Pigskin Pickers remain in tight race for season
Columns/Editorials
November 12, 2026

Pigskin Pickers remain in tight race for season

By From JT Staff Reports 

Managing editor Chad Williamson posted the best week of the Pigskin Pickers.

There were several AP Top 25 games that proved to be interesting or disastrous, depending on your point of view.

Williamson went 6-3 for the week, while sports editor Tim Miller and publisher Kevin Behrens both finished with ...

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