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Week 5 SEC Power Rankings: Kentucky, Auburn on the move

Week five in the SEC was tumultuous.

There were some unexpected things happening in the SEC this weekend.

Georgia started off Saturday with a 37-0 demolishing of No. 8 Arkansas without quarterback JT Daniels. Missouri’s defense is worse than we thought. The Tigers gave up 62 points in a blowout loss to Tennessee. Alabama ran away from Ole Miss after some questionable decisions made by Lane Kiffin early. Kentucky beat No. 10 Florida in Lexington for the first time in 35 years. No. 15 Texas A&M lost at home to Mississippi State. Auburn beat LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time since 1999. And Vandy vs UConn was a down-to-the-wire 30-28 thriller in favor of the Commodores. Streaks were broken, blowouts were had, and Vanderbilt somehow won. What a weekend.

Here are the SEC power rankings after a tumultuous week five in the Southeastern Conference.

Alabama remains No. 1 in USA TODAY Sport AFCA Coaches Poll

Alabama and Georgia remain the top two teams in the country!

The two biggest college football games of the day resided in Tuscaloosa and Athens. Both Alabama and Georgia entered their top 15 matchups as double digits favorites and delivered in a big way.

Ole Miss and Arkansas played victims, showing the country why the two powers are above the rest. The USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll confirmed that by putting Alabama at No. 1 and Georgia at No. 2. Sixty-three of the first-place votes went to the Crimson Tide.

As for the rest of the SEC, Arkansas (No. 16), Ole Miss (No. 17), and Florida (No. 18) dropped after their losses, while Auburn jumped up to No. 19. Texas A&M fell out of the poll after losing to Mississippi State.

Here is the full poll.

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Alabama 5-0 1,623 (63) –
2 Georgia 5-0 1,562 (2) –
3 Iowa 5-0 1,429 +2
4 Penn State 5-0 1,397 +2
5 Oklahoma 5-0 1,380 -1
6 Cincinnati 4-0 1,358 +2
7 Ohio State 4-1 1,172 +3
8 Michigan 5-0 1,125 +6
9 Oregon 4-1 1,000 -6
10 BYU 5-0 968 +5
11 Michigan State 5-0 911 +5
12 Oklahoma State 5-0 798 +6
13 Notre Dame 4-1 777 -6
14 Kentucky 5-0 758 +9
15 Coastal Carolina 5-0 699 +1
16 Arkansas 4-1 652 -5
17 Ole Miss 3-1 629 -5
18 Florida 3-2 464 -9
19 Auburn 4-1 463 +3
20 Wake Forest 5-0 441 +5
21 Clemson 3-2 288 -2
22 North Carolina State 4-1 257 +6
23 Texas 4-1 256 +3
24 SMU 5-0 142 +8
25 Arizona State 4-1 141 +12

Dropped from the rankings:

No. 13 Texas A&M; No. 20 UCLA; No. 21 Fresno State; No. 24 Baylor.

Others receiving votes:

Texas A&M 105; San Diego State 103; Baylor 40; Pittsburgh 34; Oregon State 27; Iowa State 27; Virginia Tech 24; Boston College 14; Texas-San Antonio 13; Appalachian State 11; Fresno State 8; Liberty 7; Mississippi State 6; North Carolina 5; Maryland 5; Western Michigan 2; Texas Tech 2; UL Lafayette 1; Nevada 1.

Going into the season, Texas A&M was seen as one of the biggest threats during the regular season. Now, the Aggies will be unranked and losers of back-to-back games. College Station will still be rocking, though, as it will be anytime Alabama is in town.

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SEC predictions for week 5

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We’ve officially waded waist-deep into conference play.

Last week, I promised I would crack 80% on my picks for the season and after going 7-1 in week four, I managed to get to 80% (36-9 on the year). This week is going to be tough if I want to keep that rate going.

There are two top 25 matchups on deck for us this week in the Southeastern Conference, with the No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks heading down to Athens to take on the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs, and the No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels taking on the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. Not only do we have these two fantastic matchups in store, but we also have two other top 25 teams on the road to face valiant conference foes (No. 10 Florida at Kentucky, No. 22 Auburn at LSU). Also, don’t forget the Super Bowl is being played this weekend between UConn and Vanderbilt. It’s must watch television.

Here are my predictions for the SEC in week five.

Roll Tide Wire staff predictions for Alabama vs Ole Miss

Alabama hosts the biggest CFB game of the weekend against No. 12 Ole Miss Saturday. Check out the Roll Tide Wire’s staff predictions here.

All of the college football world will have their eyes on Tuscaloosa Saturday afternoon as the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide welcomes the No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels to Bryant Denny Stadium. In the most anticipated offensive matchup of the season, Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin are ready to face off.

Both quarterbacks are early season Heisman favorites in Bryce Young and Matt Corral. The two have combined for 2,121 passing yards and 24 touchdowns. With a shootout expected, a lot of yards are expected.

Neither defense is getting the time of day as far as talking points go. Both are off to a good start, giving up less than 21 points per game. Whichever unit can make a couple of stops will have an early leg up.

Tipico Sportsbook currently have Alabama favored by 14.5 points. The Crimson Tide has been favored by at least two touchdowns for 11 straight games regular-season games.

Staff predicts the game

Alabama (-14.5) Record ATS Winner Record Overall
AJ Spurr Ole Miss 1-0 Alabama 1-0
Griffin McVeigh Alabama 1-0 Alabama 1-0
Stacey Blackwood Ole Miss 1-0 Alabama 1-0
Layne Gerbig Alabama 0-1 Alabama 1-0

AJ Spurr

Matt Corral will undoubtedly be a problem for the entire defense, not just the secondary. This will be a battle between two of the strongest offenses in the nation. At the end of the day, it’s a battle of whose defense can limit the opposing offense to fewer trips to the end zone. When comparing on paper, Pete Golding’s 2021 defense is the better of the two, but nothing is as simple as that on gameday.

Alabama 48, Ole Miss 38

Griffin McVeigh

It will feel good to see Bryant Denny rocking for an elite SEC matchup again after the 2020 season. No better opponent to bring the atmosphere back than Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels.

Bryce Young and Matt Corral will provide all the pregame storylines but this one comes down to who wins on the ground. Najee Harris ran for over 200 yards and five touchdowns last season as Alabama pulled away late. Brian Robinson and Jase McClellan need to combine for a monster day.

Offenses are going to score points, it’s inevitable. I trust Alabama’s defense to make a timely stop at home more than anything Ole Miss could pull off.

Alabama 48, Ole Miss 31

Stacey Blackwood

Saturday we will have the opportunity to witness two of the best offenses in the country dual it out inside of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Matt Corral will no doubt test the Alabama defense for the entire contest and will also make plenty of plays throughout the game.
On the other hand, Bryce Young will also make plays against an improved but still suspect Ole Miss defense. So what gives?
In the end, I believe the Alabama defense will make a few more timely stops than Ole Miss can, securing a victory for the Tide!

Alabama 38, Ole Miss 27

Layne Gerbig

This should be a fun one! Both offenses are highly volatile, so I’m expecting a high-scoring affair, yet again. We’ll see if Alabama can keep the defense off the field enough to keep them fresh!

Alabama 52, Ole Miss 31

You can watch Alabama and Ole Miss face off on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CDT on CBS.

All Betting Lines are courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook.

Alabama still favored by over two touchdowns against Ole Miss

A statement win is expected not only from the Alabama squad but the oddsmakers as well.

Three days away from kickoff and hype is beginning to build for Alabama’s top 15 matchup with Ole Miss. Lane Kiffin is returning to Tuscaloosa for the first time as the Rebels’ head coach, hoping his offensive firepower can secure a program-defining win.

It’s been six years since Ole Miss came to Bryant Denny Stadium and pulled off a similar accomplishment. Quarterback Chad Kelly willed the Rebels to an upset of the No. 2 Crimson Tide.

What’s different this time is the offensive explosion Alabama will have in the passing game to keep up. Bryce Young has the likes of Jameson Williams, John Metchie, and JoJo Earle at his fingertips to rip the ball downfield.

A statement win is expected not only from the Alabama squad but the oddsmakers as well.

Alabama remains a favorite over Ole Miss at -14.5 per Tipico Sportsbook. This will mark the 11th straight time Nick Saban’s squad is at least a two-touchdown favorite during the regular season. Last season’s home game vs Georgia was the last.

Check out the full game odds here:

Line: Alabama -14.5

Over/Under: 80.5

Money Line: Alabama -700 Ole Miss +470

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Of course, Alabama is 4-0 straight up this season but is only 2-2 against the spread. Wins against Miami and Southern Miss saw the Crimson Tide covering, while Florida and Mercer both did better than Tipico Sportsbook thought.

You can catch the game on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. CDT on CBS.

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Nick Saban provides injury update heading into Ole Miss game

Nick Saban provides the latest on the injury front!

Tuscaloosa is the sight of another top 15 SEC matchup on Saturday afternoon as No. 1 Alabama and No. 12 Ole Miss face off.

Lane Kiffin will be making his return to Bryant Denny Stadium for the first time since being named the Rebels’ head coach. His team is coming off a bye week, having the opportunity to get healthy.

Alabama did not have the same advantage. Even if Southern Miss was not the best opponent, there were still 60 minutes of football to be played.

Nick Saban was able to provide injury updates on three players Wednesday morning. One of the more surprising ones was Henry To’oTo’o coming out of the Florida game.

“He was a little sick when we played down at Florida,” Saban said about the linebacker. “He played anyway. But he has played extremely well for us.”

To’oTo’o finished with nine tackles against the Gators and three last week against Southern Miss. He and Christian Harris have been an intricate part of the defense thus far.

Alabama’s pass rush could finally be back at full strength as well, with LaBryan Ray returning to near 100%.

“He’s played in the last two games and played more in each one of those games,” Saban said. “We’re very pleased with the progress that he’s making and the way that he’s playing, and I think the more he plays, the more productive that he’ll be and I think the more confident that he’ll get that he’s physically healthy as well as making strides to getting back to be the kind of player that he’s always been for us.”

The defensive lineman suffered a groin injury just before the summer ended and missed the first two games of the season.

On the offensive side of the ball, it sounds like Brian Robinson Jr. is ready to be the feature back of the offense again. After missing the Southern Miss game, Saban said Robinson Jr. would practice this week and be listed as day-to-day.

On Wednesday he confirmed the running back will be good to go for Ole Miss.

“He [Robinson Jr.] looks good and he’s practiced well, so we’re encouraged that he’ll be able to play in the game on Saturday.”

Stay tuned to Roll Tide Wire to stay updated with the injury situation before Saturday.

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Alabama vs Ole Miss Prediction, Game Preview

Alabama vs Ole Miss prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 2

Alabama vs Ole Miss prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 2

Alabama vs Ole Miss How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 2
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Alabama (4-0), Ole Miss (3-0)
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Why Ole Miss Will Win

The offense can keep up.

Alabama’s got the talent on defense to turn the lights out on just about anyone, but Miami – yes, Miami – Mercer, and Southern Miss don’t have high-powered attacks. Florida was able to bruise and batter its way to making the Bama game interesting in the second half, but it doesn’t have a high-powered passing attack.

Here comes Ole Miss with Matt Corral and company with a dominant 3-0 start with everything clicking. The attack came up with 647 yards in last year’s 63-48 loss to Bama – no one else in 2020 got to 470 – and this time around there’s a D to go along with that O.

At least, there’s a slightly improved D.

This Rebel defense isn’t going to be a brick wall at any point, but it’s athletic, experience, and far less cringe-worthy than the one that give up yards and points by the bucketload in 2020.

There’s more of a pass rush so far this season, the run D is getting gouged just a little bit instead of in monster chunks, and there might be just enough to hold serve so Corral and the offense can push a pass defense that’s been okay, but hasn’t been tested.

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Why Alabama Will Win

Louisville, Austin Peay, Tulane.

Let’s do a little bit of roll slowing here, America.

Ole Miss has a great team with an outstanding offense and a big-time playmaker of a quarterback. It also has a head coach who should and would be the new head man at USC, but won’t be because … well, because.

Yeah, the team has looked and played great, and yeah, there hasn’t been a problem so far, but the team has also taken target practice against a few middleweights and an FCSer.

Ole Miss has been able to get the O going partly because the running game has been unstoppable – that’s not going to work this week. Bama still has to prove that the glitch from the Florida game has been fixed, but just assume that the defensive side isn’t going to meltdown in the second half like it did in Gainesville.

Bama hasn’t been razor sharp so far – there’s a reason Nick Saban has been ranting and raving about a team that’s seemingly the best in college football – but Ole Miss has a bad habit of getting flagged and flagged some more, the O line is a wee bit leaky in pass protection, and for all the good things the attack does, it hasn’t been sharp on third downs.

Ole Miss has to be perfect, and it won’t be.

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What’s Going To Happen

There are two ways this can go.

Alabama decides enough is enough and comes out roaring with a dominant effort to show that it really and truly is the No. 1 team in the country, or this is a firefight of epic proportions that comes down to who has the ball last.

Can Corral pull a Johnny Manziel and take the Heisman with a historic performance with the sports world watching?

Or will this be the moment that Bryce Young sets the tone for the rest of the season for both the Heisman and Alabama?

Both quarterbacks will be great, both offenses will be great, but one defense will come through when it needs to.

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Alabama vs Ole Miss Prediction, Line

Alabama 45, Ole Miss 30
Line: Alabama -14.5, o/u: 79.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Nick Saban “hopeful” Brian Robinson will be 100% by Ole Miss

Nick Saban is “hopeful” Brian Robinson Jr. will be 100% by the 2:30 kickoff on Saturday.

Alabama went into Southern Miss without Brian Robinson Jr. The starting running back is dealing with a rib injury and left the carries for Jase McClellan and Roydell Williams.

Nick Saban provided an injury on the running back during his press conference on Monday. The head coach said Robinson Jr. practiced and is going to be day-to-day moving forward.

As for his status against Ole Miss, Saban is “hopeful” Robinson Jr. will be 100% by the 2:30 kickoff on Saturday.

Despite missing a game, Robinson Jr. is still the Crimson Tide’s leading rusher. Getting him back in time for Ole Miss will be huge for Bryce Young and the offense, making sure there are plenty of options in the run game.

 

Even with Robinson Jr. out last week, Saban wanted to get back to running the ball after a poor performance against Florida. Alabama rushed for 211 yards and a touchdown.

Ole Miss’ defense is giving up 136 rushing yards a game and just 3.5 yards per carry. Opponents of Louisville, Austin Peay, and Tulane are a lot different than going up against Alabama. Having Robinson Jr. back will help attack the Rebels.

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#2 Alabama vs. Ole Miss: NCAA college football live stream, TV channel, start time, odds, predictions

#2 ranked Alabama will head on the road and face Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon, stream all your SEC football right here.

The No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will head on the road as they take on the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday afternoon.

Alabama is still unbeaten after they beat #13 Texas A&M 52-24 last week and will look to keep their streak alive against Ole Miss.  The Rebels bounced back with a win over Kentucky after losing to #5 Florida in their opener

There was some talk this week coming from Ole Miss head coach, Lane Kiffin where he was saying, take Ole Miss on the money line this week. Tune in and find out if Ole Miss can hang with #2 ranked Alabama.

#2 Alabama vs. Ole Miss

  • When: Saturday, October 10
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Prediction: The spread is 24 points, that is a lot of points to give Ole Miss when Lane Kiffin is trying to turn around the program. I’m sticking with the points and Ole Miss in this one against Alabama.

Bet: Ole Miss Rebels +24

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#2 Alabama vs. Ole Miss (-24)

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Alabama vs Ole Miss Prediction, Game Preview

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Ole Miss Rebels prediction and game preview.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Ole Miss Rebels prediction and game preview.

Alabama vs Ole Miss Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 10th
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
Network: ESPN

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Why Alabama Will Win

He’s not in any sort of Heisman discussion quite yet, and he’s certainly not getting the attention of Mississippi State’s KJ Costello or Florida’s Kyle Trask in the SEC, but Mac Jones has been brilliant.

He’s only leading the nation in passing efficiency.

It helps to have a ridiculous receiving corps to work with, he’s been the one who’s making the whole O go by hitting 75% of his passes for 684 yards and six touchdowns with just the one pick last week against Texas A&M.

Ole Miss is dead last in the SEC in total defense, giving up 446 yards through the air to Florida and 408 rushing yards to Kentucky. Bama can move the ball however it wants to. However …

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Why Ole Miss Will Win

The Crimson Tide secondary has been shaky. To be fair, the yards and numbers have come after the outcomes were well in hand, but this is Alabama – you play a full four quarters, or The Process isn’t working.

Missouri was done and almost buried, but it threw enough late to at least make the final score a cosmetically-better 38-19. It was the same thing with Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond, who threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns, but Bama had it won.

Welcome to Matt Corral, who’s third in the nation in passing efficiency.

He might have to keep throwing because of a defense that’s letting offenses roll at will, but he’s hitting 77% of his passes for 715 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 12 yards per throw.

The line is giving him time, the O is working at a good pace, and the big plays down the field are coming. He’ll keep pressing for 60 minutes.

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What’s Going To Happen

And here we go. It’s Lane Kiffin vs. Nick Saban, but the big dog has the talent on his side of the field.

It’s not like both coaching staffs don’t go full out every week, but this one is a wee bit different. Both offenses will work, both passing games will be great, and there will be a moment when it looks like the Rebels might be able to do something special, and then the talent will take over.

Alabama vs Ole Miss Prediction, Line

Alabama 45, Ole Miss 27
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Alabama -24, o/u: 70.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 4

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