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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.

Tale of the Tape: Auburn vs Ole Miss

Ole Miss is favored in week seven, but does the tale of the tape say this game will be closer?

The 5-1 Ole Miss Rebels travel to Jordan-Hare stadium to take on the 3-3 Auburn Tigers in a week 7 SEC matchup on Saturday.

Auburn comes into this one a loser of three straight games, while Ole Miss has only lost once all year. That loss came in Tuscaloosa to Alabama.

The high-octane offense of Ole Miss and their ability to win SEC games has the Rebels coming in as 6.5-point favorites on the road in this one, giving them an implied 71.43% chance to win outright.

ESPN’s Football Power Index doesn’t give the Tigers much of a chance either, as [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag]’s team has just a 22.8% chance to upset the Rebels according to FPI.

Most of the public would agree Ole Miss is likely to win this game, but will a look at the tale of the tape show us Auburn has a better chance at breaking their losing streak than the surface suggests?

As always, we’ll start by examining the quarterbacks.

[autotag]Lane Kiffin[/autotag]’s offenses are always high-powered, and this year is no outlier. The team averages 42 points per contest this season, led by the arm of quarterback [autotag]Jaxon Dart[/autotag].

Dart has been amazing this year, as the junior has thrown for 1,638 yards and 12 touchdowns. He has thrown only two interceptions.

On the Auburn side, [autotag]Payton Thorne[/autotag] and [autotag]Robby Ashford[/autotag] have continuously struggled.

The tandem has thrown for just 935 yards in 6 games, accumulating 6 touchdowns through the air.

The clear edge in the quarterback battle goes to Ole Miss.

In terms of the skill players, Ole Miss once again has the edge,

Running backs [autotag]Quinshon Judkins[/autotag] and [autotag]Ulysees Bentley[/autotag] have combined to rush for 718 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns this year behind a very good Rebels offensive line.

The pass catchers have also been great, with the trio of [autotag]Jordan Watkins[/autotag], [autotag]Dayton Wade[/autotag], and [autotag]Tre Harris[/autotag] combining for over 1,000 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.

When compared with Auburn’s top skill position players like [autotag]Jarquez Hunter[/autotag], [autotag]Jay Fair[/autotag], and [autotag]Brian Battie[/autotag], the comparison is not close.

Ole Miss as an offense is much better than what Auburn has to offer.

The defensive battle is much closer, however.

Despite Auburn getting torched by Jayden Daniels and LSU last week, the Tigers still rank in the top 60 in points per game allowed and the top 70 in yards per game allowed.

While those numbers are much worse than what they were earlier, they are great compared to an Ole Miss defense that ranks outside of the top 100 in both categories.

If Auburn is going to win this game, they need to take advantage of their better defensive unit. That is something they were not able to do a week ago, but the home game may change the tide.

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Behind Enemy Lines with Ole Miss beat writer David Eckert

Ole Miss beat writer David Eckert takes us Behind Enemy Lines this week to inform us about the No. 16 Rebels.

Ole Miss is one of the schools in the Southeastern Conference that doesn’t have a Wire site.

However, David Eckert, who covers the Rebels for the Clarion-Ledger (a Gannett-owned site like Razorbacks Wire) was kind enough to answer some questions for us for this week’s Behind Enemy Lines breakdown.

The Rebels are coming off a monumental come-from-behind 55-49 victory over LSU in which their fans rushed the field following the victory and they gained over 700 yards of offense in the process.

Lane Kiffin and Sam Pittman were both hired during the same cycle in December 2019.

Pittman is 2-1 against Kiffin, with the loss coming two years ago in Oxford by a single point, 52-51.

5 under-the-radar candidates for the Heisman Trophy after Week 1

Is Shedeur Sanders among the sleepers for the Heisman Trophy after one game?

Week 1 of the 2023 college football season is officially in the books, and even at the tip-top of the schedule, the Heisman Trophy picture has already been shaken up some.

The projected frontrunners like USC quarterback Caleb Williams, Florida signal-caller Jordan Travis and UNC passer Drake Maye all remain intact as expected, but some other names made huge waves.

Here’s a look into five players to watch who may not be largely listed in the top spots in the Heisman odds for right now, but could potentially make a run for it.

Ranking the top running backs in college football for 2023

Who made our list for the top 25 running backs ahead of the 2023 season?

We are officially under the 100-day mark for the start of college football when the games kick off in Week 0.

Over the years we have seen top performances from running backs and this season should be no different with the level of talent coming out of the backfield. Michigan’s Blake Corum and Ole Miss’ Quinshon Judkins should lead the way in 2023. However, don’t sleep on the rest of the field as they chase for the prestigious Doak Walker Award.

Aside from the top of the list, there are three teams with multiple running backs among the top 25. We didn’t forget about the talent at the Group of Five level either with several names making our list.

Ranking SEC running backs ahead of the 2023 season

We breakdown our SEC running back power rankings ahead of the 2023 season.

When it comes to running backs, the SEC has a history of producing the best of the best over the years. It isn’t just in recent memory either. From Billy Cannon to Herschel Walker to Bo Jackson to Emmitt Smith and plenty more, there is a rich history of top talents at the position.

It remains to be seen if this year’s class has anywhere near that talent level but that isn’t to say there isn’t talent. Ole Miss’ Quinshon Judkins and Arkansas’ Raheim Sanders are the two big names that stand out for the upcoming 2023 cycle but who stands tallest?

We power rank the projected starters for the upcoming season.

Quinshon Judkins among the best sophomores heading into 2023

Judkins is gearing up to be the next top talent at running back. How does he follow up his breakout freshman campaign?

There are plenty of sophomores who could continue their ascension in college football. From LSU linebacker Harold Perkins Jr to Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr, there is no shortage of talent.

In Bleacher Reports’ top sophomores at every position, they highlighted Ole Miss Rebels feature back Quinshon Judkins. The Alabama product was among the best running backs in the country and even more remarkable that he did it as a true freshman.

What Bleacher Report said…

Ole Miss’ Quinshon Judkins didn’t look like a true freshman last season. He finished seventh nationally in rushing yards with 1,565 and had 16 rushing touchdowns. He led the SEC with an average of 120.4 rushing yards per game, too.

He took home the conference’s Freshman of the Year Award, in addition to breaking Ole Miss’ single-season records for rushing yards and touchdowns. He surpassed former Rebels running back Kayo Dottley, who finished with 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns in 1949.

Judkins shared backfield duties with former TCU transfer Zach Evans, but he is off to the NFL after three years at the collegiate level. Judkins emergence gives head coach Lane Kiffin one less decision to make when it comes to offense. The Rebels could have a new starting quarterback in 2023 as incumbent starter Jaxson Dart is in a position battle with Oklahoma State transfer Spencer Sanders. Don’t rule out former LSU quarterback Walker Howard, who joined the team this offseason through the portal.

One area that Judkins needs more opportunities would be in the passing game. He caught just 15 passes but he has all the tools to be an all-around weapon out of the backfield.

Ole Miss will kickoff its 2023 college football season on Sept. 2 against Mercer before facing last year’s Cotton Bowl champion, Tulane on Sept. 9 in the Big Easy.

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Ranking the best true freshman from the 2022 season

Which true freshmen made their mark on the 2022 season and where is Harold Perkins Jr on the list?

In today’s college football, we are seeing more and more young players make immediate impacts on their teams.

From running backs to linebackers to tight ends, there is no shortage of young rising stars at the collegiate level. It was no different in Baton Rouge when [autotag]Harold Perkins Jr[/autotag] opted to sign with LSU over Florida and Texas A&M.

The SEC had plenty of talented freshmen taking the field for teams that were competing for the SEC title. After four months of college football action, I compiled a list of the 10 best true freshmen to take the field in 2022. Some names you may recognize with at least one that doesn’t get the headlines of the rest of the list.

We kick it off with a running back out of the state of Alabama.