Ole Miss vs. Texas prediction, pick, odds, spread: Arch Manning, Longhorns fight to save their season

Texas is looking to end a two-game skid and get its College Football Playoff hopes back on track against an Ole Miss team coming off its best performance of the year so far Arch Manning grew up with Ole Miss all around him. His uncle Eli's jersey was retired in Oxford, and so was his grandfather Archie's No. 18. On Saturday night, Arch faces the Rebels for the first time, possibly at the lowest point of his career. Questions have swirled around Arch during a two-game losing streak that has the Longhorns on the brink of falling completely out of the polls after rising to No. 1 in September with a comeback win against top-ranked Ohio State.

He threw two interceptions, including a pick-six, in the loss to Oklahoma, and last week he lost a fumble on a strip sack with two minutes remaining, allowing Florida to hold on for a win, Manning's first home loss as a starter. Afterward, Sarkisian said he would evaluate the offense, including Manning's role in the offense. Now Texas (4-2, 1-2 SEC) is trying to avoid joining 1965 Texas and 1957 Texas A&M as the only teams to lose three straight games in a season after entering as the AP No. 1 team. The Longhorns will be without the nation's sacks leader, Colin Simmons,