Texas A&M Football vs Ole Miss: 3 predictions for Aggies and Rebels

Texas A&M football and Ole Miss both have plenty at stake Saturday night and here are three predictions for the Aggies and the Rebels.

There are a lot of important games on tap for Week 11 of the college football season but College Gameday made a wise choice when it chose Oxford for Ole Miss and Texas A&M football.

The matchup of top-15 teams in the recent College Football Playoff rankings has plenty at stake for both sides. Ole Miss football probably can’t win the SEC West after losing to Alabama and Auburn, but the Rebels could still have a shot at the Sugar Bowl if everything worked out and they won out.

A&M is the chief rival for that berth right now, but that is assuming Bama makes the playoff. Still, if either team finishes 10-2, they will be in a major bowl game and that would be huge for Ole Miss football and a feather in the cap of Heisman candidate Matt Corral.

The primetime matchup against Texas A&M football could be the perfect chance for Corral to get himself more seriously into the Heisman mix. Bryce Young and Kenneth Walker seemed to have pulled away just a bit, and C.J. Stroud and Caleb Williams are surging.

Corral has been nagged by injuries but he needs a defining performance and earning a win against an elite Texas A&M defense would help.

Here are three predictions for the Aggies and Ole Miss football.

Texas A&M plays keep away

While the A&M defense against the Ole Miss offense is a critical matchup, the Aggies need to play complementary football and they have the running game to do exactly that.

Isaiah Spiller and Devon Achane lead a solid running game ranking fifth in the SEC in rushing yards and it’s been the backbone of the Aggie offense.

Texas A&M is very balanced, but Ole Miss is allowing over 190 yards per game on the ground and 4.3 yards per carry, and 2.2 touchdowns. And the Aggies will control the game, work the clock and rack up 200 yards on the ground, with each lead back getting one score each.