To build excitement for the upcoming season, I will be releasing an individual team preview for each of my top 25 teams every day from now until the season starts on Thursday night. The preview continues with #15 Ole Miss.
2013 Review
Ole Miss landed one of the top recruiting classes last year, and those Freshmen came ready to play last year. They started a solid 3-0, with wins on the road against Vanderbilt and Texas. They would suffer their first loss in week four on the road against Alabama, which sparked a three game losing streak, including losses to Auburn and Texas A&M. They were able to bounce back from those losses with a huge upset win at home against LSU. The LSU win gave them momentum that they carried forward to win each of their next three games before ending the year with back to back losses to Missouri and Mississippi State to finish the year 7-5. They would finish the year by beating Georgia Tech 25-17 in the Music City Bowl.
Season Outlook
As the Rebels 2013 recruiting class gains experience, they also bring in another top class this year. The Rebels have the talent to be a contender in almost any conference, but unfortunately, they are in the toughest division of the toughest conference in the entire NCAA. They will open the season on Thursday night against Boise State. This will show just how good the Rebels are in the opening game. They should be able to win and after Boise, they have three winnable games in a row against Vanderbilt, UL-Lafayette, and Memphis. Week five will be the biggest test of the year, as the mighty Crimson Tide come into Oxford. This will probably be the Rebels first slip up of the year. After Alabama they have two more tough games against Texas A&M and Tennessee. They should win both games, but you can't count anyone out in the SEC. Ole Miss could very easily suffer two losses in a row following those games, as they travel to Baton Rouge to face LSU, followed by a home game against Auburn. After an easy win against Presbyterian, the Rebels will end the season with two tough games that they will be favored in against Arkansas and Mississippi State. Ole Miss is a team with 9-3 or 10-2 talent, and should be able to live up to it, even in the grueling SEC West.
Season Prediction
9-3 (5-3) 4th in SEC West
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