Staff Predictions - Week 5

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STAFF PREDICTIONS
2026 TEXAS FOOTBALL
BOK STAFF
PREDICTIONS
WEEK 5
15 STAFF MEMBERS • 14 WEEKS • 1 WINNER

Every week, the BOK staff puts its college football knowledge — and pride — on the line. We’ll pick 10 games against the spread each week, including Texas, our rivals, the College GameDay matchup, and the rest of the biggest games from around the country. We’ll also predict the final score for the Longhorns game.

Picks lock on Saturday mornings. Receipts will be kept. Let’s see who actually knows ball.


Week 5 picks

STAFF VT -3.5
PITT
UNC +21.5
ND
HOU -12.5
UCF
MSST +5.5
ALA
MIZZ +5.5
FLA
IOWA +13.5
OSU
A&M -14.5
ARK
USC -9.5
WASH
CLEM +16.5
MIA
ASU -3.5
BAY
EVAN Virginia Tech Notre Dame UCF Alabama Florida Ohio State Texas A&M USC Miami Baylor
MASON Pitt Notre Dame Houston Alabama Florida Ohio State Arkansas USC Miami Arizona State
JEFFREY Virginia Tech Notre Dame Houston Alabama Missouri Ohio State Texas A&M USC Miami Baylor
BROOKS Virginia Tech Notre Dame UCF Alabama Florida Ohio State Texas A&M Washington Miami Baylor
MATTHEW Virginia Tech North Carolina Houston Alabama Missouri Iowa Arkansas Washington Miami Arizona State
RYAN Virginia Tech North Carolina Houston Mississippi State Missouri Iowa Texas A&M USC Clemson Arizona State
DAVID Pitt Notre Dame Houston Alabama Florida Iowa Texas A&M USC Miami Arizona State
JOHN Virginia Tech North Carolina Houston Alabama Florida Ohio State Arkansas Washington Miami Baylor
DOMINIC Pitt Notre Dame Houston Alabama Missouri Iowa Arkansas Washington Miami Arizona State
KUSH Virginia Tech North Carolina Houston Mississippi State Florida Iowa Arkansas USC Clemson Arizona State
TRAVIS Pitt North Carolina UCF Mississippi State Missouri Iowa Arkansas USC Clemson Arizona State
TYLER Virginia Tech Notre Dame UCF Alabama Florida Ohio State Texas A&M USC Clemson Baylor
JOSEPH Pitt Notre Dame Houston Alabama Florida Ohio State Texas A&M USC Miami Arizona State
JACK Virginia Tech Notre Dame Houston Alabama Florida Iowa Texas A&M Washington Miami Arizona State
CHINMAY Virginia Tech North Carolina Houston Mississippi State Missouri Iowa Texas A&M USC Clemson Arizona State
BOK CONSENSUS VT 10–5 ND 9–6 HOU 11–4 ALA 11–4 FLA 9–6 IOWA 8–7 A&M 9–6 USC 10–5 MIA 10–5 ASU 10–5

Leaderboard

AFTER WEEK 5
RK STAFF W L PCT
1 JOHN 31 19 .620
T-2 JEFFREY 28 22 .560
T-2 BROOKS 28 22 .560
4 MATTHEW 26 24 .520
5 MASON 25 25 .500
6 JOSEPH 24 26 .480
T-7 TYLER 23 27 .460
T-7 EVAN 23 27 .460
T-9 JACK 22 28 .440
T-9 KUSH 22 28 .440
11 RYAN 21 29 .420
T-12 TRAVIS 20 30 .400
T-12 CHINMAY 20 30 .400
14 DOMINIC 19 31 .380
15 DAVID 18 32 .360
TIES ORDERED BY TEXAS SCORE TIEBREAKER