#Ole Miss

The new model for turning a college football program around is the transfer portal. All of a sudden, a four-win USC team can compete for Playoff berths in just a year and two-win Colorados can become overnight national attention-grabbers. While not everyone agrees with the portal, it's become important for player mobility. With mobility comes…

The 2022 college football season has finally returned and so has your favorite weekly blog post featuring score predictions of each and every Southeastern Conference football game (that hasn't already been played because the writer missed deadline). Anywho, enough about me. Let's go predict Week 1 of the 2022 SEC football season (minus those two…

Sometime after midnight, having just watched one of the worst football games I have ever seen with my own eyes, I took a gander at Georgia's schedule. Not the 2022 schedule. The Bulldogs passed that test. They finished a perfect 15-0 overall, winning a second national championship. They also finished a superb 11-4 against the spread. After losing…

How good does it feel that football is back? Attention fellow betting fans, the Baylor Bears are pitted up against the BYU Cougars in one of the more intriguing matchups on the college football slate in Week 2. With that being said, join us for our college football odds series, where our Baylor-BYU prediction and pick will be revealed. Fresh off of…

Georgia's national championship victory over TCU is less than a week old, but the news and offseason never stops in college football - and that's especially true in the SEC. The Bulldogs will be heavily favored to win the SEC next season, which means 13 other teams have already started to aim for coach Kirby Smart's program and how to topple the…

LINCOLN - One more offseason. One more preseason. One more football season. And one more postseason. All with a new commissioner, and an eye toward a larger future in the league. One more trip around the sun with this iteration of Big Ten football. And one more year with divisional schedules. One more year, for certain, of a Big Ten title game. The…

Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks (9-8) will visit Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers (13-4) in a 2023 NFL Super Wild Card game on Saturday. San Francisco swept the season series and will try to secure its third win in a row over Seattle. Meanwhile, Seattle is looking to advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoff bracket for the…

Georgia set the curve again with a dominant assembly of talent and a wave of youth that kept the red and black mean machine chugging down the tracks. Here's how I grade each SEC team's season. Many programs would celebrate 11-2 as upward trajectory and award their coach an immediate raise and extension. Alabama is not most programs. It holds itself…

West Virginia's football program has announced the signing of four transfers to grants-in-aid (scholarships). Those players are now enrolled at WVU for the spring 2023 semester, and eligible to participate in spring practice. The players (Ja'Shaun Poke, Montre Miller, Michael Hayes, Kole Taylor) are part of a current group of eight transfers who…

The Ole Miss Rebels (7-3) play the Temple Owls (6-5) at 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 17, 2022. The matchup airs on SEC Network. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Rebels' (-416 to win on the moneyline) contest against the Owls (+320). The betting insights in what follows reflect odds as of December…

OXFORD - Ole Miss basketball coach Kermit Davis knew the start to SEC play would be rough. The schedule made it so, with four Quadrant 1 games - including two top-five KenPom teams - on the docket. To some, a home game against Georgia (12-4, 2-1 SEC) might have seemed like a reprieve before the season began. The Bulldogs were picked to finish 13th…

10 best predictions for another huge Saturday of college football. What games appear to be the best bets and best picks for the Week 8 games? Results So Far: 43-37-1 I am freaking off. Usually the mid-October lack of REM sleep makes everything more focused, but that sure as shoot wasn't happening last weekend. Colorado beat Cal outright? Eastern…

The Georgia Bulldogs and the Mississippi State Bulldogs are set to square off in an SEC matchup at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Stegeman Coliseum. UGA is 11-4 overall and 9-0 at home, while MSU is 12-3 overall and 1-1 on the road. Mississippi State is favored by 2.5 points in the latest Georgia vs. Mississippi State odds from Caesars Sportsbook,…

With the ugly College Football Playoff National Championship between Georgia and TCU in the rearview mirror, now is the time to look into the future and make predictions that come this time next year could easily look laughable at best. Thinking back to the start of the 2022 season, much was made all year about Desmond Howard's preseason picks for…

College football's era of SEC super teams isn't over yet. Georgia started the 2022 season with a 49-3 victory against Oregon, and the Bulldogs' finished off their perfect record on Monday night with a 65-7 beat down of TCU in the College Football Playoff national championship game. A team from the SEC has now won the last four national…

Penn State's bowl projections still run quite a range, but one postseason game returned to view following Saturday's Week 10 slate. The Lions have a path to the 2023 Rose Bowl. No. 15 Penn State (7-2) will climb a spot or two in this week's College Football Playoff rankings, based on its 45-14 win over Indiana and other results around the country.…

The 2022-23 college football season wrapped up with Georgia's 65-7 rout of TCU on Monday night to give the Bulldogs the sport's first back-to-back championships since Alabama did it after the 2011 and 2012 seasons. We already have odds for next year's national championship, and if they're any indication, Georgia has a chance to do something truly…

Kirby Smart walked into the SoFi Stadium coach's room after Georgia's 65-7 rout of Texas Christian in Inglewood, California, on Monday night. And Smart saw his 10-year-old son, Andrew, bawling. "I'm like, 'Oh no, somebody's hurt his feelings,'" Smart said. "Somebody's thrown him down or done something to him. I said, 'Why are you crying? You're…

Now that the college football season is officially over, men's college hoops can take center stage. On Tuesday night, there are 4 conference matchups in the SEC: South Carolina at Kentucky - 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 Florida at LSU - 7 p.m. ET on SECN Vanderbilt at No. 5 Tennessee - 9 p.m. ET on SECN No. 21 Auburn at Ole Miss - 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU It's an…

10 best predictions for this week's college football slate. What games appear to be the best bets and best picks for the Week 10 games? Results So Far: 53-47-1 This is a serious week that calls for serious predictions. Besides a few massive whiffs here and there - seriously, thanks SO much, TCU, for that unnecessary TD pass in the final 20 seconds…

Georgia will chase a third consecutive national championship in 2023 as the favorite in the USA TODAY Sports way-too-early Top 25 for next season, ahead of the familiar run of teams that have come to dominate the Bowl Subdivision. The Bulldogs are followed by No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Penn State. After an…

The Ole Miss Rebels (8-7, 0-3 SEC) hope to halt a four-game losing streak when hosting the No. 21 Auburn Tigers (12-3, 2-1 SEC) at 9:00 PM ET on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss. The matchup airs on ESPN. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Tigers' (-144 to win…

With the college football season coming to an end Monday, it's time to look forward to the 2023-24 Florida State team. The Seminoles have already received a lot of hype from national pundits. Brandon Marcello, a national college football reporter from 247Sports, had FSU at No. 3 in his way-too-early 2023 rankings Sunday. Another national college…

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College football's postseason has exceeded expectations. It has given us tremendous individual performances, thrilling finishes, dramatic comebacks and - best of all - two College Football Playoff semifinal games as suspenseful as you will ever see. But two players have stood out to me - not just for what they did but that they were in the position…

A pair of ranked Pac-12 rivals meet up in the Pacific Northwest as UCLA squares off against Oregon in college football's Week 8 action on Saturday. Both come off an idle weekend, with No. 9 UCLA perfect through six games and boasting two straight wins over ranked conference foes in Washington and Utah. Oregon, ranked No. 10 in this week's poll, has…

The Pittsburgh Panthers will be hosting the Clemson Tigers on Saturday afternoon. These two ACC schools have been dominant this year, and each has gone a perfect 4-0 in conference play. Pitt is 11-4, previously upsetting Syracuse, North Carolina, and most recently, Virginia. The Panthers will look to stay hot against 12-3 Clemson, who knocked off…

This is the complied version of the All Things CW notes column by Christopher Walsh which appeared in five part this week, with the latest on the Alabama Crimson Tide. It actually began with a long-snapper. Nick Saban always has what he calls the 24-hour rule regarding games, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the wins a little, or get the losses…

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-3, 0-2 SEC) take a three-game slide into a home contest versus the Ole Miss Rebels (8-6, 0-2 SEC), who have dropped three straight as well. It tips at 2:00 PM ET (on CBS) on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Bulldogs' (-210 to win on the…

One of the game's best rivalries is on tap this week as Georgia squares off against Florida in college football's Week 9 action on Saturday. Georgia holds pole position in the latest AP top 25 rankings and is expected to be a contender for the College Football Playoff again this season, undefeated through seven games and sitting at 4-0 in SEC…

A pair of in-state rivals in dire need of conference victories will square off Saturday on CBS as Mississippi State hosts Ole Miss in an SEC battle. Both teams are off to 0-2 starts in league play after facing a couple of the conference's favorites and will be desperately seeking to avoid an 0-3 hole. Ole Miss (8-6, 0-2) nearly upset Tennessee last…

Saturday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-2, 2-0 SEC; Kenpom: 8; T-Rank: 9; NET: 8) plays host to the Kentucky Wildcats (10-4, 1-1 SEC; Kenpom: 16; T-Rank: 35; NET: 36) in a game that matters significantly more to the'Cats than it does the Tide - in January. Quite the sentence to type out on this Friday morning, but it's true. Such is life…

During the college football season, the Stadium staff will provide weekly betting picks and advice in this roundtable. Here are our thoughts on the Week 5 slate. podcast. Spotify and Apple for episodes and follow Stadium Bets on Twitter for more sports betting content. Alex Symonds, Stadium Senior Producer: Georgia Tech+22.5 over Pittsburgh. This…

It may not be on the radar of many college basketball followers nationally, but one of the top matchups on tonight's schedule is a Conference USA clash between two of the country's hottest teams in UAB (12-2, 3-0 C-USA) and Florida Atlantic (12-1, 2-0 C-USA). Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET, and you can catch the action on…

Following the first-ever MLB draft lottery at the annual winter meetings earlier this month, it's time for our first official 2023 mock draft! There is still a lot of time for prospects to rise and fall during the upcoming spring seasons, but this draft class has already taken shape on the strength of 2022 performances during the high school and…

Bowl season is complete, and only the national championship game remains in the 2022 college football season. After a number of tight, gripping contests and a few huge surprises, we saw a decent amount of movement in the SP+ rankings. But Georgia remains at the top of the list and is a projected favorite of 10.9 points in the title game against…

Let's not pretend that what TCU is doing is normal. Yes, we'll get to the title game and what it all means for this tremendous sport. We'll talk about the football fireworks that ensued in the semifinals, and we'll celebrate one of the greatest days college football has ever seen. But we need to start with TCU and only TCU. Because right now, this…

Tuesday night marks the first game of 2023 on the NCAAB schedule between the Ole Miss Rebels (8-5) and Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2). These two schools look to prove that they can do much more than play football. Alabama just won the Sugar Bowl in football, and now their sights are set on continuing their magical basketball season. It is finally time…

The NCAAB schedule has the Mississippi State Bulldogs playing on the road against the Tennessee Volunteers. The college basketball standings have the Volunteers ranked seventh in the nation. They also have the Bulldogs ranked in the top 25 at 21. So, we will have a two-team top-25 matchup in our NCAA basketball games today, which should be an…

A pair of eight-win teams square off when the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Illinois Fighting Illini meet in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Read on for our top Mississippi State vs. Illinois picks. The Fighting Illini struggled down the stretch, losing three of their last four matchups. Each loss was by one possession, including a 19-17 defeat against the…

From who is sitting out to who is expected to start, here's everything you need to know about the Iowa vs. Kentucky matchup. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) face the Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) in the 2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve - in Nashville. The Hawkeyes were scheduled to play in the Music City…

Game lines are courtesy of SI Sportsbook and may change after publication Point spread: Ohio State comes into the game as 8 point favorites against Michigan, according to the lines at SI Sportsbook. Total: 55.5 points Moneyline: Michigan+240 | Ohio State -333 Where Michigan is right now: The No.3 ranked Wolverines have passed every test and…

Every week, it felt like TCU's coming to Earth moment was coming. In a challenging Big 12 slate, a defense that was at times shaky and an unheralded roster led many to believe TCU was inevitably going to fall off its undefeated run. It didn't really happen. The Horned Frogs went undefeated during the regular season, and didn't lose a game until…

STILLWATER, Okla. - As a preseason top-25 team, Oklahoma State football is expected to once again contend for a Big 12 Championship in 2022, with an outside shot at making its first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff. The Cowboys came painfully close to a conference title last season and are hoping to make a return trip to Arlington in…

No. 5 Alabama faces off against Big 12 champions No. 9 Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl in one of the most intriguing matchups of bowl season. The Crimson Tide entered the year as the consensus No. 1 team but struggled in losses to Tennessee and LSU and nearly dropped other games against Texas and Texas A&M. Former Heisman winner Bryce Young also…

The stage is set, and a champion will be crowned on Saturday in Atlanta as No. 1 Georgia battles it out with No. 14 LSU in the 2022 SEC Championship Game. Though they won the national title last season, the Bulldogs lost in the SEC title game to Alabama, so they're seeing the program's first SEC championship since 2017. Standing in Georgia's way,…

For the first time in quite some time, the Illinois Fighting Illini are soaking up the Florida sun in the college football postseason. But, Bret Bielema's squad isn't in the Sunshine State for sandy beaches and surfing, however, a long awaited business trip. The Illini are now just days away from facing SEC opponent Mississippi State in the…

There are many statistics that you could cherry-pick when trying to decipher the absolute calamity that has been Kentucky basketball so far this season. But one glaring stat stands out, as presented by ESPN insider Jeff Borzello: If you aren't in-tune with college basketball metrics such as KenPom, this can be broken down much simpler in layman's…

The relationship between the College Football Playoff and the rest of the bowl system is lopsided enough now, and just wait until the CFP expands and makes it even more so. The non-playoff portion of the postseason can run the gamut from "meh" to "Why in the world are they playing that game?" Nick Carparelli - whose job as executive director of…

Teams from the Pac-12 and ACC meet as No. 18 UCLA faces Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl on Friday. The Bruins can capture their first 10-win season since 2014 with a bowl victory in Chip Kelly's fifth season. It would be the team's first successful bowl appearance under Kelly after pulling out of the Holiday Bowl in 2021 due to the pandemic. Pitt…