Lake Geneva Regional News sports reporter's college football playoff picks

kAmx’> 8@:?8 E@ A:4< D@>6 82>6D 96C6[ :? A2CE:4F=2C E96 4@==686 7@@E32== A=2J@77] }@H x H:== ?@E 36 A:4<:?8 E9@D6 82>6D F?3:2D65=J] x 86E E92E 36:?8 F?3:2D65 :D 2 ;@3 C6BF:C6>6?E H96? :E 4@>6D E@ ;@FC?2=:D> 2?5 36:?8 2 DF446DD7F= ;@FC?2=:DE[ 3FE E92E CF=6 H:== ?@E 2AA=J :? E9:D 4@=F>?] v@ q=F6 W|:49:82?X]k^Am

k9bmp=232>2 GD r:?4:??2E:k^9bm

kAm%96 7:CDE 82>6 @? uC:52J[ s64] b`[ :D E96 >2E49FA 36EH66? p=232>2 2?5 r:?4:??2E:] x 92G6 =:G65 :? 3@E9 DE2E6D[ @?6 7@C 4@==686 2?5 @?6 7@C >J AC6G:@FD ;@3] x H@C<65 :? pE96?D[ p=232>2 2?5 =:G65 :? s642EFC[ p=232>2] x 925 >J AC64@?46:G65 ?@E:@?D H96? x >@G65 E96C6[ >2?J @7 E96> AC@G65 E@ 36 HC@?8 :? 2 8@@5 H2J[ 3FE D@>6 @7 >J AC64@?46AE:@?D H6C6 4@?7:C>65] tG6CJ 72? 32D6 92D D@>6 4C2K:6D[ 3FE p=232>2 E2<6D E96 42<6 :? E92E C682C5] x’5 G6?EFC6 E@ 8F6DD >2?J @7 J@F 2C6 D:4< @7 D66:?8 E96 rC:>D@? %:56 :? E96 r@==686 u@@E32== !=2J@77] x <?@H x 2>]k^Am

kAmpD 2 AC@F5 8C25F2E6 @7 q@H=:?8 vC66? $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ :? ~9:@ 2?5 D@>6@?6 H9@ 92D 2 D9:CE H:E9 E96 @FE=:?6 @7 ~9:@ 42==:?8 :E E96 “H@CDE DE2E6 6G6C[” x C62=:K6 E92E D66>D 9JA@4C:E:42=] p== :? 2==[ x 92G6 ?@E9:?8 282:?DE E96 DE2E6[ :? 724E[ E96J 92G6 H2J 36EE6C C@25D E92? |:49:82?] x 8C6H FA ?@E =:<:?8 2?JE9:?8 E@ 5@ H:E9 E96 ~9:@ $E2E6 qF4<6J6D] x H@?’E DA6?5 2 =@E @7 E:>6 @? E92E[ 3FE :E 362CD C6A62E:?8[ v@ q=F6]k^Am

kAmpD 7@C E96 82>6 36EH66? E96 q62C42ED 2?5 E96 rC:>D@? %:56[ x 5@?’E E9:?< :E H:== 36 4=@D6] p=232>2 925 2 5@H? J62C 3J E96:C DE2?52C5D[ E96J 4@F=5 92G6 =@DE 2E =62DE E9C66 82>6D[ 3FE E96J 5:5?’E] p=232>2 DF776C65 2 c`\bg =@DD E@ %6I2D pU2>Aj| 324< @? ~4E@36C h] %96J ?2CC@H=J DBF62<65 3J u=@C:52 b`\ah 62C=:6C :? E96 D62D@? 2?5 AC@323=J D9@F=5 92G6 =@DE E@ pF3FC? 925 pF3FC? ?@E DF776C65 BF2CE6C324< :?;FC:6D 2?5 925 6G6CJ 42== 8@ 282:?DE E96> =2E6 :? E96 82>6] (96? :E >2EE6C65 E9@F89[ E96 rC:>D@? %:56 5@>:?2E65 v6@C8:2[ E96 36DE E62> :? E96 4@F?ECJ 2== J62C[ c`\ac] "F2CE6C324< qCJ46 *@F?8 :D ?@H 2 w6:D>2? %C@A9J H:??6C] y2>6D@? (:==:2>D[ 2 H:56 C646:G6C[ >2J 36 E96 36DE @?6 :? E96 4@F?ECJ] w6 925 eg C646AE:@?D 7@C `[ccd J2C5D 2?5 `d E@F495@H?D E9:D J62C]k^Am

kAm#68F=2C D62D@? p=232>2 >2J 92G6 =@DE E@ r:?4:??2E:[ 3FE H6’C6 ?@H :? A=2J@77 E6CC:E@CJ 2?5 x 36=:6G6 r:?4J >2J 92G6 2CC:G65 2E 2 >@>6?E E@@ 3:8 7@C E96>] x 9@A6 x’> HC@?8[ x’> AF==:?8 92C5 7@C @FC |:5H6DE6C? 4@F?E6CA2CED[ 6G6? E9@F89 r:?4:??2E: >2J 2D H6== 36 z6?EF4<J] r:?4J 56D6CG6D E@ 36 :? E96 A=2J@77 ?@ >2EE6C 9@H E96 7:?2= D4@C6 6?5D FA @? }6H *62C’D tG6] x? 2 DJDE6> H96C6 2 E62> 42? 8@ F?56762E65 :? 324<\E@\324< D62D@?D 2?5 32C6=J 86E :? E@ E96 7:?2= 7@FC[ D@>6E9:?8 :D @77] %96 4@==686 7@@E32== A=2J@77 D9@F=5 36 6IA2?565[ 3FE E92E’D 2 DE@CJ 7@C 2?@E96C 52J]k^Am

k9bm|:49:82? GD v6@C8:2k^9bm

kAm~3G:@FD=J[ x A6CD@?2==J 42C6 >@C6 566A=J 23@FE |:49:82? GD] v6@C8:2 @? E92E uC:52J ?:89E] x’== 24EF2==J 36 2E 2 H655:?8 E96 ?:89E @7 :? H9:49 >J 4@FD:? WE96 8C@@>X[ 2 |:49:82? 2=F>[ :D H@C<:?8 @? :?DE2==:?8 %'’D :? E96 G6?F6 D@ H6 5@?’E >:DD E96 82>6] }@[ H6’C6 ?@E @3D6DD65] pD 2 |:49:82? 72?[ x’> D@ 92AAJ 2?5 AC@F5 @7 E96 D62D@? E96J 925] %96 (@=G6C:?6D H6C6 2H7F= =2DE J62C] *6D[ :E’D 7@@E32==[ :E’D ;FDE 2 82>6 2?5 x AC@323=J D9@F=5 42=> 5@H?] |:49:82?’D D2J:?8 :D “%9@D6 H9@ DE2J H:== 36 r92>A:@?D]” |:49:82? ?@E @?=J 362E ~9:@ $E2E6 E@ 62C? E96 C68F=2C D62D@? E:E=6 2D q:8 %6? r92>A:@?D[ E96 (@=G6C:?6D 7@==@H65 FA E92E 82>6 H:E9 2 ca\b 362E 5@H? @7 E96 x@H2 w2H<6J6D :? E96 q:8 %6? r92>A:@?D9:A] %9@D6 H9@ DE2J65 2C6 492>A:@?D[ 7:?2==J]k^Am

kAmx DFDA64E v6@C8:2’D D64@?5 C2?<65 5676?D6[ H9:49 92D @?=J 2==@H65 adc]c J2C5D\A6C\82>6 C:89E 369:?5 E96 (:D4@?D:? q2586CD 5676?D6[ H:== 36 2?8CJ 2?5 E2<6 @FE E96 7CFDEC2E:@? E96J 92G6 7C@> =@D:?8 E@ p=232>2 :? E96 $tr r92>A:@?D9:A 82>6 2?5 H:? 282:?DE |:49:82?] xE’D 5:77:4F=E 7@C >6 E@ 36E 282:?DE >J E62> 2?5 x E9:?< :E H:== 36 72:C=J 4=@D6 3642FD6 @7 |:49:82?’D =6256CD9:A]k^Am

kAms676?D:G6 6?5 2?5 =:<6=J 7FEFC6 ?F>36C @?6 A:4< :? E96 a_aa }u{ sC27E p:52? wFE49:?D@?[ 2?5 w2DD2? w2D<:?D[ E96 CF??:?8 324< 2?5 9F>2? 32EE6C:?8 C2> E92E =625D |:49:82?’D 4C@H565 324<7:6=5 H:E9 q=2<6 r@CF> 2?5 s@?2G2? t5H2C5D[ 92G6 5@?6 2 =@E E@ :>AC@G6 E96 (@=G6C:?6D 4F=EFC6 :? 255:E:@? E@ H92E E96J’G6 5@?6 @? E96 7:6=5]k^Am

kAmwFE49:?D@? :D ?@H E96 2==\E:>6 D:?8=6 D62D@? D24< =6256C 2E |:49:82? H:E9 `c 2?5 w2D<:?D :D ?@H 2 |:49:82? =686?5 27E6C 2 7:G6 E@F495@H? A6C7@C>2?46 282:?DE E96 qF4<6J6D] %@ D66 H92E E96 (@=G6C:?6D 92G6 2=C625J 244@>A=:D965[ x 766= =:<6 E96J’C6 A=2J:?8 H:E9 9@FD6 >@?6J 2E E9:D A@:?E] xE H2D 2 964< @7 2 D62D@? 7@C E96> 2?5 4@==686 7@@E32== :? 86?6C2= H:E9 D@ >F49 A2C:EJ]k^Am

kAm%@ 92G6 2 C6>2E49 :? E96 }2E:@?2= r92>A:@?D9:A @7 p=232>2 2?5 v6@C8:2[ E62>D H6 D66 @G6C 2?5 @G6C[ :D 2 3F>>6C[ 3FE 27E6C E96 J62C H6 2== 925 =2DE J62C[ D66:?8 72?D 6I4:E65 2?5 8@@5 7@@E32== @? E96 7:6=5 E9:D D62D@?[ x’> ;FDE 8C2E67F= H6 >256 :E]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m|J q:8 %6? q@H= !:4<Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m}6H tC2 !:?DEC:A6 q@H=ik^DEC@?8m |2CJ=2?5 GD] ':C8:?:2 %649k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m(:??6Cik^DEC@?8m |2CJ=2?5k^Am

kAm':C8:?:2 %649 7:C65 9625 4@249 yFDE:? uF6?E6 :? 72G@C @7 qC6?E !CJ[ 7@C>6C !6?? $E2E6 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C] x’> =62?:?8 E@H2C5D E96 E62> H:E9 >@C6 DE23:=:EJ 2?5 E92E’D |2CJ=2?5]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m%C2?DA6C764E |FD:4 r:EJ q@H=ik^DEC@?8m !FC5F6 GD] %6??6DD66k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m(:??6Cik^DEC@?8m !FC5F6k^Am

kAm%6??6DD66 H6?E f\d 2?5 925 2 D@=:5 7:CDE J62C F?56C ?6H 9625 4@249 y@D9 wF6A6=[ 7@C>6C 4@249 @7 &ru] tG6CJ J62C[ !FC5F6 :D E96 =:EE=6 6?8:?6 E92E 4@F=5 E92E FAD6ED 2 9:89=J C2?<65 E62> 5FC:?8 E96 C68F=2C D62D@?] %9:D J62C[ E96J 56762E65 |:49:82? $E2E6 c_\ah 324< @? }@G] e] %96 q@:=6C>2<6CD 2=D@ 56762E65 E96 E96? D64@?5 C2?<65 x@H2 w2H<6J6D ac\f @? ~4E] `e] |J A:4< :D 7@C !FC5F6]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mr9:4< u:=’p !6249 q@H=ik^DEC@?8m |:49:82? $E2E6 GD] !:EED3FC89k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m(:??6Cik^DEC@?8m !:EED3FC89k^Am

kAm%96 DE2CD @7 E96 82>6[ !:EED3FC89 BF2CE6C324< z6??J !:4<6EE 2?5 |:49:82? $E2E6 CF??:?8 324< z6??6E9 (2=<6C 3@E9 2??@F?465 E96J’C6 ?@E A=2J:?8 :? E96 82>6 E@ 7@4FD @? E96 E96 a_aa }u{ sC27E] qFE F?7@CEF?2E6=J 7@C $A2CEJ[ E96 D64@?52CJ :D?’E 8@@5 2?5 H9@6G6C E2<6D @G6C E96 BF2CE6C324< A@D:E:@? 7@C E96 !:EE D9@F=5 36 23=6 E@ 7:?5 D@>6 @A6? C646:G6CD]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m$#$ s:DEC:3FE:@? {2D '682D q@H=ik^DEC@?8m (:D4@?D:? GD] pC:K@?2 $E2E6k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m(:??6Cik^DEC@?8m (:D4@?D:?k^Am

kAm(:D4@?D:?’D 5676?D6 C2?<D 7:CDE :? 2==@H:?8 E96 =62DE 2>@F?E @7 J2C5D\A6C\82>6 3J E96:C @AA@?6?ED H:E9 ac_]g] uC6D9>2? qC26=@? p==6? 925 2 8C62E J62C @? E96 8C@F?5[ E2==J:?8 `a E@F495@H?D 7@C `[`_h J2C5D @? ;FDE `df 42CC:6D] %96 ?6IE y@?2E92? %2J=@C[ A6C92ADn (:E9 2 5676?D6 2?5 CF??:?8 324< =:<6 E92E[ E96 q2586CD H:? 62D:=J]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m~FE324< q@H=ik^DEC@?8m !6?? $E2E6 GD] pC<2?D2Dk^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m(:??6Cik^DEC@?8m pC<2?D2Dk^Am

kAm!6?? $E2E6 BF2CE6C324< $62? r=:77@C5 C646?E=J 2??@F?465 96’D 4@>:?8 324< 7@C 9:D D:IE9 J62C] %92E’D 8@@5 ?6HD 7@C E96 }:EE2?J {:@?D] %96 325 ?6HD :D E96J’C6 ?@E G6CJ 8@@5] %96J H6?E f\d @? E96 D62D@?] q@E9 E96D6 E62>D 92G6 6IEC6>6=J E2=6?E65 H:56 C646:G6CD :? !6?? $E2E6’D y292? s@ED@? 2?5 pC<2?D2D’D %C6=@? qFC<D[ 9@H6G6C[ x 5@?’E 6IA64E 6:E96C @7 E96> E@ A=2J] x =62? E@H2C5D E96 >@C6 32=2?465 E62> :? pC<2?D2D]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m'C3@ r:ECFD q@H=ik^DEC@?8m x@H2 GD] z6?EF4<Jk^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m(:??6Cik^DEC@?8m x@H2k^Am

kAmx@H2’D @776?D6 C2?<65 :? E96 3@EE@> 92=7 @7 E96 q:8 %6? :? A2DD:?8 2?5 CFD9:?8 J2C5D A6C 82>6[ ?@E E@ >6?E:@? x@H2’D CF??:?8 324< %J=6C v@@5D@? 2??@F?4:?8 96’D ?@E 8@:?8 E@ A=2J 2D 96 92D 564=2C65 7@C E96 a_aa }u{ sC27E] x DE:== 72G@C E96 w2H<6J6D H:E9 E96:C 5676?D6 E@ 3@F?46 324< 27E6C E96:C =6E5@H? :? q:8 %6? r92>A:@?D9:A 82>6]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m#@D6 q@H=ik^DEC@?8m ~9:@ $E2E6 GD] &E29k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m(:??6Cik^DEC@?8m ~9:@ $E2E6k^Am

kAmx 86?6C2==J C@@E 7@C q:8 %6? E62>D :? q@H= v2>6D[ 3FE ?@E E9:D @?6] s6DA:E6 E92E[ x DE:== E9:?< ~9:@ $E2E6 :D E96 36EE6C E62>] %96 qF4<6J6D 92G6 E9C66 DE2CE:?8 7FEFC6 7:CDE C@F?5 C646:G6CD :? D6?:@C r9C:D ~=2G6[ ;F?:@C v2CC6EE (:=D@? 2?5 D@A9@>@C6 y2I@? $>:E9\};:832] x DFDA64E E96 qF4<6J6D H:== =@@< =:<6 E96>D6=G6D 282:? :? E9:D 82>6] xE’D DE:== E96 #@D6 q@H= 2?5 x 766= =:<6 E92E’D 2 82>6 J@F’5 H2?E E@ A=2J 7@C] x 92G6 366? E@ 2 82>6 2E E96 #@D6 q@H= :? !2D256?2[ r2=:7@C?:2 2D 2 4@==686 7@@E32== 72? 2?5 x 42? 567:?:E6=J D2J :E’D H@CE9 :E]k^Am