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Desmond Howard picked USC over Oregon — and missed (Oregon won)

Published by Pundits.Pro · Source published Sep 26, 2026 · On Pundits Sep 26, 2026 · Graded Sep 26, 2026

Receipt · Cole's GameDay Blog Week 4 · Sep 26, 2026 · Reported selection
Miss

Southern Cal over Oregon

Desmond Howard
Desmond Howard
College GameDay
Snapshot Oregon 63¢ (≈ -170) / USC 38¢ (≈ +163) · as of Sep 26, 2026
Final Oregon 41, USC 27 · Graded Sep 26, 2026

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Josh Pate, David Pollack, Pat McAfee, and Dave Portnoy also picked USC. Chip Patterson, Colin Cowherd, Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban, Big Cat, and Brandon Walker picked Oregon. The full split is on the game page.

Result
Oregon won 41–27.
Grading
The tracked result is the straight-up winner, not a spread cover.
Record
Desmond Howard is 17–15 on graded picks this season. Full record →

The matchup

Oregon at USC. Full game card →

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