Happy Halloween, Rebel Nation — and it is a game day. No. 12 Ole Miss (5-2) hosts Auburn at 11:45 a.m. CT inside Vaught-Hemingway, looking to shake off the Texas loss, keep its College Football Playoff pulse alive and leave enough in the tank for next week’s showdown with Georgia. Kewan Lacy is out, so Makhi Frazier takes the wheel behind Trinidad Chambliss. Here is your morning read before kickoff — previews, predictions and one playoff daydream — plus fresh hoops news on both sidelines. Hotty Toddy.
Football
Ole Miss football vs. Auburn: Start time, predictions, live updates, TV channel
Sat., Oct. 31 · last 24 hours. Everything you need for kickoff in one place: No. 12 Ole Miss hosts Auburn at 11:45 a.m. CT on SEC Network, with Trinidad Chambliss carrying the offense and Kewan Lacy (shoulder) sidelined. The Clarion Ledger is tracking live updates, score and the Byrum Brown rushing matchup all afternoon. (Yahoo Sports)
Ole Miss vs. Auburn Preview: How to Watch, Line and Keys
Fri., Oct. 30 · last 24 hours. The Rebel Walk’s full preview lays out the viewing info, the keys and the number: Ole Miss (5-2) has to start fast after going without an opening-drive score most of the year, contain Byrum Brown’s legs and protect the ball. Vegas has the Rebels as double-digit favorites with the total near 57.5. (The Rebel Walk)
Makhi Frazier Gives Ole Miss Plenty of Reasons for Optimism Without Kewan Lacy
Fri., Oct. 30 · last 24 hours. With Lacy sidelined, Makhi Frazier steps into his first start of the season — and Sports Illustrated argues the drop-off may be smaller than feared. Frazier has 301 yards on 51 carries, ran for 101 against Missouri, and draws an Auburn front that surrendered 160-plus rushing yards to Florida’s Jadan Baugh. (Sports Illustrated)
Ole Miss Has More to Prove Against Auburn Than the Final Score
Fri., Oct. 30 · last 24 hours. Tyler Crum writes that the final score matters less than the cleanup: Ole Miss still has to fix the three-turnover, shaky-run-defense problems that surfaced at Texas. Beat Auburn convincingly — and cleanly — and the Rebels carry real momentum into next week’s showdown with Georgia. (Yahoo Sports)
Ole Miss vs. Auburn Predictions: Staff Score Picks and X-Factors
Fri., Oct. 30 · last 24 hours. All nine Rebel Walk writers side with Ole Miss, averaging out to 34-21. Makhi Frazier is the runaway X-factor pick with Lacy out, followed by Chambliss, while others flag the run defense and containing Auburn’s dual-threat quarterback as the swing factors in Oxford. (The Rebel Walk)
Final Score Predictions for Ole Miss vs. Auburn: Can the Rebels Save Their Playoff Hopes?
Thu., Oct. 29 · last 48 hours. Four Yahoo analysts all land on Ole Miss, with scores ranging from 31-23 to 38-24, and frame the afternoon as a must-win to keep the Rebels’ College Football Playoff hopes breathing after stumbles against Florida and Texas. Each expects Chambliss to bounce back. (Yahoo Sports)
Pick Your Treat: Ideal Matchups for the Rebels This Postseason
Wed., Oct. 28. A fittingly Halloween-themed exercise: the Daily Mississippian’s SportsDesk picks five playoff opponents they would most want Ole Miss to draw — Texas (a Sugar Bowl rematch), Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Notre Dame and UCLA — arguing the Rebels’ battle-tested schedule would travel well into January. (The Daily Mississippian)
Men’s Basketball
Ole Miss Tops UAB in Exhibition Game, Honors Former Coach Andy Kennedy
Wed., Oct. 28. Chris Beard’s Rebels closed the preseason by rallying past Andy Kennedy’s UAB in an exhibition, with Budd Clark posting 18 points and seven assists and Santiago Trouet logging a double-double. Six players reached double figures. The regular season opens Monday, Nov. 2, against Alcorn State. (Yahoo Sports)
Women’s Sports
Ole Miss Women’s Basketball Smashes Lane College 112-37 in Exhibition Opener
Fri., Oct. 30 · last 24 hours. The Lady Rebels opened exhibition play with a 112-37 rout of Lane College, pulling ahead 54-15 by halftime. Rachael Okokoh anchored the paint at 6-foot-4, while Jaida Civil, Jada Richard and Talaysia Cooper powered the transition game as a new-look roster builds early chemistry. (The Daily Mississippian)
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