Ole Miss Ready for a Big Road Test
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| (Top) Bryant Denny-Stadium, (Bottom Left) WR Laquon Treadwell, (Bottom Right) TE O.J. Howard |
For the 25th time during the Nick Saban era, College Gameday will broadcast from the site of a University of Alabama football game. College Gameday will be at the site of Ole Miss versus Alabama for the second year in a row. This game is a big one. Ole Miss was the only team to beat Alabama in the regular season in 2014, and I am SURE Alabama fans, coaches, and players have not forgotten about that big upset. According to Bleacher Report, Nick Saban has never lost a league home opener in his tenure at Alabama(8-0). Alabama is 25-1 against Ole Miss at Alabama, a stat which includes 12 straight victories. Needless to say, this game at Alabama will hold arguably Ole Miss' most talented team in a very long time. Both of these teams have new starting quarterbacks(Ole Miss' being Chad Kelly and Alabama's being Jacob Coker), and we will really see what these quarterbacks are made of under the bright lights at Bryant-Denny Stadium. So far, Chad Kelly has looked better for sure, BUT Ole Miss has played two horrific teams: UT-Martin and Fresno State. Against Fresno State, Kelly was the man under center for 7 drives...all were touchdowns. However, Jacob Coker has not played great, but he has not played awfully. This weekend we will found out MUCH about these two squads, and the quarterback position is a big one. It is still unknown whether arguably Ole Miss' best player, Laremy Tunsil, will debut his season on Saturday, but it is a huge concern for the Rebels. Having him would obviously boost the Rebels' chance of getting the win on Saturday. Most importantly, the nation's best offensive tackle would make it much easier on Chad Kelly and the running game. Saying Ole Miss needs Laremy Tunsil is an understatement. If I were you(Ole Miss fans), I would expect a good game but a loss. I honestly believe the Rebels have a good shot to win this one, but I would not get my hopes up in this road test. There are still so many question marks for both teams, but I know that this is a chance for revenge for Alabama, it is in Tuscaloosa, it is a night game on ESPN, and it will be a CRAZY Bama atmosphere.
PREDICTION: #2 Alabama 31, #15 Ole Miss 23.
Line: Alabama -6.5
Channel/Time: ESPN, 8:15 PM(Central Time)
Commentators: Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler
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