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Week 7 Reaction: Georgia vs UK, Purdue vs Iowa, Cincinnati vs UCF, OU vs TCU, MSU vs IU, Ole Miss vs Tenn, Ok State vs Texas, LSU vs Florida

Quick reaction to the biggest games of Week 7: Georgia vs Kentucky, Purdue vs Iowa, Cincinnati vs UCF, Oklahoma vs TCU, Michigan State vs Indiana, Ole Miss vs Tennessee, Oklahoma State vs Texas, and LSU vs Florida


College Football Big Game Reaction: Week 7

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Week 7 Big Game Reactions 
Oklahoma State 32, Texas 24
Ole Miss 31, Tennessee 26
Michigan State 20, Indiana 15
Oklahoma 52, TCU 31
Cincinnati 56, UCF 21
Purdue 24, Iowa 7
Georgia 30, Kentucky 13

LSU 49, Florida 42 Reaction

Find two more interesting back-to-back games in a recent series than the ones Florida and LSU came up with.

Last year, the Tigers won a thriller in the fog, and this time around they pulled the game – and possibly the Ed Orgeron era – out of the fire in a defense-optional fight.

Tyrion Davis-Price ran for 287 yards and three scores, and LSU didn’t even win the time of possession battle and was outgained by 35 yards overall.

Florida was supposed to be the running team – it almost pulled off the upset over Alabama with the ground attack – but it got bottled up by the Tigers and had to throw to win. That was a problem.

The yards were there – 350 of them – but Anthony Richardson and Emory Jones each threw two picks, and the -4 turnover margin turned out to be the difference as the Gators ducked out of the SEC title chase.

After losing three of the last five games, what’s next? Georgia in two weeks. At this point, though, the game doesn’t really matter at three games back of the Dawgs in the East.

This did matter, though, for LSU.

It’s still technically in the SEC title chase after this, but forget that. the Tigers needed this just to stay alive for a bowl game, and that’s hardly a given even at 4-3.

There should be a win over ULM in late November, however, coming up …

At Ole Miss, at Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas A&M to close.

For now, LSU got a big win, it was fun, the running game looked great, and Orgeron’s voice was cashed after it was over – all like it’s supposed to be.

Week 7 Big Game Reactions 
Oklahoma State 32, Texas 24
Ole Miss 31, Tennessee 26
Michigan State 20, Indiana 15
Oklahoma 52, TCU 31
Cincinnati 56, UCF 21
Purdue 24, Iowa 7
Georgia 30, Kentucky 13

NEXT: Oklahoma State 32, Texas 24 Reaction

SEC predictions for week 7

Does Auburn win on the road? Does Alabama do the unthinkable and lose two games in a row?

So Alabama lost to Texas A&M.

For the first time since 2007, Alabama lost to an unranked opponent. It was the first time Nick Saban lost to a former assistant. That was one of two games of the year, as Ole Miss had beaten Arkansas in a 52-51 thriller. College football has been amazing this season.

I went 6-1 in my picks last week to put me at 46-14 on the year. This week, five ranked SEC teams are on the road, three of them participating in cross-division games. Here’s to another solid week for my picks in the SEC.

Here are my SEC picks for week seven.

Ole Miss vs Tennessee Prediction, Game Preview

Ole Miss vs Tennessee prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 16

Ole Miss vs Tennessee prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 16


Ole Miss vs Tennessee How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 16å
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
How To Watch: SEC Network
Record: Ole Miss (4-1), Tennessee (4-2)
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Ole Miss vs Tennessee Game Preview


Why Ole Miss Will Win

Defense, schmefense.

The Ole Miss D is better than the 2020 version, but it’s still along for the ride. That doesn’t matter when you have an offense that can rip everyone apart like the Rebel attack can.

Why is Matt Corral still in the Heisman discussion despite the loss to Alabama? There’s no one else, and he has thrown for close to 1,500 yards in five games with 12 touchdowns, no picks, and he was actually good against the Tide.

He has eight rushing scores, too.

Ole Miss is third in the nation in total offense – averaging 562 yards per game – and it’s the balance and ability to simply go with the narrative.

This is going to be a shootout, there will be lots of big plays, momentum swings, and points, and Ole Miss does all of that better.

However …

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Why Tennessee Will Win

The Tennessee offense has figured it all out over the last few weeks.

It starts with Hendon Hooker – who should’ve been the starting quarterback from Day One – growing into the role, and now the Vols are showing what they’re capable of. Hooker hit over 75% of his throws for 450 yards and six touchdowns – along with 146 rushing yards and two scores – over the last two games.

The offense has blown up, it’s now third in the SEC in yards, and now it’s worked its way up to be ready for a firefight like this.

On the other side, the defense is better than the Ole Miss version. It’s hardly a brick wall, but there’s a ton of playmaking happening in the backfield, the takeaways are there, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Tennessee beat Bowling Green, Tennessee Tech, Missouri, and South Carolina.

You’re ecstatic if you’re a Vols fan. You’re seeing what this program and this offense can and will be in the Josh Heupel era, and it’s all starting to look like a whole bunch of fun.

But Ole Miss just hung up 52 points and 611 yards on Arkansas.

That’s not to say that Tennessee isn’t going to crank up the big-time production in bunches here, but Ole Miss will be just a little shaper, it’s not going to give away the crucial turnover, and it’ll slip by in yet another wild offensive show.

I’ve resisted this long because the bit is totally played, but yeah … get lots of butter and salt for that popcorn.

(Quick side note. As a rule, I don’t believe in ever going over on a point total of 80, ever – too many things can go wrong – but put the Point Total Confidence on this predicted score at 1, if not lower.)

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Ole Miss vs Tennessee Prediction, Line

Ole Miss 41, Tennessee 37
Line: Ole Miss -3, o/u: 82
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 4

5: Caramel apple anything
1: Pumpkin spice anything

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