Jaxson Dart is going to have his hands full today, and certainly earn his playing time. The Ole Miss Rebels host the Bulldogs without their starting RB, but they probably wouldn't do much running anyways against this team. Dart has cleared this line in 8/9 games this season, including 4 straight. He was just 12 yards away from clearing this line in all 9 starts, and I think it is simply too low.
Dart and Kiffin know they need to be aggressive against the Dawgs, and I think a shootout plays in their favor. The game plan should certainly include Dart airing it out as much as possible, giving him plenty of opportunities to clear this line and score in bunches to defeat the Bulldogs. For more information, check out my full analysis below!
We are backing the Jayhawk running back to have a big day against a mediocre Cyclones rushing defense. Iowa State allows over 163 rushing yards per game and over 5 per rush, both ranking outside of the Top 100 in FBS. Neal is running for nearly 6 yards per carry this season, and has cleared this line in 5/8 contests.
When he does clear this line, Neal usually goes for triple digits, and the lowest he's ran for this season is last week against Kansas State where he had 66 yards on 13 touches. He is the clear RB1 for this Jayhawks team, and I see him handling plenty of a workload this week coming off a bye.
Iowa State also struggles to contain RBs.
Tahj Brooks: 25-122-1
RJ Harvey: 25-192-2
Kaleb Johnson: 25-187-2
I see Neal having a big day on the ground tonight.
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