What happened: Pat McAfee picked Ole Miss to beat LSU while keeping LSU as his national championship choice. The call split his view between the immediate matchup and the longer season outlook.

Why it matters: The pick frames Ole Miss-LSU as volatile in the short term without changing McAfee's bigger-picture belief in LSU. That tension is the point: one game can swing differently from a season-long title forecast.

What to watch: Watch whether Ole Miss lands the single-game result McAfee called and whether LSU's title case holds its shape beyond this matchup.