Last week was a bit strange, since I struggled with my Big Ten picks while hitting the majority of my national picks. Essentially we have a clean slate for the final month of the regular season as we are heading into November with a 74-74 record.
National games
No. 23 Kansas State v. No. 7 Texas (-4.5) - 12:00 p.m. ET - FOX
Texas was able to easily navigate their first game without Quinn Ewers, beating BYU 35-6 last week in Austin. Maalik Murphy threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns against the Cougars in his first start for the Longhorns.