This week's Purple & Gold football picks (9-17-16)

It's week #3 in the SoCon, and it's time to make this week's SoCon football picks.

Once again, the schedule is mainly out of conference games, but the SoCon did schedule two conference games this weekend,

Chattanooga, the defending conference co-champions will travel to Furman to play the Paladins as the Catamounts travel to the Bristol Motor Speedway to welcome the East Tennessee State Bucs back into SoCon Football.



Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016

Western Carolina at East Tennessee State - 1:30 pm - watch on SDN
The Catamount offensive machine continues to put points on the board, while the defensive unit continues to jell in a 35-10 Catamount victory.

Johnson C. Smith at Wofford  -  3:00 pm  -  watch on ESPN3
The Terriers roll to a lopsided 49-3 win over the visiting Golden Bulls.

Tennessee Tech at Mercer  -  4:00 pm  - watch on ESPN3
The Golden Eagles visit Macon to play the Bears in 5-Star Stadium and leave with a  21-35 loss to the Bears.

The Citadel at Gardner-Webb  -  6:00 pm  - 6:00 pm  -  watch on BSN\
For the second week in a row, the Runnin' Bulldogs play a SoCon team, this time hosting The Citadel Bulldogs. Unfortunately for GWU, the results are the same - the Citadel Bulldogs win 31-17.

Chattanooga at Furman -   7:00 pm  -  watch on ESPN3
The Mocs travel for the first time this season, when they visit Greenville, SC to play the Paladins. The Paladin losing streak continues, as the Mocs pull out a 28-17 victory over the home standing Paladins.

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