Nov 5, 2026 · 29 min
Klatt weighs playoff stakes across Week 10’s biggest games
Week 10 Picks & Predictions: Miami-Notre Dame, BYU-Utah, Alabama-LSU, Oregon-Ohio State & more
Joel Klatt’s picks show how injuries, quarterback play, coaching challenges, rivalry pressure, and recent form could reshape the College Football Playoff race.
- 1Klatt treats Georgia’s trip to Ole Miss as a test of Kirby Smart’s coaching and Trinidad Chambliss’s quarterback play.
- 2The slate’s rivalry games, including Miami–Notre Dame and BYU–Utah, add emotional pressure to already consequential matchups.
- 3Oregon–Ohio State, Alabama–LSU, and Texas–Missouri bring spread picks into the broader playoff picture.
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Klatt’s Georgia–Ole Miss preview frames Trinidad Chambliss’s quarterback play and Kirby Smart’s road challenge as the episode’s clearest tactical tension.
The brief
Joel Klatt opens with a responsible-betting disclaimer before laying out Week 10’s slate, beginning with UCLA at Minnesota and moving toward the games carrying the greatest playoff implications.
Georgia’s visit to Ole Miss receives early attention, with Klatt focusing on the road challenge for Kirby Smart and the role of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss in Oxford.
The broader slate tests how injuries, quarterback play, coaching, recent form, and rivalry intensity affect against-the-spread picks in Miami–Notre Dame and BYU–Utah.
Oregon–Ohio State, Alabama–LSU, and Texas–Missouri extend the same question: which teams can turn perceived strength into results when the playoff race tightens?
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