This week's Purple & Gold football picks (9-28-19)

It's week #5 in the SoCon, and time to pick Saturday's games.

Five games this Saturday, four are conference games, with only Mercer going out-of-conference to play Campbell.

This week's fearless game predictions.....



-ETSU (2-2, 0-1 SoCon) at Furman (2-2, 1-0 SoCon)  at 1:00 pm - watch on Nexstar/ESPN+
In the SoCon Game of the Week, the Bucs come down the mountain to Travelers Rest, SC to meet the league-leading Paladins. Furman rolls at home with a 38-13 win over the Mountain Pirates.

-Wofford (1-2, 0-1 SoCon) at VMI  (2-2, 1-0 SoCon)  at 1:00  pm - watch on ESPN+
Terriers travel to Lexington in an unusual circumstance.  The Terriers are 0-1 going into the game, while VMI is 1-0 in conference play. Unfortunately for the Keydets, the current Terrier coaching staff is postponing any changes in the offensive playbook until sometime next century.  Terriers win, 35-17.

-The Citadel (2-2, 0-0) at Samford (2-2, 1-0)   at 3:00 pm  -  watch on ESPN+
The coastal Bulldogs visit Homewood on Saturday to play the Samford Bulldogs who are riding a two-game win streak. The coastal dogs are on their own 2 game streak and put up a fierce dog fight, but the home team comes out on top, winning 38-35.

-Western Carolina (1-2, 0-1) at Chattanooga (1-3, 0-0)  at 4:00 pm -  watch on ESPN+
The Cats travel to Chattanooga to face the Mocs in what is a pivotal game for both teams. The Catamount defense finally shows up, giving the Cats a close road win, 38-35.

-Campbell (2-1) at Mercer (2-2)  at 7:00 pm - watch on ESPN3
After two straight losses, the Bears welcome the Camels to Macon, hoping to end their two-game win streak. After two impressive wins to open the season, the Bears dropped their last two games, but get back on track with a 7 point win over Campbell, 28-21.


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