Sep 23, 2026 · 2h 5m
Week 4 bets expose pressure points across college football
The Locker Room - CFB Week 4 Picks: Josh Pate RIDES w/ USC + Taylor Lewan & Will Compton SPLIT On Texas vs. Tennessee
The slate tests whether several highly scrutinized programs can recover, hold serve at home, or absorb another damaging loss.
- 1Georgia’s defensive line and Oklahoma’s offensive struggles make the spread more compelling than the total.
- 2Oregon and USC enter their rivalry game under different forms of coaching pressure and uncertain quarterback play.
- 3Texas and Tennessee split the panel over whether home-field advantage can outweigh Texas’s line and rushing edge.
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The hosts split over Texas-Tennessee, weighing Texas’s offensive line and rushing attack against Tennessee’s home-field advantage, tempo, and emerging playmakers.
The brief
Josh Pate joins Will Compton and Taylor Lewan to revisit last week’s losses before turning a loaded Week 4 slate into a test of betting discipline.
Oklahoma’s trip to Georgia centers on John Mateer, Gunnar Stockton, Georgia’s defensive line, and whether the Sooners can stay close through defense and special teams.
Oregon-USC becomes the Gravely Game of the Week, with Dan Lanning and Lincoln Riley facing different versions of the same question: where are the signature wins?
Texas-Tennessee produces the episode’s clearest split, as Texas’s offensive line and rushing attack collide with Tennessee’s tempo, home field, and emerging playmakers.
The panel closes with Nebraska, late-slate wagers, Heisman futures, and several parlays, extending the debate from individual matchups to season-long stakes.