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CFB Draft Kit: RotoWire Writers Make their Picks

Take a look back at where our writers were right and where they were wrong with their 2018 college football predictions.
Updated on August 30, 2018 2:16PM EST
CFB Draft Kit: RotoWire Writers Make their Picks
Updated on August 30, 2018 2:16PM EST
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Week 1 is officially upon us, so we polled some of our conference beat writers to get their picks for the following: conference championship matchups (champs in bold), playoff picks, Heisman winner and finalists.

CHRIS BENNETTERIK
HELM		ED KENSICKNICK GRAYSCHRIS MORGANCHRIS BENZINEJOHN McKECHNIEETHAN PADWAY
AAC UCF-HOU MEM-UCF NAVY-USF UCF-MEM UCF-HOU HOU-UCF MEM-UCF HOU-USF
ACC CLEM-MIA CLEM-MIA CLEM-VT CLEM-MIA CLEM-VT CLEM-MIA CLEM-MIA CLEM-UNC
Big 12 WVU-OKLA OKLA-Texas OKLA-TCU OKLA-TEX TCU-WVU TEX-WVU TEX-OKLA OKLA-TCU
Big Ten OSU-WIS WIS-MSU OSU-NW WIS-OSU OSU-WIS WIS-PSU MICH-WIS WIS-MICH
C-USA FAU-UNT FAU-UNT UNT-FAU UAB-MAR UNT-FAU FAU-UNT FAU-UNT FAU-LT
MAC NIU- MIA NIU-Ohio NIU-OH OH-TOL TOL-AKR NIU-BUF BUF-BALL OH-TOL
MW BSU-Fresno Fresno-BSU BSU-UNLV BSU-Fresno BSU-Fresno BSU-SDSU Fresno-BSU BSU-SDSU
Pac-12 WAS-Utah WAS-AZ WAS-UTAH WAS-UTAH WAS-USC USC-ORE WAS-UTAH WAS-AZ
SEC BAMA-SC BAMA-UGA UGA-BAMA UGA-BAMA BAMA-UGA BAMA-UGA UGA-BAMA BAMA-UGA
Sun Belt APP-LAM AKST-APP TROY-AKST AKST-TROY TROY-AKST APP-TROY AKST-APP UL-APP
Playoff Alabama Alabama Georgia Georgia Alabama Alabama Clemson Wisconsin
Playoff Clemson Oklahoma Ohio St. Washington Clemson Clemson Georgia Washington
Playoff Ohio St. Clemson N. Dame Clemson WAS Texas Texas Alabama
Playoff W. Virginia Wisconsin Clemson Wisconsin OSU Georgia Michigan Clemson
Title Game CLEM-ALA CLEM-ALA OSU-CLEM CLEM-WAS CLEM-ALA CLEM-ALA CLEM-MICH WAS-ALA
Champ ClemsonClemsonOhio St.ClemsonClemsonClemsonClemsonAlabama
Heisman Will
Grier		Trace
McSorley		Bryce
Love		Jonathan
Taylor		Jonathan
Taylor		Tua
Tagovailoa		Jonathan
Taylor		 TBD
Week 1 is officially upon us, so we polled some of our conference beat writers to get their picks for the following: conference championship matchups (champs in bold), playoff picks, Heisman winner and finalists.

CHRIS BENNETTERIK
HELM		ED KENSICKNICK GRAYSCHRIS MORGANCHRIS BENZINEJOHN McKECHNIEETHAN PADWAY
AAC UCF-HOU MEM-UCF NAVY-USF UCF-MEM UCF-HOU HOU-UCF MEM-UCF HOU-USF
ACC CLEM-MIA CLEM-MIA CLEM-VT CLEM-MIA CLEM-VT CLEM-MIA CLEM-MIA CLEM-UNC
Big 12 WVU-OKLA OKLA-Texas OKLA-TCU OKLA-TEX TCU-WVU TEX-WVU TEX-OKLA OKLA-TCU
Big Ten OSU-WIS WIS-MSU OSU-NW WIS-OSU OSU-WIS WIS-PSU MICH-WIS WIS-MICH
C-USA FAU-UNT FAU-UNT UNT-FAU UAB-MAR UNT-FAU FAU-UNT FAU-UNT FAU-LT
MAC NIU- MIA NIU-Ohio NIU-OH OH-TOL TOL-AKR NIU-BUF BUF-BALL OH-TOL
MW BSU-Fresno Fresno-BSU BSU-UNLV BSU-Fresno BSU-Fresno BSU-SDSU Fresno-BSU BSU-SDSU
Pac-12 WAS-Utah WAS-AZ WAS-UTAH WAS-UTAH WAS-USC USC-ORE WAS-UTAH WAS-AZ
SEC BAMA-SC BAMA-UGA UGA-BAMA UGA-BAMA BAMA-UGA BAMA-UGA UGA-BAMA BAMA-UGA
Sun Belt APP-LAM AKST-APP TROY-AKST AKST-TROY TROY-AKST APP-TROY AKST-APP UL-APP
Playoff Alabama Alabama Georgia Georgia Alabama Alabama Clemson Wisconsin
Playoff Clemson Oklahoma Ohio St. Washington Clemson Clemson Georgia Washington
Playoff Ohio St. Clemson N. Dame Clemson WAS Texas Texas Alabama
Playoff W. Virginia Wisconsin Clemson Wisconsin OSU Georgia Michigan Clemson
Title Game CLEM-ALA CLEM-ALA OSU-CLEM CLEM-WAS CLEM-ALA CLEM-ALA CLEM-MICH WAS-ALA
Champ ClemsonClemsonOhio St.ClemsonClemsonClemsonClemsonAlabama
Heisman Will
Grier		Trace
McSorley		Bryce
Love		Jonathan
Taylor		Jonathan
Taylor		Tua
Tagovailoa		Jonathan
Taylor		 TBD
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