Week 4 (Previews & Picks)

There are tons of great games (at least on paper) this week so lets start with the ESPN Thursday night matchup between 4th ranked Mississippi and South Carolina.  The Rebels come into this game undefeated but have yet to be tested.  South Carolina has shown a prolific offense to date led by junior QB Stephen Garcia, who is finally living up to the expectations since his days as a prep QB at Plant H.S. in Florida.  Spurrier has him playing at a high level and I smell UPSET in this one.  Mississippi QB Jevan Snead has played well and will have to play a mistake free game and hit some big plays in the passing game to open up the running game for Cordera Eason and company.  Snead has compiled a school record 8 straight games with multiple TD throws and will most likely continue that trend tonight.  Another big plus for the Rebels is the return of defensive end Greg Hardy, one of the premier pass rushing ends in college football.  He has had ankle/foot problems so far but will start this evening.  All signs point to a comfortable Mississippi victory but I think this one is going to be close.  A large margin victory by the Rebels will vault QB Snead into the Heisman race.  In the Spurrier era, the Gamecockes are 5-2 under the lights. The Rebels will have to contain end Eric Norwood from harassing Snead into quick throws and key turnovers.  Like I said, UPSET alert but in the end, a "healthy" (flu recovered) Mississippi Rebels team takes down South Carolina.
PREDICTION:     Mississippi 38-South Carolina 24