Mississippi State and Ole Miss both play Southeastern Conference games on the same day for the first time this season.
The Rebels go first by facing No. 14 Kentucky, while the Bulldogs host No. 17 Texas A&M later in the day.
No. 17 Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) at Mississippi State (3-1, 0-1 SEC)
Where: Davis Wade Stadium (60,133), Starkville.
TV: 3 p.m., Saturday, SEC Network.
Series: MSU leads 8-7.
Coaches — Texas A&M: Jimbo Fisher, 37-15 at Texas A&M (5th year), 120-38 overall (12th year); Mississippi State: Mike Leach, 14-14 at Mississippi State (3rd year), 153-104 overall (21st year).
Notes: Mike Leach is 8-4 all time against Texas A&M, with seven of those wins coming during Leach’s time at Texas Tech from 2000 to 2009. MSU upset A&M last season in College Station … Will Rogers has seven games of 400 or more passing yards. No other SEC quarterback since 2000 has more than five. … MSU has three active players in the top 10 for career receptions. Running back Jo’quavious Marks is fourth, wide receiver Austin Williams is eighth, and running back Dillon Johnson is ninth. … Texas A&M running back Devon Achane is the only player in the nation to have scored rushing, receiving and kickoff return touchdowns this year.
Prediction: Mississippi State 20, Texas A&M 15.
— Theo DeRosa
No. 7 Kentucky (4-0, 1-0 SEC) at No. 14 Ole Miss (4-0, 0-0 SEC)
Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038), Oxford.
TV: 11 a.m., Saturday, ESPN.
Series: Ole Miss leads 29-14-1.
Coaches — Kentucky: Mark Stoops, 63-53 at UK (10th year), 63-53 overall (10th year). Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, 19-8 at OM (3rd year), 80-42 overall (11th year).
Notes: Saturday is homecoming for Ole Miss … The Rebels are fourth nationally at 281 rushing yards per game … Ole Miss is 8-2 against Kentucky in Oxford, the last loss coming in 1978 … Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops has the most wins in program history with 63 … Wildcats quarterback Will Levis leads the SEC at 15 yards per completion … The Rebels are one of four teams averaging at least 40 points and surrendering 10 or less.
Prediction: Ole Miss 31, Kentucky 28
— Michael Katz, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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