Alex Floyd, Columnist

Hello readers, it’s me again with another rough and tumble, drop and fumble, ready to rumble edition of the Pembroke Mafia Football League. Editor and man on the run Jeff Whitten took advantage of the confusion in the looming government shutdown and evaded ICE custody. After hiding out in Ebenezer Creek swamp for a few days, we found him on the side of Hwy 21 in his boxers singing the Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Women”. He’ll be back here as soon as the heat dies down and the moonshine gets out of his system.

Here is this week’s games and our analysts’ picks:

 • Kansas St @ Baylor: The right honorable Noah Covington, Esq. is our only Kansas St picker 

• Clemson @ North Carolina: All of us hold our noses and pick Clemson 

• GA State @ James Madison: Dr Gene and Chief Freddy select Gag State 

• Michigan State @ Nebraska: All except Spartan Ted select the Cornhuskers.

• Vanderbilt @ Bama: Dr Gene and Dr Jeff select Vandy (see what I mean about the moonshine) but they might be on to something.

• Army @ U of Ala- Birmingham: Noah, Me and our moral compass Rev Lawrence select UAB 

• Savannah St @ South Carolina: Head County Cat-herder Ben is our only Savannah State picker 

• Miami @ FSU: Alex, Rev Lawrence, Jeff and Freddys select the Noles 

• Air Force @ US Navy: Freddy is our only Air Force picker. Rest pick the Swashbucklers or Deckswabbers or whatever that word was that BJ Clark taught us

 • Southern Alabama @ Troy: Jeff, Dr Gene and I select Southern Ala.

Thank you all again for reading and supporting local journalism and whatever this is. We appreciate you.

Floyd is a card-carrying member of the PMFL, but better known to the public as a commissioner on the Bryan County Board of Comissioners, representing District 1.