Here’s who Lee Corso, national experts say will win Clemson vs. Georgia
Lee Corso has spoken.
It seemed that Corso would be going with third-ranked Clemson after talking the Tigers up, but ultimately chose No. 5 Georgia to win the Saturday night season opener at the end of ESPN College GameDay’s broadcast Saturday.
ESPN college football analysts David Pollock and Desmond Howard also revealed their picks, going with the Bulldogs and Tigers, respectively, while celebrity picker country singer Kane Brown chose Georgia.
The Tigers and Bulldogs face off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Historically speaking, Corso has picked Clemson 14 times and is 11-3 with those headgear picks, according to ESPN. He has picked against Clemson 13 times and is 6-7 with those 13 picks.
Second-year Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule chose Clemson to beat Georgia during ESPN’s College GameDay show Saturday morning.
“I’m the coach of the Carolina Panthers — not Charlotte, but North and South Carolina,” Rhule said. “So I gotta pick Clemson tonight and rep the Carolinas.”
After coming off a historic 31-28 season-opening win over Duke, Charlotte head football coach Will Healy also appeared on GameDay. Citing how he grew up a Georgia Tech fan, Healy also chose Clemson to win.
CBS Sports college football analysts Aaron Murray, Kevin Carter and Brian Jones all picked the Bulldogs over the Tigers.
“I like D.J. Uiagalelei, but I think the better team up front on both sides of the ball is Georgia,” Carter said. “Up front, Jordan Davis, I mean, they’ve got some horse up front. That defense will be sound and I like what they’re doing on offense. I think Zamir White is going to be a another great running back in a long line of good running backs and J.T. Daniels can sling it.”
SEC analyst Paul Finebaum also predicted a Georgia victory, citing his concern with the Tigers’ defense.
ESPN’s FPI gives Clemson a 69% chance to win. ESPN Chalk has the Tigers as a three-point favorite.
This story was originally published September 4, 2021 at 10:15 AM.
