{"id":475418,"date":"2026-10-24T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/475418\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:22:09","slug":"rebel-rundown-what-to-watch-for-ole-miss-at-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/475418\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebel Rundown: What to watch for Ole Miss at Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 7 Ole Miss (5-1, 3-1) travels to Austin<\/a> to take on No. 19 Texas (4-2, 1-2) in Week 8. The Rebels are searching for their third-straight victory, while the Longhorns are desperately seeking to snap their two-game skid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With a win, Ole Miss\u2019 path back to the College Football Playoffs<\/a> looks almost as clear as ever and would all but eliminate Texas from playoff contention. The Longhorns have their backs against the wall and will give Ole Miss everything they have. Behind the real playoff implications of this game is also the fact that Arch Manning is playing the program that has his last name stapled everywhere on its campus. Manning needs a good performance himself in order to quiet the disappointing talks and maintain his starting role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ole Miss On SI\u2019s<\/a> Tyler Komis and host Bailey Flanders preview the top-25 matchup. They discuss keys to a win and break down their predictions for the SEC showdown in Austin in Episode 106 of The Rebel Rundown<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

What Golding Said About Texas\u00a0\"Oct<\/p>\n

Oct 17, 2026; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Pete Golding looks on during the third quarter against the Missouri Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

\u201cI think (Steve Sarkisian is) one of the best play callers in the country, and it\u2019s not close,\u201d Golding said of Texas<\/a> earlier this week. \u201cI think he does the best designing plays to get his best player the ball in stride as well. I think what\u2019s unique about this year to me is when you watch them on tape, they\u2019ve had a lot of bad luck. I mean, there\u2019s a lot of things you\u2019ve actually watched on the tape, hitting guys in stride, hits them in the chest, ball bounces off, get a pick, you know, all those type of things. I think somehow it\u2019s been lost that they\u2019ve beaten the number one team in the country. They were the number one team in the country at some point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They haven\u2019t played perfect. But Arch is still an elite player. They\u2019ve got elite skill and a really, really good coach. So we\u2019re going to have our work cut out for us. I just think the consistency there that you talk about, sometimes it\u2019s a lack of protection, sometimes it\u2019s a drop, sometimes the defense makes a good play. But a lot of it to me has been bad luck, to be honest with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

I think Sark runs his system and has been really effective everywhere he\u2019s been. So I think regardless of who\u2019s at quarterback, that\u2019s not going to change much. Obviously there\u2019s packages and short yardage and field position to where you got to be aware of certain things that he\u2019s done in the past. But obviously (Arch has) elite arm talent has been in the system a long time. I think some people have shown him some different looks and taken away some first reads and applied some pressure and all that. But the perception that he\u2019s not an elite player right now is crazy to me\u2026We know what we\u2019re going up against. I know the perception of what it is right now, but I still think it\u2019s an elite offense.\u201d<\/p>\n

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