Ellington

I'm trying to pick myself off the floor from my pick-em beat down.

Thursday, Sept. 15
College football (ESPN, 7-10 p.m.), Mississippi State looks to bounce back against national title-contender LSU at home after a heartbreaking loss to Auburn.

Friday, Sept. 16
College football (ESPN 2, 7-10 p.m.), Iowa State looks to stay undefeated against UCONN on the road and avoid a letdown after defeating in-state rival Iowa.

Saturday, Sept. 17
College football (CBS, (11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.) Ole Miss hopes to run their winning streak to two games against surprisingly undefeated Vanderbilt as both teams open conference play.

Sunday, Sept. 18
NFL (Fox, noon-3 p.m.), New Orleans looks to rebound, after an opening loss to Green Bay, in their first home game against the Chicago Bears, who pounded Atlanta.

Monday, Sept. 19
NFL (ESPN, 7:30-10 p.m.), St. Louis visits New York, as both the Giants and Rams look to rebound after week one losses.

Tuesday, Sept. 20
MLB (Fox Sports South, 6-9 p.m.), Atlanta Braves look to keep their wildcard lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in a divisional matchup against the Florida Marlins.

Wednesday, Sept 21
MLB (Fox Sports South, 6-9 p.m.) Braves continue this series against
the Marlins.

Fun Fact
Nearly every Mississippi team that won in week one of the college football season lost in week two. Vice versa for teams that lost, except for Jackson State (the only undefeated Mississippi team) and Alcorn State (lost both weeks).

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