Auburn comes to Oxford on Halloween, and a banged-up Ole Miss enters as a comfortable home favorite looking to shake off the Texas loss. Here’s the freshest Rebel reading from the past week, football first: the Week 9 prediction and Vegas number, the offense-defense matchup, Thursday’s injury report, Pete Golding on stopping Byrum Brown, Jalyn Crawford’s rise, and what Trinidad Chambliss’s workload looks like without Kewan Lacy — plus a basketball note as Chris Beard talks up a key newcomer. Hotty Toddy.
Football
Auburn vs. Ole Miss Prediction: Can the Tigers Screw Up the Rebels’ Season?
Thu., Oct. 29 · last 24 hours. College Football News sees a four-quarter scrap but still lands on Ole Miss 35-23, with Auburn’s run game the only thing keeping it close. Vegas has the Rebels favored by roughly 12.5. A double-digit home spread is comfort; a thinned-out backfield and the slow starts are the asterisks. (Yahoo Sports)
Ole Miss Offense vs. Auburn Defense: Matchup Preview
Thu., Oct. 29 · last 24 hours. The Rebel Walk likes Chambliss and the passing game against an Auburn secondary ranked near the national basement, plus a sizable Ole Miss red-zone edge. The worry list is familiar: no Kewan Lacy, too many giveaways, and the recurring slow starts that have nearly cost the Rebels earlier this fall. (The Rebel Walk)
Thursday Ole Miss vs. Auburn Injury Report: Crawford, Davis
Thu., Oct. 29 · last 24 hours. Cornerback Jalyn Crawford and left tackle Terez Davis stayed questionable on Thursday’s report, while Lacy remains out after dislocating his shoulder at Texas. Ole Miss carried 10 players out and two questionable into the final practice day. Auburn’s sheet barely moved, with receiver Jeremiah Koger listed as questionable. (The Rebel Walk)
Pete Golding Discusses Ole Miss’s Week 9 Game Against Auburn
Thu., Oct. 29 · last 24 hours. Golding’s message this week: strangle Byrum Brown’s quarterback runs early and force Auburn into obvious passing downs with negative-yardage plays. He also tipped his cap to Auburn coordinator DJ Durkin, saying the staff would dig into Durkin’s old tape for tendencies before Saturday’s Halloween kickoff in Oxford. (Saturday Down South)
Ole Miss CB Jalyn Crawford Is Beginning to Earn Pete Golding’s Trust
Thu., Oct. 29 · last 24 hours. Crawford’s two-interception night at Texas was the kind of tape that earns snaps, and Golding said as much publicly this week. With Edwin Joseph sidelined, the young corner is pushing toward a steadier role just as Ole Miss needs secondary help against its Halloween visitor. (Yahoo Sports)
What Changes for Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss With Kewan Lacy Out vs. Auburn
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 48 hours. With Lacy shelved, expect Chambliss’s legs back in the plan — Golding said “you’ll see a little more of that moving forward.” Chambliss has averaged under six carries a game this year; in his one earlier start without Lacy he ran seven times for 44 yards and two scores. (Yahoo Sports)
3 Matchups That Will Decide Ole Miss’ Week 9 Game Against Auburn
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 48 hours. Sports Illustrated flags three swing points: the Rebel linebackers spying Byrum Brown, Ole Miss blockers accounting for Auburn disruptor Elijah Melendez, and Deuce Alexander drawing coverage attention in a passing game that matters more with Lacy out. Win two of the three and Ole Miss should control the night. (Sports Illustrated)
Men’s Basketball
‘He Immediately Made Our Team Better’: Chris Beard Praises Corey Stephenson
Thu., Oct. 29 · last 24 hours. Beard didn’t hold back on newcomer Corey Stephenson, calling him an aggressive, physical competitor who “immediately made our team better” and stays humble even while believing he’s among the country’s best. The challenge Beard set: channel that edge while leaning on the deeper, more talented roster around him. (HottyToddy.com)
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