-Florida State
1:06:04 - Washington-Nebraska
1:07:2 4 - Miami-North Carolina
1:10:11 - Wild Card: Oregon State-Fresno State
1:12:04 - Wild Card: Michigan-Rutgers
1:13:51 - Under-the-Radar Games
1:21:11 - Window of Opportunity & Halloween Plans
1:24:42 - Patriot League Lightning Round
1:27:48 - Final Locks & Outro

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