The Auburn Tigers (3-4), coming off yet another frustrating loss, will face off with a team that’s treaded a similar path this season. The Arkansas Razorbacks sit at 2-5, are losers of five straight, and are coming off two losses as redundant as Auburn’s. Last week, Arkansas’ high-powered offense took fourth-ranked Texas A&M to the brink in a 45-42 loss. The week before … [Read more...] about Auburn Heads to Fayetteville for a Battle of SEC Outsiders
Pre-Snap Preview: Washington v. Illinois, Prediction
“They’re a team that has thrown the ball exceptionally well the last year and a half,” Jedd Fisch said of the Illinois Fighting Illini this week. “And I think [Luke] Altmyer has been one of the top guys in the Big Ten.” The Illinois quarterback has thrown for an average of 260 yards per game this year and has completed 72.4% of his passes. Altmyer has thrown 13 touchdowns and … [Read more...] about Pre-Snap Preview: Washington v. Illinois, Prediction
SEC Week 9 Betting Lines: It Just Means More Eyeballs
All eyes are on the SEC. No, literally, check the TV ratings. Before we go to the Week 9 SEC slate, let’s take a look at last week’s ratings (courtesy of Stewart Mandel of The Athletic). Ole Miss vs. UGA (ABC): 9.8 Million Tennessee vs. Alabama (ABC): 8.0 Million LSU vs. Vanderbilt (ABC): 5.9 Million LSU vs. ND (NBC): 4.6 Million Washington vs. Michigan (FOX): 4.3 Million Ohio … [Read more...] about SEC Week 9 Betting Lines: It Just Means More Eyeballs
Wake Forest’s Jake Dickert; “We’re Paying on Production, Not Potential”
A large handful of things have changed at Wake Forest in the transition from the Dave Clawson era to the Jack Dickert world. The offense is different. The coaching staff was overhauled. There is unprecedented access to the transfer portal players via the admissions department. And there is a new approach to Wake players being offered opportunities at other schools (see: … [Read more...] about Wake Forest’s Jake Dickert; “We’re Paying on Production, Not Potential”
The Ole Miss Defense Appears to be in Shambles
There’s really no nice way to put this. The Ole Miss defense certainly appears to be in shambles right now. Anyone paying attention knew they were likely going to take a step back this season. However, so far, for much of the season, they’ve borderline surpassed expectations. And then this weekend happened. In this past weekend’s narrow loss to Georgia, they were egregiously … [Read more...] about The Ole Miss Defense Appears to be in Shambles