No. 7 Ole Miss Visits No. 19 Texas on Oct. 24 as Longhorns Try to Halt 2-Game Slide
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Updated · FOX Sports · Oct 19
No. 7 Ole Miss Visits No. 19 Texas on Oct. 24 as Longhorns Try to Halt 2-Game Slide
3 articles · Updated · FOX Sports · Oct 19
Summary
7:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 24, No. 7 Ole Miss will play at No. 19 Texas at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in a Week 8 ABC matchup with conference implications for both teams.
5-1 Ole Miss enters on a two-game winning streak and has one of the nation’s sharper offenses, averaging 37.5 points and 444.5 yards per game, including 290.7 passing yards.
4-2 Texas has dropped two straight and sits 1-2 in conference play, despite averaging 30.2 points per game; a minus-3 turnover margin has hurt drives and momentum.
Arch Manning leads Texas with 1,295 passing yards and 11 touchdowns, while Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has thrown for 1,676 yards and 14 scores.
19 Texas sacks and 17.8 points allowed per game could pressure Chambliss, while Ole Miss’ five interceptions and 11 sacks put Manning’s decision-making at the center of the matchup.