Sep 8, 2012; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns tight ends M.J. McFarland (85) and D.J. Grant (18) react following a touchdown against the New Mexico Lobos during the second half at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas beat New Mexico 45-0. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-US PRESSWIRE
14th-ranked Texas tests its mettle in an SEC road game against Ole Miss on Saturday night.
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A pair of teams from different BCS conferences meet on Saturday night as the Texas Longhorns (2-0) visit Ole Miss (2-0) at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.
The No. 14 Longhorns arrive in "The Grove" undefeated after dispatching a pair of Mountain West teams in Austin. Texas beat Wyoming and New Mexico by the combined score of 82-17 in the first two weeks.
While the dual-headed quarterback situation was the pre-season story for Texas, sophomore David Ash has thrown 49 of 58 total passes for the Longhorns. So far, Ash is off to a strong start, completing 74 percent of his passes with no interceptions in those 49 attempts. A pair of talented running backs in Joe Bergeron and Malcolm Brown has the Longhorns averaging 213 rushing yards per game.
Ole Miss is off to a 2-0 start under first-year head coach Hugh Freeze. The Rebels will be playing their third-straight home game after beating Central Arkansas (49-27) and UTEP (28-10) to start the season. With a new offensive look keyed by quarterback Bo Wallace, the Rebels are averaging 552 yards per game, 10th-best in the country.
Game time, TV channel: 9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Point spread: Texas is favored by 9.5
For news, discussion and more, visit Texas Longhorns blogs Burnt Orange Nation and Barking Carnival. For more on the Ole Miss Rebels, head to Red Cup Rebellion.
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