Despite their perfect record and No. 11 ranking, the BYU Cougars were the underdogs heading into Saturday’s game against the Iowa State Cyclones.
But that had no bearing on the predictions from ESPN’s College GameDay crew.
Citing a consistently impressive showing from true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier, among other strengths, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit all picked BYU to win over Iowa State .
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And so did celebrity guest picker Nate Bargatze — but for an entirely different, non-sports related reason.
Nate Bargatze picked BYU to win over Iowa State
When it came time for Bargatze to weigh in wi

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