Ole Miss Football: 5 bold predictions for October 2018

It’s been an interesting season for Ole Miss football but an crucial month of October awaits. It’s time to be bold ahead of the second month of play.

Ole Miss may not be heading to a bowl game this postseason, but the Rebels have plenty to fight for. This team could still make some noise in the SEC, but it must have a big month of October, shutting out that LSU loss from the end of September and moving on.

No, the Rebels aren’t going to win the SEC title this season, but Matt Luke and Co. can still play spoiler for others who are looking to take the crown.

One of those contenders awaits the Rebels in October. Auburn comes to town on Oct. 20 and if the Tigers aren’t careful, they could fall victim to a mammoth upset in Oxford.

Can Ole Miss turn things around in October?

5. Defense holds opponents to under 20 points per game

Is this crazy to believe? The defense has allowed about 38 points per game this season, ranking 117th nationally but that’s come against Alabama, Texas Tech and LSU — all three offenses have been solid this season, to say the least.

The Rebels have a manageable month ahead and they’re going to step up on this side of the ball and surprise some people.

While they’ve allowed almost 40 per game through the first five weeks, they’re going to cut that average in half during the month of October, holding opponents to an average of just under 20 points per game — Auburn will be the only team to surpass 20 points.

Arkansas and UL-Monroe don’t have the firepower to keep up with Ole Miss’ offense and they’ll become one-dimensional, making life easy for the Rebels’ defense.