One guesser picking Huskers on Saturday?

Over the next three weeks, Auburn will be in the middle of the action even though the Tigers are outside the playoff race.

No. 13 Auburn plays two top-five playoff contenders in No. 5 Georgia (No. 4 CFP) and No. 4 Alabama (No. 5 CFP) at home in November, and depending upon how the Tigers do their coach may or may not be in danger of losing his job.

If the ground on the Plains is shaky for Gus Malzahn, he could become the most accomplished coach in a job market that already includes vacancies at a recent national championship program (Florida State) and the Southeastern Conference school (Arkansas) in his home state.

First chance for the Tigers to play spoiler comes Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium against Georgia in the Deep South’s oldest rivalry.

Meeting No. 116 will feature two tough defenses and a seasoned veteran quarterback in Georgia’s Jake Fromm facing a freshman quarterback in Auburn’s Bo Nix, who has had a bumpy ride this year.

Time for the picks along with Gazette slob R.B. Headley, who went 11-2 with his Top 25 pcks last week.

No. 1 LSU (minus 21) at Mississippi

Russo: Maybe a ’Bama hangover slows down the Tigers? Probably not ... LSU 42-17. RB: Ole Miss once fired LSU coach Ed “Geaux Tigers” Orgeron and they’ll keep paying the price...LSU by a lot

No. 2 Ohio State (minus 52½) at Rutgers

Russo: Since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten, they have lost five games to the Buckeyes, average score 54-5 ... OHIO STATE 54-5. RB: I’ll take the 52-point spread and say BUCKEYES 66-13.

Wake Forest (plus 34½) at No. 3 Clemson

RUSSO: Demon Deacons have lost top receiver (Sage Surratt) and leading tackler (Justin Strnad) to injuries in the last month ... CLEMSON 49-21. RB: This is supposed to be Clemson’s foremost ACC challenge, which shows why it’s a hoops league. CLEMSON 45-27.

No. 4 Alabama (minus 19½) at Mississippi State

RUSSO: Tide has won 11 straight against the Bulldogs ... ALABAMA 45-17, BEST BET. RB: Yeah lucky Mississippi. Rebs get LSU and Bulldogs an angry...ALABAMA 44-17.

No. 5 Georgia (minus 2½) at No. 13 Auburn

RUSSO: Tigers beating Georgia could make the playoff race even more confusing if the Bulldogs go on to win the SEC championship; Auburn is good at making things complicated ... AUBURN 24-20, UPSET SPECIAL. RB: Georgia hasn’t allowed a rushing TD and the defense just gets better. Auburn could salvage its season but let’s see that against the Tide in two weeks..GEORGIA 24-21.

Other picks agreed upon:

No. 6 OREGON over Arizona;

No. 7 MINNESOTA escapes No. 23 Iowa;

No. 8 UTAH humbles Chip Kelly and UCLA again;

No. 9 PENN STATE rebounds vs. No. 24 Indiana..

No. 10 OKLAHOMA finally drops No. 12 Baylor from unbeatens, though RB wouldn’t be shocked if Bears win;

No. 14 MICHIGAN over Michigan State

No. 15 Wisconsin (minus 14½) at Nebraska

Russo: Badgers have won six straight and seven of eight against the Cornhuskers since Nebraska joined the Big Ten ... WISCONSIN 38-17. RB: Huskers coming off bye, Badgers are not playing as well, finally some Frost magic?...NEBRASKA 30-27.

No. 21 Navy (plus 7) at No. 16 Notre Dame

RUSSO: Interesting test for the Irish offense; best way to beat the triple-option is to score a bunch and force it to play with urgency ... NOTRE DAME 28-23. RB: How about a NAVY 28-24 shocker?

No. 17 CINCINNATI over South Florida;

No. 18 MEMPHIS over Houston;

New Mexico (plus 27½) at No. 19 Boise State

No. 19 BOISE STATE over New Mexico;

Both like IOWA STATE to top No. 22 Texas in Ames;

No. 25 OKLAHOMA STATE over Kansas, but R.B. says watch out for Les Mad Hatter Miles