The Texas Longhorns are in danger of suffering their third straight loss and kissing their College Football Playoff hopes goodbye on Saturday night in Austin.
No. 19 Texas will host No. 7 Ole Miss for a primetime SEC matchup, looking to get back on track after back-to-back losses.
Had Texas handled business against two unranked opponents in Oklahoma and Florida, perhaps College GameDay would have been in Austin on Saturday morning for a Top-10 fixture. Instead, ESPN's legendary pregame show was in Salt Lake City for No. 10 Utah vs. No. 14 Houston.
But maybe additional fanfare wouldn't help a Texas team that needs to flush out the negative noise now more than ever.
Here is how the College GameDay crew thinks the Texas-Ole Miss matchup will play out. Kirk Herbstreit didn't make a pick since he's calling the game from DKR.
Desmond Howard
Pick: Ole Miss
Howard is going with the Rebels.
"I tell you what, we've been talking about Arch and Sark, and all I can tell you is the carpenter is only as good as his tools. Defensively, without Colin Simmons, I don't see how they're going to stop that Ole Miss offense with Trinidad Chambliss. I'm going with Ole Miss."
Nick Saban
Pick: Texas
Saban's game predictions often get the most attention due to his legendary knowlegde of the game. He's very familiar with Steve Sarkisian, and perhaps knows something that the rest of the country doesn't.
Saban was the only one to pick Texas.
"I think this is a great matchup, absolutely. But I think with Texas, with their back against the wall, they're going to respond the right way in this game plan at home. I'm going to take Texas."
Dalton Kincaid (celebrity guest picker, Buffalo Bills TE)
Pick: Ole Miss
Kincaid, who is off to a solid start this season with the Buffalo Bills, is going with Ole Miss.
"I'm also taking Ole Miss here," Kincaid said. "I think Trinidad Chambliss is one of the, if not the best, quarterback in college football. So I believe they go in there and they take down Texas."
Pat McAfee
Pick: Ole Miss
Thankfully, McAfee didn't go on a long tangent when making his selection.
In doing so, he did everyone a favor, but is still picking Ole Miss.
“This was the old coin flip here because both these teams were teams that I said I'm picking regardless, and they both have had losses that have broken my heart," McAfee said. "I'm going to go with Trinidad Chambliss getting a huge win down in Austin. Give me Ole Miss as the underdog down there.”
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