2015 Washington Huskies Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/24/2015

I correctly predicted that Chris Peterson's first year in Seattle would go well - but not well enough to beat their season win total. Washington went 8-5 in the regular season and lost their bowl game. And now in Year 2 expectations are essentially nil for the erstwhile Boise State coach.

2015 UCLA Bruins Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

UCLA has 18 returning starters from last year's squad. And Hundley's replacement is the top-rated freshman quarterback recruit in the country. The Bruins have the other 10 offensive starters back, a 1,600-yard rusher in Paul Perkins, all five linemen, and their top five receivers. They are set to improve on last year's Top 40 offensive numbers.

2015 Boise State Broncos Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

Last year the talk around Boise State was about how they'd survive without Chris Peterson. The answer was: just fine. The Broncos went 12-2 last year and won yet another Mountain West title. But this year the questions around this team focus on how they will survive without quarterback Grant Hedrick and running back Jay Ajayi, who combined for 89 percent of the team's yards and 92 percent of their touchdowns.

2015 USC Trojans Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

USC is not back to being a juggernaut. Yet. But they are certainly getting close, and Steve Sarkisian's squad is as loaded as it has been since they were slapped with sanctions. Last year's nine wins was actually a step back from their 10-win campaign in 2013. But this season things could be set up for the Trojans to get back into double-digits and back in national title contention.

2015 Stanford Cardinal Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

I was one of the only analysts in the country that was selling Stanford last year. After for straight years with double-digit wins, they slid back to just eight last season. Granted, they played better than their record suggests; three of their losses were to Top 25 teams by three points or less. But I don't know that we should automatically expect a bounce back from a program that's no longer stocked with Jim Harbaugh's recruits.

2015 Oregon State Beavers Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

I have no idea about the behind-the-scenes machinations that led Gary Andersen away from Wisconsin and to Oregon State. But all I know is that Andersen is faced with a massive rebuilding task in Corvallis. Oregon State has spent a decade as a much-better-than-you-think-they-are program. But the cupboard is bare for a team that is just 24-26 the last four years.

2015 Washington State Cougars Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

Washington State fans are still waiting for Mike Leach to revolutionize their program and explode onto the Pac-12 scene the way he did with Texas Tech in the Big 12. So far the best he's been able to do is a 6-7 season and a bowl collapse in 2013. Looking at the talent and schedule facing this team this year, I wouldn't expect fireworks. But I do think Leach will pull a few rabbits out of his hat this year, and Washington State could be in the mix for a bowl bid come December.

2015 Colorado State Rams Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

Colorado State enjoyed a breakout season in 2014, going 10-3 and serving as a major factor in the Mountain West for the first time since the 1990s. The Rams had a cup of coffee in the Top 25, and last season marked the third straight season in which they improved their win total.

2015 Fresno State Bulldogs Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

The Bulldogs will have a full-blown quarterback battle this fall as they attempt to find their next leader. Right now there are four players, including two transfers from major college programs, who are jockeying for position. And whom coach Tim DeRuyter goes with will be a major factor in how this season plays out for the Dogs.

2015 Air Force Falcons Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015

I was all over Air Force's resurgence last season, easily predicting in this very space that they would sail over their season win total of 4.0. They more than doubled it! The Falcons posted the first 10-win season in the eight-year Troy Calhoun regime and enjoyed one of the program's best seasons ever.

2015 Utah State Aggies Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

Seven quarterbacks. Utah State has used seven starting quarterbacks the past two seasons and still managed to win 19 of their 28 games. Coach Matt Wells has been a revelation in guiding this team, and with 15 starters back, including a key sixth-year senior, the Aggies could be Boise State's biggest impediment to Mountain West dominance.

2015 San Diego State Aztecs Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

The Aztecs have seen their win total drop each of the last two seasons, and their seven wins in 2014 were the program's lowest since 2009. But San Diego State is a team with a lot of buzz heading into the 2015 season, and it looks like Rocky Long is ready to make his mark in California.

2015 Nevada Wolf Pack Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

Nevada's 2014 record may look nondescript at 7-6. But a deeper look shows just how close they were to double-digit wins for the second time in five years. The Wolf Pack lost by a touchdown or less to Arizona, Boise State, Colorado State and Air Force - four teams that each won 10 or more games themselves. The Wolf Pack was close, but not close enough, to an epic season.

2015 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

Last year the two Sun Belt newcomers, Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, stole most of the headlines with their out-of-nowhere big seasons, combining to go 14-2 in league play and with Southern winning the regular-season title. But Lafayette went 7-1 in Sun Belt play and enjoyed the league's tie-in New Orleans Bowl berth for the fourth straight year, winning over Nevada to go 4-0 in the Bayou.

2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

The Mountaineers closed the 2014 season on a tear, winning their last six games while averaging an eye-popping 40.8 points per game. They are hoping that momentum carries over into this fall, and Appalachian State is one of the favorites to win the Sun Belt in just their second season in the league and just their third season in the FBS.

2015 South Alabama Jaguars Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

If we use South Alabama's season win total number as an indicator then things should be ugly for the Jaguars this year. Last season they went up against a 6.5 win total and came up short. Now that number is cut nearly in half, and a four-win season would be considered a success for a team that's won six or more in four of the last five years.

2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

For the first time in five years, Arkansas State will enter the season with the same head coach that they had prior. Experience is a major factor for Arkansas State's offense in 2015, as first team All-Sun Belt quarterback Fredi Knighten leads nine returning starters and potentially seven senior starters back from a Top 20 national offense last year.

2015 Georgia Southern Eagles Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

The Eagles had an amazing season in 2014, their first in FBS action and their first run through the Sun Belt. They were a perfect 8-0 in league play (Ohio State and Florida State were the only other two teams to run the table in their respective conferences) and came incredibly close to knocking off both North Carolina State and Top 10 Georgia Tech. Southern was one of the biggest mid-major surprises in the country and will have a target on their backs today.

2015 Texas State Bobcats Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/22/2015

The motto for this year's Texas State team is "Leave No Doubt" after receiving what they felt was a bowl snub last season. They quietly were one of the most profitable teams in the country, going 9-3 against the spread, and were an under-the-radar gem in 2014. But a brutal schedule and a rebuilding defense look like they will keep Dennis Franchione's team from improving its record for a third straight season.

2015 Wyoming Cowboys Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/21/2015

Craig Bohl has plenty of FCS titles to his name. But he has a long way to go before he can get his new program to accomplish anything. The Cowboys have had three straight substandard seasons, combining to go 13-23 and serving as a nonfactor in anything beyond playing games to determine the Mountain West basement.