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ESPN’s Tom Hart offers his thoughts on intriguing SEC openers outside of the obvious
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While Georgia-Clemson and Alabama-Miami are garnering most of the headlines when it comes to the first big weekend of college football, ESPN broadcaster Tom Hart has his eyes on a couple of other openers involving SEC teams.
Appearing on the “McElroy And Cubelic In The Morning Show” on WJOX 94.5 FM, Hart cited the LSU-UCLA and Ole Miss-Louisville games as 2 that have him highly intrigued.
Friend of the show and ESPN staple @tom_hart stopped by @macandcube to share his picks for the most intriguing Week 1 matchups featuring an SEC team.*
*We excluded the obvious answer of Georgia-Clemson. pic.twitter.com/62H2Ega3s7
— WJOX 94.5 FM (@WJOX945) August 25, 2021
“I think the most pivotal is going to be LSU-UCLA,” Hart said. “That will be really exciting to watch. I think LSU is going to have a great year, but they have to get out on the right foot.”
Hart then turned his attention to the Rebels and the Cardinals, which he anticipates as being an offensive shootout.
“The one I’m most looking forward to is Louisville-Ole Miss on Labor Day night,” Hart explained. “We know what Ole Miss can do offensively, but I’m curious to see if they can get stops in that game.”
The LSU-UCLA matchup will be played at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Sept. 4, aT 8:30 p.m. ET, and will air on FOX, while the Louisville-Ole Miss matchup will take place at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 6, on ESPN.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
