It IS too early to know who Arch Manning will become.
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Manning → know → ?
As a junior at Ole Miss, Eli threw 15 interceptions and ranked 45th in college football in quarterback rating.
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Eli → throw → rating
As a fourth-year NFL starter, he tied for the most interceptions in the league and had never won a playoff game before one of the most improbable title runs of all time.
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he → tie → time
In Arch’s first season as a starter, he led Texas to 10 wins — including three over top 10 teams — producing 19 total touchdowns and two interceptions in the final six games of the season.
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he → lead → season
The talent that allowed him to guide a comeback win over Ohio State hasn’t left, but his confidence, poise and awareness have vanished in the past month.
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confidence → allow → month
Back-to-back upsets were sealed by Manning’s three fourth-quarter turnovers.
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upsets → seal → turnovers
Texas was in position for losses that never should have happened because of an offense that ranks 89th in the nation in yards per play (5.2), led by a fourth-year quarterback averaging under 200 yards passing in his past five games.
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that → happen → games
Before Manning was the nation’s top high school recruit, Trinidad Chambliss was a zero-star prospect who didn’t receive any FBS scholarship offers.
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who → receive → offers
He ended up at Division II Ferris State, where he won two national championships, then became the backup at Ole Miss.
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he → end → championships
Only after an injury to Austin Simmons did the Rebels stumble into the most dynamic quarterback in the country, who then led them to within two wins of a national championship.
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who → stumble → championship
When this season began, Manning and Chambliss were two of the top three Heisman favorites.
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Manning → begin → favorites
The Ole Miss superstar remains in the same position — Manning now holds 300/1 odds — leading a top 10 offense to 37.5 points per game
Who would choose the chosen one now?
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Who → remain → one
Who would bet against the player who has willed himself into a future first-round pick?
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who → bet → pick
Who would even think of giving points to Ole Miss (+3.5)?
MIAMI (-20.5) over Pittsburgh
The Panthers have lost back-to-back games since Pat Narduzzi’s latest unbecoming rant — “We’ve got a hell of a football team.
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We → think → team
Now any of those voters out there, if they wake their a–es up, they might figure that out” — and brings the nation’s 122nd-ranked pass defense to a matchup against Heisman candidate Darian Mensah.
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they → wake → Mensah
Last November, Pittsburgh lost 38-7 at Miami.
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Pittsburgh → lose → Miami
Indiana (-7) over MICHIGAN
It doesn’t matter who the Wolverines put under center.
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Wolverines → matter → center
The Big House has had almost no impact this season and their second-ranked defense has been propped up by a series of weak opposing offenses (ranked 123rd, 114th, 137th, 85th, 57th and 116th in the nation).
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defense → have → nation
After Curt Cignetti’s most recent regular-season loss, the Hoosiers responded with a 66-0 beatdown of Purdue.
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Hoosiers → respond → Purdue
Following his only regular-season loss in 2023, James Madison won by 42.
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Madison → follow → 42
CINCINNATI (+10.5) over Texas Tech
The Red Raiders defense has forced more than two turnovers per game, but the Bearcats are tied for fifth in the nation in fewest giveaways per game, thanks to senior JC French IV, who hasn’t thrown an interception — and is completing over 70 percent of his passes — in his first year in Cincy.
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who → force → Cincy
I wonder where Brendan Sorsby will be watching.
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Sorsby → wonder → ?
LSU (-7.5) over AUBURN
Even if Auburn wasn’t coming down from the high of its upset over top-ranked Georgia, LSU’s talent would overwhelm the hosts in a must-win game for Lane Kiffin’s group, which leads the SEC in total offense and total defense.
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which → come → offense
Auburn allows the seventh-highest sack percentage (10.7).
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Auburn → allow → percentage
Excluding a matchup with FCS Cal Poly, none of the Mustangs’ seven most recent games — dating back to a loss against Cal last season — have been decided by more than 10 points despite five matchups against unranked teams in that span.
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none → exclude → span
ILLINOIS (+8.5) over Oregon
The Ducks’ underwhelming campaign continues with a long trip, uncertainty at quarterback and the recent arrest of star receiver Evan Stewart.
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campaign → continue → Stewart
The Illini are coming off a bye and are 7-3 against the spread as a double-digit underdog under Bret Bielema.
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Illini → come → Bielema
UCF (+6.5) over BYU
The Cougars are an obvious letdown candidate, traveling more than 2,300 miles after pulling off their biggest win in decades.
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Cougars → travel → decades
The Knights (3-0 at home, 3-1 against the spread as an underdog) are well rested, have a top 25 run defense and made a pair of ranked opponents (Houston, Oklahoma State) sweat in back-to-back games.
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pair → rest → games
Michigan State (+13.5) over UCLA
The undefeated Bruins’ ceiling remains capped by the season-ending injury to Nico Iamaleava.
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ceiling → cap → Iamaleava
UCLA has averaged four points per quarter since he went down.
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he → average → quarter
SOUTH CAROLINA (-2.5) over Tennessee
Look beyond the Vols’ upset of Alabama and you’ll find a team that nearly lost to 13th-place Arkansas and Auburn, and cannot trust quarterback George MacIntyre, who has thrown for one touchdown and three interceptions in two career starts.
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who → look → starts
Meanwhile, LaNorris Sellers is returning to NFL radars after leading the Gamecocks to a convincing win at Florida and an overtime loss to No. 12 Kentucky while producing seven total touchdowns, no interceptions and 167 total rushing yards.
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Sellers → return → touchdowns
ALABAMA (-13.5) over Texas A&M
To paraphrase Anthony Soprano: If Marcel Reed regresses any further, he’ll be back in the womb.
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he → paraphrase → womb
The senior quarterback has nearly as many interceptions as touchdowns this season, is completing under 45 percent of his passes on the road, is leading an offense that ranks 125th in the nation in yards per play and has scored a total of 12 points in two SEC road games.
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that → have → games
Iowa (-6.5) over MINNESOTA
The Hawkeyes — who are coming off a bye and have won the past two meetings by a combined score of 72-17 — have handled their business on the road, winning at Michigan and Washington.
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who → come → Michigan
Kirk Ferentz — who is 8-1 all-time against Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck — hasn’t lost in Minneapolis since 2014.
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who → lose → 2014
KENTUCKY (-10.5) over Vanderbilt
The first-place Wildcats have won five straight games, going 6-1 against the spread this season.
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Wildcats → win → spread
A primetime kickoff will produce an electric crowd for this unlikely playoff contender, but a nightmare for Vanderbilt’s 92nd-ranked defense and freshman quarterback Jared Curtis, who has two touchdowns and five interceptions in SEC play.
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who → produce → play
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USC (-3) over WISCONSIN
The Trojans have already survived two cross-country trips, including a Penn State whiteout win in front of 114,000-plus.
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Trojans → check → 114,000
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