College football Week 12: Pick 'ems, TV listings

IOWA AT ILLINOIS

Marc Morehouse (2-1, 23-7) — OK really, how many of you tried on Beathard's helmet in downtown Iowa City last Saturday night? Let me know. (Don't worry, I'm not telling on you. Unless there's a reward.) Iowa 24, Illinois 10

Mike Hlas (1-2, 19-11) — Last week, I detailed here how Iowa could beat Michigan. The Hawkeyes followed my instructions to the letter. But they haven't thanked me, nor have any of you. I shall never forgive or forget. Iowa 28, Illinois 14

Jeremiah Davis (1-2, 21-9) — As a lifelong Bears fan, it's still a little bizarre to see Lovie Smith back in blue and orange. Iowa 24, Illinois 17

Beth Malicki (2-1, 24-6) — University of Illinois might have been OK for Tom Cruise in Risky Business, but not for me. Iowa 31, Illinois 27

Zach Hanley (2-1, 24-6) — Lovie Smith will want to go back to the Bears and the Bucs after this one. Iowa 24, Illinois 10

Todd Brommelkamp (2-1, 21-9) — If the first thing you think of when someone says 'Illinois football' isn't Jeff George's mullet, you and I can't be friends. Iowa, 21, Illinois 14

TEXAS TECH AT IOWA STATE

Morehouse — One side of somebody's scoreboard in this one might need triple digits. Do they make scoreboards that go into triple digits? For football, I mean? Texas Tech 45, ISU 31

Hlas — 'Lubbock' sounds a lot like 'lummox,' an unkind thing to call someone. But it's a funny-sounding word, so I'll allow it this one time. Texas Tech 45, ISU 43

Davis — Kliff Kingsbury was the opposing quarterback for Texas Tech the night Seneca Wallace made 'The Run.' Coincidence Wallace joined Twitter and posted a GIF of 'The Run' this week? I'll say no. ISU 28, Texas Tech 27

Malicki — I always know it's pomegranate season because my kitchen resembles a crime scene with dark red stains on the floor and a still-dripping butcher knife on the counter. Texas Tech 42, ISU 34

Hanley — Both teams have cool coaches and put up video game numbers. Kliff Klingsburry > Matt Campbell for now. Texas Tech 45, ISU 38

Brommelkamp — 'OK, we won a game yesterday. If we win today, it's called 'two in a row.' And if we win again tomorrow, it's called a 'winning streak'... It has happened before!' — Lou Brown. ISU 44, Texas Tech 39

NORTHWESTERN AT MINNESOTA

Morehouse  — I propose a new tradition for the Hawkeyes. After a home victory, the quarterback's helmet should be taken to the Ped Mall for everyone to try on and take selfies. (OK, it doesn't have to be the real helmet, play along.) Northwestern 28, Minnesota 14

Hlas — Minnesota Wife has spent the week — wait, that's someone else's bit, and she's not even from Minnesota. Minnesota 21, Northwestern 20

Davis — Teams can't all be really good or really bad, right? You've got to have teams that fill the middle of the standings by year's end. Well, here you go for the Big Ten West. Minnesota 30, Northwestern 24

Malicki — Gophers have long, hard front teeth and tiny ears. They shrug off our unattainable standard of beauty while simultaneously destroying our lawns and marriages. Minnesota 24, Northwestern 20

Hanley — Northwestern has won three of the last four meetings in Minneapolis and I still don't know what Ski-U-Mah is or means. Northwestern 24, Minnesota 21

Brommelkamp — The Gophers are a home underdog to Northwestern. Have your pets spayed and neutered. Northwestern 27, Minnesota 20

TV LISTINGS

Game

Time

TV

No. 7 Wisconsin at Purdue

11 a.m.

ABC

No. 2 Ohio State at Michigan State

11 a.m.

ESPN

Kansas State at Baylor

11 a.m.

ESPN2

Texas-San Antonio at No. 25 Texas A&M

11 a.m.

ESPNU

No. 11 Oklahoma State at TCU

11 a.m.

FS1

Iowa at Illinois

11 a.m.

BTN

Morgan State at Army

11 a.m.

CBSSN

Maryland at No. 18 Nebraska

11 a.m.

ESPNews

Miami at North Carolina State

11:30 a.m.

KCRG 9.2

Yale at Harvard

11:30 a.m.

CNBC

Missouri at No. 19 Tennessee

2:30 p.m.

CBS

Virginia Tech at Notre Dame

2:30 p.m.

NBC

No. 17 Florida State at Syracuse

2:30 p.m.

ABC

No. 22 Washington State at No. 10 Colorado

2:30 p.m.

FOX

Northwestern at Minnesota

2:30 p.m.

BTN

Indiana at No. 3 Michigan

2:30 p.m.

ESPN

Texas at Kansas

2:30 p.m.

ESPN2

Buffalo at No. 21 Western Michigan

2:30 p.m.

ESPNU

Texas Tech at Iowa State

2:30 p.m.

FS1

San Diego State at Wyoming

2:30 p.m.

CBSSN

Navy at East Carolina

3 p.m.

ESPNews

No. 4 Clemson at Wake Forest

6 p.m.

ESPN

Chattanooga at No. 1 Alabama

6 p.m.

ESPN2

Arkansas at Mississippi State

6 p.m.

ESPNU

South Florida at SMU

6 p.m.

CBSSN

Arizona State at No. 6 Washington

6:30 p.m.

FOX

No. 9 Oklahoma at No. 14 West Virginia

7 p.m.

ABC

No. 8 Penn State at Rutgers

7 p.m.

BTN

Tulsa at Central Florida

7 p.m.

ESPNews

New Mexico at Colorado State

9:15 p.m.

ESPN2

No. 13 USC at UCLA

9:30 p.m.

ESPN

Air Force at San Jose State

9:30 p.m.

CBSSN