Mississippi State remains home this week, while Ole Miss hits the road.
The 23rd-ranked Bulldogs take on Arkansas at Davis Wade Stadium, while the No. 9 Rebels visit Vanderbilt.
Here’s how to watch each game, plus our staff predictions for MSU and Ole Miss.
Arkansas (3-2, 1-2 SEC) at No. 23 Mississippi State (4-1, 1-1 SEC)
Where: Davis Wade Stadium (60,133), Starkville.
TV: 11 a.m., Saturday, SEC Network.
Series: Arkansas leads 18-13-1.
Coaches — Arkansas: Sam Pittman, 15-13 at Arkansas (3rd year), 15-13 overall (3rd year); Mississippi State: Mike Leach, 15-14 at Mississippi State (3rd year), 154-104 overall (21st year).
Notes: Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders, a transfer from Alabama, leads the FBS in sacks with 6.5 this season … Arkansas has run for 200 or more yards in four of its five games this season, led by a 100-yard rusher in all five contests … Mississippi State is one of three FBS teams with three wins over teams with a winning record. Alabama and Wake Forest are the other two. … No other Mississippi State head coach has won more games against ranked teams in his first three seasons than Mike Leach’s six. Leach has done it in just 29 games.
Prediction: Mississippi State 31, Arkansas 21.
— Theo DeRosa
No. 9 Ole Miss (5-0, 1-0 SEC) at Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-1 SEC)
Where: FirstBank Stadium (40,375), Nashville
TV: 3 p.m., Saturday, SEC Network.
Series: Ole Miss leads 52-40-2.
Coaches – Vanderbilt: Clark Lea, 5-12 at Vanderbilt and overall (2nd year). Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, 20-8 at OM (3rd year) and 81-42 overall (11th year).
Notes: Vanderbilt is 29-23-2 against Ole Miss all-time in Nashville … Ole Miss has won the last three meetings with the Commodores overall … Rebels freshman running back Quinshon Judkins is 11th nationally with 535 rushing yards … Ole Miss averages 7.4 tackles for loss per game, tied for 15th in the FBS … Ole Miss senior receiver Jonathan Mingo is second in the SEC, averaging 20 yards per catch … Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin has 20 wins leading the Rebels, accomplishing the feat faster than anyone since Johnny Vaught … Vanderbilt has 15 touchdowns in 17 red zone trips … Commodores linebacker Anfernee Orji leads the SEC with 10.4 tackles per game.
Prediction: Ole Miss 48, Vanderbilt 20.
— 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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