Blogle’s SEC Picks, 2026 Edition: Week 1

Since it’s a new age of War Blogle, we’re revamping the old ways of Blogle’s SEC predictions. They had a good run from 2007-2025. But now let’s make them short and sweet, and group them by watchability to make things even easier.

The only bad thing about football being back is the lack of conference games, meaning for the first few weeks there are usually 14-16 games to pick. But football (and the blogle) is back!

This Week: 0-0 | Season: 0-0 | Locks: 0-0

😴 SHOULD BE OVER EARLY – If this is close in the fourth quarter, somebody’s fired.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri (Thursday) — Next.
Fake Tigers 41-3

UTEP at Oklahoma (Friday) — Moving on.
Sooners 45-10

Youngstown at Kentucky — Why?
Cats 35-14

Tennessee State at Georgia — 🏎️ 💨
#DWAGS 56-0

Furman at Tennessee — Seriously?
Vols 48-13

Texas State at Texas — Stop.
Longhorns 42-6

Missouri State at Texas A&M — Really.
Longhorns 42-6

Austin Peay at Vanderbilt — He gone.
Vandy 38-10

UL-Monroe at Mississippi State — They beat Saban.
Maroons 42-13

Florida Alantic at Florida — Shameful.
Gators 37-14

👀 KEEP AN EYE ON ‘EM – Predictable, but there’s a chance.

East Carolina at Alabama — Hopeful.
Tide 28-17

Kent State at South Carolina — Please.
Cocks 30-17

North Alabama at Arkansas — Sad.
Hawgs 24-20

🍿 WORTH WATCHING – Actual football games between actual football teams.

Clemson at LSU — One coach tries to keep it old school at his own detriment. One has never followed a rule. Pulling for the Purple Tigers. Wait, which one is that?
Lane 27-21

Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Sunday, Nashville) — The judge-appointed quarterback is back. Lane is not. Louisville is Louisville. No idea.
Rebs 34-31

🏆 GAME OF THE WEEK – (it’s always the Auburn game)

Baylor vs. Auburn (Atlanta) — Not close. Would be even more not close if it was in Auburn.
Tigers 42-17

📺 BEYOND THE SEC – I guess they play football elsewhere.

Washington State at Washington (Sunday) – I like honeycrisps.
Huskies 34-10

Wisconsin at Notre Dame (Sunday) — Apparently Touchdown Jesus is good this year?
Golden Domers 31-17

🔥 Lock: Auburn over Baylor
💩 Stinker: Youngstown at Kentucky
🤡 Pick I’ll Regret: LSU over Clemson