Sep 16, 2026 · 1h 57m
LSU–Ole Miss rivalry fuels Week 3 betting debate
The Locker Room - College Football Week 3 Picks: Josh Pate, Taylor Lewan DEBATE LSU-Ole Miss & Compton LOVES Auburn
The hosts connect rivalry pressure, quarterback play, coaching scrutiny, and matchup value across a consequential college football slate.
- 1Michigan’s emphatic win over Oklahoma reshapes expectations for its offense, defense, coaching, and playoff prospects.
- 2Florida–Auburn turns coaching pressure, recruiting history, and quarterback play into a tightly contested betting puzzle.
- 3LSU–Ole Miss combines legal controversy, rivalry emotion, and contrasting team identities while driving repeated over recommendations.
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The hosts return to LSU–Ole Miss after discussing the unusual legal dispute and heightened security, then disagree on the side while repeatedly backing the over.
The brief
Will, Taylor Lewan, and Josh Pate open with Michigan’s emphatic win over Oklahoma, weighing the Wolverines’ offense, defense, coaching, and playoff prospects.
Florida–Auburn becomes a test of quarterback play, offensive lines, defensive schemes, coaching pressure, and recruiting history, with the hosts taking positions on the spread and total.
Houston–Texas Tech draws lower-confidence disagreement around quarterback health, rushing attacks, and defensive strength, while SMU–Louisville looks like a more explosive offensive matchup.
South Carolina–Mississippi State centers on home-field pressure, contrasting quarterbacks, coaching connections, and whether defensive adjustments can contain a potential shootout.
The standout debate is LSU–Ole Miss, where an unusual legal dispute, rivalry atmosphere, transfer motivation, and Lane Kiffin’s chaos factor split the hosts on the side.
The episode closes with underdog picks, parlays, and concern about disappointing Big Ten performances, extending the discussion beyond the featured matchups.