The TideSports staff gathers to make its picks for the first week of college football games. Cecil Hurt, Tommy Deas, Ben Jones and Terrin Waack pick every SEC game against the spread as well as Notre Dame-Michigan, Boise State-Troy and Virginia Tech-Florida State. 

<p>The TideSports staff gathers to make its picks for the first week of college football games. Cecil Hurt, Tommy Deas, Ben Jones and Terrin Waack pick every SEC game against the spread as well as Notre Dame-Michigan, Boise State-Troy and Virginia Tech-Florida State.&nbsp;</p>

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The staff of TideSports.com and The Tuscaloosa News talks Alabama and college football all year long. Weekly game picks during the college football season, analysis from every game and more.