Week 9 of the 2026 college football season features 52 games from Thursday, Oct. 29, through Saturday, Oct. 31. Athlon Sports is back with predictions and picks for every contest.

The ninth full weekend of the ’26 season started with Delaware (Western Kentucky) and Missouri State (Sam Houston) picking up victories on Tuesday night. And on Wednesday, midweek CUSA action continued with Kennesaw State defeating Middle Tennessee and Jacksonville State blanking New Mexico State 24-0.

The action continues with two games on Thursday night, including Florida Atlantic-North Texas and Troy-James Madison. Three more games are on tap for Friday. Baylor-UCF is the headliner, with Tulane-Charlotte and Kent State-Sacramento State also slated on Friday night.

A full slate of action on Saturday kicks off with Arizona-Texas Tech, SMU-Syracuse, Wisconsin-Iowa, Auburn-Ole Miss, Illinois-Maryland and Notre Dame-Navy in Foxborough in the first window. The afternoon slate features South Carolina-Oklahoma, Minnesota-Indiana, Arizona State-BYU, Northwestern-Oregon, Utah-Cincinnati and Florida-Georgia in Atlanta.

The first night window includes Oklahoma State-Iowa State, Clemson-Florida State, Miami-North Carolina, Ohio State-USC, Mississippi State-Texas, Missouri-Arkansas and Washington-Nebraska. The late-night window is headlined by Texas State-Boise State, Northern Illinois-UNLV and Oregon State-Fresno State.

Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan, Tyler Schuster and Kyle Wood make predictions for all 52 games in Week 9.

College Football Predictions: Expert Picks for Every Game in Week 9

College Football Predictions: Expert Picks for Every Game in Week 9

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