Daily News Football Forecasters favor Oregon

The Bowl Challenge Series has reached its final round.

CollegelogoAllison Hayes from the Big Ten Network fended off challenges from Cass County Family Court Judge Sue Dobrich, Southwestern Michigan College Chief of Staff Tom Atkinson and Daily News Sports Editor Scott Novak.

Hayes went 22-8 through the first three rounds, while Dobrich, Atkinson and Novak were all tied at 19-11.

Atkinson and Novak advanced to the championship round as the wild cards.

The “final four” will now pick the winner of Monday’s National Championship game between Ohio State and Oregon along with a final score.

The champion will be decided by who selects the winner team and is closest to predicting the final score.

Here are their picks:

Hayes: Oregon 41-34

Dobrich: Ohio State 34-28

Atkinson: Oregon 24-17

Novak: Oregon 42-28

 

Football Forecasters

Bowl Records

Allison Hayes 22-8

Sue Dobrich 19-11

Scott Novak 19-11

Tom Atkinson 19-11

• Brent Nate 17-13

• Bruce Laing 17-13

• Michael Caldwell 16-14

• Paul Hartsig 16-14

• Ted Yoakum 14-16

• Frank Williams 13-17

 

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