MATT LUKE

Luke, 45, joined Kirby Smart's staff ahead of the 2020 season after spending eight seasons as head coach at Mississippi.

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Lane Kiffin speaks to Mississippi fans after being announced as the new head football coach during a introductory press conference in Oxford, Miss. In attendance were his children, daughters Presley Kiffin, 13, left, Landry Kiffin, 15, second from left, and son Knox Kiffin, 10. Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. But they drew huge challenges for their debuts, with the Bulldogs visiting defending national champion and No. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. Mike Leach expected to start his first season at Mississippi State versus New Mexico. Instead, both coaches — and their respective offenses — will encounter stiffer challenges in their Magnolia State debuts. 5 Florida and ex-Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen as two-touchdown underdogs. Before Deion Sanders made a prime-time splash when he was hired by Jackson State on Monday; Leach and Kiffin were splashy hires in the state.

Ole Miss has given three strong SEC rivals all they could handle the past month before coming up empty and the Rebels look to end their misery when they host winless New Mexico State in a non-conference contest Saturday. ABOUT NEW MEXICO STATE (0-8)Turnovers have been a major problem for the Aggies all season, losing eight of their 16 fumbles while watching sophomore quarterback Josh Adkins throw 14 interceptions and get sacked 24 times. Ole Miss junior LB Lakia Henry leads the team with 68 tackles and is averaging a little more than 10 the last four games. The Rebels won the only previous meeting against the Aggies 52-3 in 2015 at Oxford, Miss. PREDICTION: Ole Miss 41, New Mexico State 14

- Texas A&M has done what it could against a schedule filled with national powers and looks to begin piling up victories against unranked teams when it pays a visit to Ole Miss for an SEC contest on Saturday night. We got better (last) week than we were the week before, and we'll hopefully line up and get better this week. ," Ole Miss coach Matt Luke told reporters. Ole Miss DL Tariqious Tisdale and LB Jacquez Jones must sit out the first half Saturday after being called for targeting infractions last week. PREDICTION: Ole Miss 31, Texas A&M 28More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up before their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. "It's a huge challenge," Ole Miss coach Matt Luke said at a press conference. Alabama routed Ole Miss 62-7 last season and leads the series 54-10-2. Crimson Tide junior RB Najee Harris had a season-best 110 yards - his second career 100-yard outing - in last Saturday's 49-7 win over Southern Miss. PREDICTION: Alabama 55, Ole Miss 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

This Saturday, the Ole Miss duo hopes to lead the Rebels to a home victory against Southeastern Louisiana. LINE: Ole Miss -31After losing to Memphis in its season opener, Ole Miss rolled over SEC foe Arkansas 31-17 last weekend. Ole Miss won the only previous meeting, 52-6, in 2009. Aside from Moore, no other Ole Miss player has more than four catches or 38 yards on the season. PREDICTION: Ole Miss 44, Southeastern Louisiana 7More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.