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SEC quarterback rankings ahead of 2024 spring football

Where does Jackson Arnold rank among SEC quarterbacks heading into spring ball?

As the SEC expands to 16 teams in 2024, the conference is stacked at the quarterback position. From former five-star prospects to 2024 Heisman contenders to intriguing transfer additions, there will be some fantastic quarterback play on display this fall in the SEC.

Seven of the last nine Heisman winners have come from Oklahoma and the SEC. Two of those seven were non-quarterbacks, DeVonta Smith and Derrick Henry.

Much of what will determine which teams emerge as SEC title and College Football Playoff contenders will be on the shoulders of the quarterbacks who will lead their team in 2024.

There are some quarterback competitions that need to take place, but here’s our pre-spring ball SEC quarterback rankings.

 

Where does Jackson Arnold rank in early 2024 Heisman odds according to Fan Duel?

Jackson Arnold is already getting some preseason Heisman buzz before his first year as a starter.

If you think [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag] is going to win the [autotag]Heisman[/autotag] in 2024, now is the time to bet on it. You probably won’t see the odds this low again if he has the season you think he’s going to have.

Arnold is heading into his first year as the starting quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners. The sophomore quarterback showed flashes in games last year. Even though his bowl game was soured with all of the turnovers, he showed in that game why people are so high on him and his ability.

He’s definitely got all of the makings to be Oklahoma’s next great quarterback and Heisman contender. Arnold’s going to have plenty of opportunities to show out against several high-quality opponents.

So where does Arnold land in 2024 Heisman odds according to Fan Duel Sportsbook? Let’s take a look at the early contenders.

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Way too early 2024 SEC Football Power Rankings

The Sooners and Longhorns are making the jump to the SEC in 2024, so where do they land in our way-too-early power rankings?

In 2024, college football will look like nothing we’ve ever seen. Conference realignment did plastic surgery to the game we’ve grown up with.

The Pac-12 is essentially gone as Oregon, USC, Washington, and UCLA move to the Big Ten. The Big 12 added Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah. Stanford and Cal are off to the ACC, along with SMU getting a promotion from the AAC. The SEC is adding Texas and Oklahoma.

The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams, coming off its most competitive four-team version.

All of this is happening in 2024.

It’s a new era of college football. For the SEC, the Sooners and Longhorns are coming off of double-digit win seasons and Texas made the playoff. But how do they stack up against their future SEC counterparts?

Here’s a look at our way-too-early SEC power rankings.

Way-too-early ranking of Oklahoma Football’s 2024 opponents

A way-too-early look at how the Oklahoma Sooners 2024 opponents stack up.

For all but two teams, the 2023 college football season has come to a close. That means it’s time to look ahead to the 2024 season.

After making significant improvements on both sides of the ball in 2023, the Sooners jumped from six to 10 wins in Brent Venables’ second season. But now they move to the SEC and are breaking in new coordinators on both sides of the ball.

Additionally, they’ll have a completely new offensive line from the group that started for the majority of the season and a new starting quarterback after [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag] left for Oregon.

Jackson Arnold takes the reins at quarterback for the Sooners. Despite his Alamo Bowl performance, the ceiling is very high for Arnold and the Sooners offense.

But they’ve got a difficult schedule in 2024, in particular when they get to SEC play. But how would you rank their opponents in 2024? Here’s how we ranked them here at Sooners Wire.

5 takeaways from Penn State’s brutal loss to Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl

5 takeaways from Penn State’s brutal loss to Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl

It was a day to forget for the Nittany Lions, who came to Atlanta looking for a statement win, but it turned into a statement 38-25 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels. It was a struggle in all phases for Penn State, who couldn’t stop the run, the pass, and even had a fourth-quarter field goal attempt blocked.

Despite starting the game with a positive field goal drive and a few good runs, the offense never got into a rhythm. [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] and the passing game struggled mightily, only hitting on a big play on a fluke-tipped pass to Tyler Warren for 75 yards, which ironically ended up being Penn State’s longest play of the season.

The defense, missing its top two corners and best edge defender, was no match for the up-tempo explosive offensive that is the Rebels. Ole Miss had its way running and throwing the football, dicing up the Penn State secondary every which way.

It will be interesting to see how the Nittany Lions rebound from a now 3 loss season. All three losses will have happened against top-11 opponents where the Penn State offense looked absolutely anemic. No matter the fallout, Drew Allar and new offensive coordinator [autotag]Andy Kotelnicki[/autotag] will have an enormous amount of pressure on themselves to improve the offense going into next year.

After an all-around pathetic performance, here are five takeaways from Penn State’s Peach Bowl loss to Ole Miss.

Jaxson Dart couldn’t believe he missed an easy celebratory dunk on Ole Miss’ sideline after a TD

You can’t miss that, buddy.

Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart had a standout performance Saturday in his team’s 38-25 win over No. 10 Penn State on Saturday in the Peach Bowl, but he might want this “play” back.

After Dart ran in a two-yard touchdown in the middle of the fourth quarter to give Ole Miss a 38-17 lead over the Nittany Lions, he was celebrating with his team on the sidelines.

That celebration included some basketball, and as Dart dribbled toward the Penn State-themed basket, he made an attempt at a 360 slam dunk. It looked good at first — though we’re not exactly sure how high the basket was — but the ball bounced back out at the last second.

An uncontested shot like that? You gotta make it. But he did just score a touchdown so maybe he was a tad out of breath.

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5 keys to a Penn State victory over Ole Miss the Peach Bowl

5 keys for a Penn State victory in the Peach Bowl against Ole Miss

It’s been about a month since Penn State took care of business on Black Friday against Michigan State in their last regular season game. We are now less than a day away from the Nittany Lions taking on No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels in the 56th annual Peach Bowl.

Penn State is seeking its 11 win of the season, and it won’t be an easy task. Ole Miss has improved from an 8-5 finish last year and, with a win against LSU, had a resurgent season, going 10-2 and finishing in the top-5 of the SEC. The Nittany Lions and the Rebels have never faced one another, and Ole Miss is the last remaining SEC school Penn State has yet to face. Historically, Penn State has a .500 record against the rest of the SEC, including Texas and Oklahoma.

Both teams and programs are pretty different from each other, but both have ended up in Atlanta, with one team going home with a statement win for next season and the other with three losses. Here are five keys to a Nittany Lion win on Saturday against the Rebels.

5 defensive keys for Penn State’s Peach Bowl matchup against Ole Miss

5 defensive keys for Penn State as they look to slow down Ole Miss potent offense in Saturday’s Peach Bowl

Penn State versus Ole Miss this Saturday in the Peach Bowl will be a showcase of two teams with drastically different playstyles. The Rebels are an explosive unit that averages 14.43 yards per completion, a staggering number by all accounts. The Nittany Lion defense only gives up 3.9 yards per play, an equally impressive number.

Two strengths going at each other should be fun to watch. Can Jaxson Dart and the Ole Miss passing attack continue its dominant downfield game, or will Penn State’s defense, with multiple future NFL players leading its secondary, prove too much to overcome? And don’t forget the Rebels run the ball with a head-down mentality as well. Tune in on Saturday at noon on ESPN to watch these two units go head to head. It is guaranteed to be a sight.

Now, both units can make life more challenging for one another, and both coaching staffs will try to add multiple wrinkles to make life even more difficult. Let’s take a look at five keys the Penn State defense must try and do in order to defeat Ole Miss and capture another New Year’s Six bowl victory.

Who are the Rebels’ playmakers? A breakdown of the Ole Miss offensive skill players

Who are the Ole Miss playmakers? Breaking down the starters

We are now less than days out from the 2023 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl kicking off in Atlanta. Penn State is expected to have most of its roster intact and participating in the matchup against Ole Miss. The Rebels and Lane Kiffin are in a similar situation, with their roster paving the way for a competitive bowl game.

Ole Miss’s offense is one of the best in the country, ranking 15th in total offense with 455.4 yards per game. The Rebels are also the nation’s 4th most explosive passing offense amount teams with over 200 passing attempts, averaging 14.43 yards per completion.

It will be a tough test for the Penn State defense to limit Jaxson Dart and the Rebels downfield passing game.

Here are the Ole Miss skill positions and some of their stats through the regular season, including a key attribute of their game to watch for in the Peach Bowl.

‘I guess they do not get enough attention from the games they are losing.’ Rebels QB Jaxson Dart blasts Texas A&M after Ole Miss win

Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart states that previous social media “trolling” by several Aggie players fueled the Rebels during their 38-35 victory.

Tell me if you’ve heard this before: The quarterback from the winning team states that they were motivated by something the opposing team did during the week, such as social media “trolling” on said quarterback’s Instagram account.

Well, it happened again! After Ole Miss narrowly defeated Texas A&M 38-35 on Saturday afternoon to keep their playoff hopes alive, Rebels QB Jaxson Dart, who threw for nearly 400 yards in the win, took it upon himself to express his deepest feelings concerning a very mild social media “troll” earlier in the week from several Aggie defensive lineman, and during the after-game press conference, Dart stated,

“I guess they do not get enough attention from the games they are losing, so it was a good win for us.”

Shots taken, indeed! Yes, Aggie D-line standouts, including Fadil Diggs, McKinnley Jackson, and Shemar Stewart, joined linebacker Edgerrin Cooper and freshman Chantz Johnson in posting apparently vicious arm-flexing emojis just days before the matchup. Still, Dart stated that this was enough to get the team more focused than ever.

“Coming into it, we had a lot of confidence already. Them doing that just boosted it even more,” Dart stated. “I know the O-line specifically took that to heart, especially because of how many defensive linemen commented on it.”

The Rebels, of course, got the last laugh in the final minutes of the game, marching down the field with just minutes remaining by way of chunk plays in the passing game, leading to star running back Quinshon Judkins punching in the go-ahead touchdown from one yard out.

As many of us have avoided talking ad nauseam the past 24 hours, Texas A&M junior defensive end Shemar Turner was ejected late in the fourth quarter after striking offensive tackle Micah Pettus in the groin, as the trash talk apparently went too far in the heat of the moment. It’s not the best look, but hey, it’s all about learning from your mistakes and moving on.

Texas A&M will return to Kyle Field to take on Mississippi State on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 pm. CT. The game will air on ESPN2.

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