It’s been Kentucky vs. Kansas that’s taken up most of the real estate on the ESPN ads pushing Saturday’s SEC-Big 12 Challenge, which makes sense for a couple of brand name programs currently housed inside the top-10 poll.
But don’t sleep on the day’s other ranked showdown, a surprisingly high-stakes showdown between No. 20 Ole Miss and No. 24 Iowa State. Both teams rocketed out of the gates to climb into the rankings—ISU won 12 of its first 14 games and Ole Miss started 13-2. But both have cooled off in the last couple weeks, with the Rebels dropping two of their last three and the Cyclones losing three of five.