Ole Miss vs. Miami Prediction: 25-26 College Football Playoff Predictions

Jay Greeson and Chris Lee preview and predict outcomes on the Ole Miss-Miami matchup in the VRBO Fiesta Bowl, which is a 25-26 College Football Playoff semifinal game. Topics include: Ole Miss’s season almost can’t be believed. Lane Kiffin left before the playoff to coach at LSU. Six future LSU coaches are still on the staff at Ole Miss. Pete Golding has been a head coach all of two games; both are playoff games and the Rebels won each, which includes a 39-34 win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, which avenged the Rebels' only loss this season. Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss was playing Division II football at Ferris State a year ago. Now, he’s one of the most valuable players in college football, a dual-threat guy who had a big role in beating Georgia with some remarkable escapabilty. Chambliss has a great, physical running back in Kewan Lacy. However, Lacy’s physical play had a cost: a shoulder injury that may have had a key role in a fumble vs. Georgia. Can Lacy heal between now and the matchup with that nasty Miami defense? The Rebels, whether due to Chambliss or his offensive line, didn’t give up many sacks--including none to Georgia. However, they’ll face maybe the best pass rush in America, led by the Hurricanes' Reuben Bain and Akheem Mesidor. Ole Miss spreads the passes around, with five receivers (Harrison Wallace III, DeZhaun Stribling, Deuce Alexander, Cayden Lee and Winston Watkins) and a good pass-catching tight end in Dae’Quan Wright. The Miami secondary has been outstanding. Safety Keionte Scott has two picks, both going for touchdowns, one of those a screen he picked against Ohio State. Bryce Fitzgerland also has six picks. Miami’s offense is led by quarterback Carson Beck, elite freshman receiver Malachi Toney (who didn’t drop a pass all season) and star running back Mark Fletcher Jr. The Rebels' defense was steady and has standouts of its own in linebacker Suntarine Perkins, defensive tackle William Echoles and Zxavian Harris. &COLLAR Use promo code SEC16 for 16% off! YEARLY CO Use promo code SE16KIT for a free sizing kit! https://yearlyco.com/ ROKFORM Use promo code SEC25 for 25% off! The world's strongest magnetic phone case! https://www.rokform.com/ JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP Join the "It Just Means More" tier for bonus videos and live streams! Join Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1w_TRbiB0yHCEb7r2IrBg/join FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/16Southeastern ADVERTISE WITH SOUTHEASTERN 16 Reach out to [email protected] to find out how your product or service can be seen by over 200,000 unique viewers each month! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.