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Pat McAfee picked Texas over Ohio State — and hit

Published by Pundits.Pro · Source published Sep 12, 2026 · On Pundits Sep 12, 2026 · Graded Sep 13, 2026

Receipt · Cole's GameDay Blog Week 2 · Sep 12, 2026 · Reported selection
Hit

Texas over Ohio State

Pat McAfee
Pat McAfee
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Snapshot Ohio State 48¢ (≈ +108) / Texas 53¢ (≈ -113) · as of Sep 12, 2026
Final Texas 24, Ohio State 23 · Graded Sep 13, 2026

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Clay Travis, Colin Cowherd, David Pollack, Chris "The Bear" Fallica, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, and Brandon Walker also picked Texas. Joel Klatt, Urban Meyer, and Dave Portnoy picked Ohio State. The full split is on the game page.

Result
Texas won 24–23.
Grading
The tracked result is the straight-up winner, not a spread cover.
Record
Pat McAfee is 19–16 on graded picks this season. Full record →

The matchup

Ohio State at Texas. Full game card →

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