WILL EIGHT BE GREAT? | We’ll find out, but here are the Gabriel Jordan / ETB Power Picks!
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, ETBlitz.com editor/publisher Mitch Lucas and 15 others (ETB staff members and guests) do their very best to pick an assortment of high school, college and NFL football games. Their picks are here for all to see; don’t be offended if they’ve picked against your team. Their only assignment is to pick who they believe will win.
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MEET THE PANEL!
THE STANDINGS (As of Oct. 15, 2026)
Well, after being in the lead the last couple of weeks, yours truly (Mitch) completely fell off the map, falling way down the list. That’s what happens when you pick too many upsets, and the upsets don’t happen! It is literally anybody’s race to win at this point. Remember: the Gabriel Jordan / ETBlitz Power Picks actually go through college bowl season. So we have a lot of games to go. Here are the standings after 145 games and seven weeks, with week eight, of course, this weekend.
| Contestant | Last week’s record | Overall record |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Sartors | 18-5 | 105-40 |
| Ashtyn Lucas | 18-5 | 104-41 |
| Billy Chrisman | 14-9 | 102-43 |
| Eric Bell | 12-11 | 99-46 |
| Joe Bradford | 15-8 | 99-46 |
| Havon Russell | 16-7 | 98-47 |
| Dennis Jacobs | 13-10 | 97-48 |
| Joe Hale | 14-9 | 97-48 |
| Jeremy Newlin | 16-7 | 97-48 |
| Tim Capps | 15-8 | 97-48 |
| Dereck Borders | 15-8 | 96-49 |
| Jacob Lucas | 14-9 | 96-49 |
| Mitch Lucas | 9-14 | 95-50 |
| Alex Nabor | 16-7 | 94-51 |
| Clayton Fletcher | 14-9 | 93-52 |
| Jenna Lucas | 15-8 | 92-53 |
ETBLITZ.COM PICKS WEEK EIGHT
(Oct. 15-Oct. 19, 2026)
HIGH SCHOOL GAMES
Thursday’s games
Carthage (5-2) at Spring Hill (3-3)
Friday’s games
Henderson (3-3) at Jacksonville (2-4)
Palestine (3-3) at Kilgore (2-3)
Lindale (6-0) at Pine Tree (4-2)
Pittsburg (3-3) at Gilmer (5-1)
Gladewater (3-3) at Tatum (4-2)
Sabine (2-4) at Liberty-Eylau (2-4)
Atlanta (4-2) at White Oak (0-6)
Arp (5-1) at Troup (5-1)
New Diana (5-1) at West Rusk (5-1)
Harleton (2-5) at Beckville (3-4)
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COLLEGE GAMES
Saturday’s games
Navarro (4-1) at Tyler Junior College (3-2) 3 p.m.
Florida (4-2) at No. 7 Texas (4-1), 11 a.m., ABC
No. 4 Ohio State (5-1) at No. 5 Indiana (6-0), 11 a.m., FOX
Virginia (4-2) at No. 24 SMU (4-1), 11 a.m., The CW
The Citadel (2-4) at Texas A&M (3-3), noon, SEC Network
Arizona State (3-2) at No. 10 Texas Tech (5-0), 2:30 p.m., FOX
TCU (2-3) at Baylor (4-1), 6 p.m., FS1
NFL GAMES
Thursday’s game
Seattle at Denver, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime
Sunday’s game
Houston (1-4) vs. Jacksonville (4-1) in London, 8:30 p.m., NFL Network
Pittsburgh (3-2) at Tampa Bay (1-4), noon, CBS
Dallas (2-3) at Green Bay (3-2), 7 p.m., NBC
Monday’s game
Washington (1-3) at San Francisco (5-0), 7 p.m., ABC / ESPN
THE PICKS!
| Games | Mitch | Dennis | Joe Hale | Jenna | Dereck | Jacob | Ashtyn | Clayton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage at Spr. Hill | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage |
| Henderson at J’ville | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo |
| Palestine at Kilgore | KHS | KHS | KHS | KHS | KHS | KHS | KHS | KHS |
| Lindale at Pine Tree | PT | Lindale | PT | Lindale | Lindale | Lindale | Lindale | PT |
| Pittsburg at Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer |
| Gladewater at Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum |
| Sabine at Lib.-Eylau | L-E | L-E | L-E | Sabine | L-E | L-E | L-E | Sabine |
| Atlanta at White Oak | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta |
| Arp at Troup | Troup | Troup | Troup | Troup | Arp | Troup | Arp | Troup |
| N. Diana at W. Rusk | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | ND | WR |
| Harleton at Beckville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville |
| Navarro at TJC | TJC | TJC | TJC | TJC | Navarro | TJC | TJC | Navarro |
| Florida at Texas | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT |
| Ohio State at Indiana | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | Indiana | OSU | OSU | Indiana |
| Virginia at SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU |
| Citadel at Texas A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M |
| Arizona St. at Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech |
| TCU at Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
| Seattle at Denver | Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | Denver | Seattle | Denver | Seattle | Denver |
| Houston vs. J’ville | J’ville | Houston | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville |
| Pittsburgh at Tampa | Tampa | Tampa | Pitt. | Pitt. | Pitt. | Tampa | Pitt. | J’ville |
| Dallas at Green Bay | GB | GB | GB | Dallas | Dallas | Dallas | GB | GB |
| Washington at S.F. | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF |
| Games | Alex | Jeremy | Ronnie | Havon | Billy | Tim | Joe B. | Eric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage at Spr. Hill | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage | Carthage |
| Henderson at J’ville | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo | J’ville | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo | Hendo |
| Palestine at Kilgore | KHS | PHS | KHS | KHS | KHS | KHS | KHS | KHS |
| Lindale at Pine Tree | PT | Lindale | Lindale | PT | Lindale | Lindale | PT | PT |
| Pittsburg at Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer | Gilmer |
| Gladewater at Tatum | G’water | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum |
| Sabine at L.-Eylau | Sabine | L-E | L-E | Sabine | L-E | L-E | L-E | L-E |
| Atlanta at White Oak | WO | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta |
| Arp at Troup | Troup | Troup | Troup | Arp | Troup | Troup | Troup | Troup |
| N. Diana at W. Rusk | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR |
| Harleton at Beckville | Harleton | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville | B’ville |
| Navarro at TJC | TJC | Navarro | Navarro | Navarro | TJC | Navarro | Navarro | TJC |
| Florida at Texas | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT |
| Ohio State at Indiana | OSU | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana | OSU | OSU |
| Virginia at SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | Virginia | SMU | SMU |
| Citadel at Texas A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M |
| Arizona St. at Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech | Tech |
| TCU at Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
| Seattle at Denver | Denver | Denver | Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | Denver | Seattle |
| Houston vs. J’ville | Houston | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville | J’ville |
| Pittsburgh at Tampa | Tampa | Pitt. | Pitt. | Pitt. | Pitt. | Pitt. | Pitt. | Pitt. |
| Dallas at Green Bay | Dallas | GB | GB | Dallas | Dallas | GB | GB | GB |
| Washington at S.F. | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF |
