Ole Miss football: Way-too-early game-by-game predictions for 2023

Oct 15, 2022; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels wide receiver Dayton Wade (19) reacts with quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) and running back Zach Evans (6) after a touchdown against the Auburn Tigers during the first quarter at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

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Lane Kiffin has Ole Miss football fans believing again. Two years after a New Year’s Six bowl appearance (and loss thanks to a Matt Corral injury), the Rebels are looking like serious contenders in the SEC again.

Heading into the 2023 season, there’s a chance this team could be ranked with a loaded quarterback room, elite running back, and improving defense.

How will Ole Miss fare in 2023?

This one should be a cakewalk for the Rebels. Mercer is an FCS squad that finished 7-4 a year ago and fourth in the Southern Conference. Ole Miss is bringing back Jaxson Dart and a couple of other talented quarterbacks to push him.

This one will get ugly early on.

Prediction: Win (1-0)

Tulane was one of the best Group of Five teams in the country last year under head coach Willie Fritz, finishing 12-2 with a win over Dart’s former team (USC) in the Cotton Bowl. This isn’t going to be an easy win, by any means, but I think the Rebels are going to pull out a gutsy victory.

Ole Miss will go into New Orleans and make a statement early in the season with a win over a real threat to secure a New Year’s Six bowl again.

Prediction: Win (2-0)

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