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- QB/RB: Our run defense will decide the outcome in 2 weeks.

- OL/DL: I have nothing but respect for Jeff Brohm, and I'm sure he'll have the Cardinals ready to face Ole Miss.

- QB/RB: Ole Miss' much-anticipated 2026 season finally gets rolling Sunday night in Nashville's Nissan Stadium.

- The Week 1 picks column lists Louisville +6.5 versus Ole Miss and predicts Mississippi 35-17 because of confidence in Trinidad Chambliss and Ole Miss' ability to pressure first-year Louisville starter Lincoln Kienholz. - The Ole Miss angle acknowledges questions in the Rebels' receiver room but says Chambliss is viewed as one of the country's top players entering the Louisville opener.

- The Ole Miss pick lays 6.5 against Louisville because Trinidad Chambliss is viewed as an elite player and the Rebels' defense is expected to pressure first-year Louisville starter Lincoln Kienholz.

- Ole Miss entered the Louisville opener with defensive continuity from Will Echoles, Suntarine Perkins, Jam Brown, Kam Franklin, Antonio Kite, and Jaylon Braxton all back as known contributors or returning starters. - The defensive outlook also includes portal additions expected to provide immediate impact around Pete Golding's returning defensive core.

- The Ole Miss preview emphasized three basic swing points against Louisville: stop the run, protect the quarterback, and win turnover margin. - The host wanted Ole Miss to lean into Kewan Lacy early, signaling a run-game-first path if the Rebels control script. - The snippet also mentioned a defensive playmaking angle around creating sack/fumble chances.

- Ole Miss was listed as a 6.5-point favorite over Louisville with a 55.5 total for the neutral-site opener in Nashville, where the forecast called for an 88-degree kickoff temperature. - Pete Golding inherits an Ole Miss offense that ranked second nationally at nearly 490 yards per game and returns quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, who threw for 3,937 yards and 22 touchdowns, plus running back Kewan Lacy after a 1,567-yard, 24-touchdown season. - Ole Miss' defense is anchored by tackle Will Echoles after five sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss, while the returning personnel described the unit as deep across positions entering its first full season under Golding as head coach.

- Florida transfer Sharif Denson is expected to hold a major safety role for Ole Miss, and he said the secondary has developed strong chemistry entering the Louisville opener. - Pete Golding used a full mock game in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to rehearse game-day procedures and reduce first-game anxiety before the neutral-site matchup. - Ole Miss believes daily work against Kewan Lacy prepared its defense for Louisville's similarly fast and elusive running back Isaac Brown. - The Rebels are preparing for Lincoln Kienholz as a mobile quarterback within Jeff Brohm's established system despite having little college film on the new Louisville starter. - Denson described Golding's defense as complex but said its explanatory teaching has helped players understand assignments, and he views the unit as talented and deep at every position.

- Cover 3 expects Ole Miss to retain substantial offensive continuity because its new play-calling structure uses concepts similar to the prior Lane Kiffin system. - The panel believes Ole Miss improved its receiver room enough to create a significant matchup problem if those additions outperform preseason expectations. - Cover 3 also identified an Ole Miss linebacker as one of the SEC's most underrated defenders, supporting a stronger defensive outlook than the market may assume.