Gerry V and Jake give their College Football and NFL picks for the upcoming week against the spread!

ESPN.com College Football writer, David Hale joins Gerry V to discuss the DJ Durkin situation at Maryland, his biggest takeaways from the first Playoff rankings, the LSU-Alabama showdown this weekend, when the ACC will be back to being considered an elite football conference, which of the top college coaches are most likely to make the jump to the NFL, and more!

Pro Football Hall of Fame representative for the Tampa Bay area and Bucs/NFL Columnist for JoeBucsFan.com, Ira Kaufman joins the show to give his thoughts on Ryan Fitzpatrick regaining the starting job over Jameis Winston and if Jameis is still viewed as the future of the organization, how their defense has performed since the firing of defensive coordinator Mike Smith, what the Bucs need to do to get out of the bottom of the NFC South and more.

Bobby, Walker, and Molly breakdown the what the Panthers need to do to get an early lead, the pressure on Buccaneers QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, if Jameis Winston will enter the game, and more!

The Wake Up Call crew makes their picks this week around college football and the NFL.

Georgia at Kentucky

ESPN national college football insider Adam Rittenberg joins The Wake Up Call to talk about Maryland’s decision to reinstate and consequently fire head football coach DJ Durkin, the growing pressure on Jim Harbaugh to win big games at Michigan, and what #3 LSU has to do to take down #1 Alabama.

Have the Noles given up on this season? ACC Digital Network host Wes Bryant joins The Wake Up Call to discuss the struggling Seminoles, Clemson’s dominance, and the legitimacy of Virginia’s #25 ranking.

Charlotte 49ers head football coach Brad Lambert joins The Wake Up Call to discuss this weekend’s match-up against Tennessee, the environment of Neyland Stadium, and how the potential for Charlotte to reach its first bowl game in program history this season.

Sports Gambling analyst from MyBookie, Raphael Esparza joins The Wake Up to discuss all the latest lines coming into the weekend around College Football and the NFL, including the big-time match-ups between Alabama and LSU, Georgia at Kentucky, Tampa Bay at Carolina, and LA at New Orleans.

ESPN CFB Playoff reporter Heather Dinich joins Gerry V to talk about Maryland firing DJ Durkin, the first edition of the CFB Playoff rankings and how those could be impacted moving forward, and more.