What fans need to know about the Gator Bowl showdown

When: Thursday, 7:30 p.m

Where: EverBank Stadium.

Tickets: TaxSlayergatorbowl.com, StubHub.

TV: ESPN (Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor).

Stadium of the past:Old Gator Bowl was the home of sports in Jacksonville for six decades

Radio: 1010-AM, 92.5 FM.

Records: No. 14 Ole Miss 9-3, Duke 9-3.

Trainer: Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin is 43-18 with the Rebels and 104-52 overall, with stops at Tennessee, USC and Florida Atlantic. Manny Diaz is 9-3 at Duke and 30-18 as a head coach, including three years at Miami. He was a defensive assistant at FSU, NC State, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, Texas, Louisiana Tech, Miami and Penn State.

What are the odds for Ole Miss-Duke?

BetMGM has the Rebels as 17.5-point favorites and -800 on the money line. Duke is +550. The over-under is 51.5.

Who are the officials?

The referees will come from the Big Ten.

What is the series history between Ole Miss and Duke?

The two teams have never played.

Gator Bowl history for Ole Miss and Duke

The Rebels are 1-2 in the Gator Bowl and last played in 1991 when they lost to Michigan 35-3. Duke has never played in the Gator Bowl.

What is the key match?

Ole Miss WR Tre Harris vs. Duke CB Chandler Rivers

Harris, a senior, led a balanced group of wide receivers with 49 receptions for 854 yards and six touchdowns, but has played in just eight games due to injuries, leaving the Rebels’ game against Florida after a catch for a 43-yard touchdown. Leave the pass. In the previous game against LSU, he caught seven passes for 102 yards.

Rivers, a junior first-team All-ACC selection, is tied for the Blue Devils with three interceptions and is tied for the lead with eight passes broken up. He also has two quarterback hits, one sack, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

What’s special about Ole Miss vs. Duke?

The simple approach is to boil the game down to the Rebels’ SEC and national-ranked offense against the Duke defense, which is the team’s strength. But Ole Miss ranks in the top 20 nationally in defense and is second against the run, led by defensive tackle Walter Nolen and linebacker Chris “Pooh” Paul. … The Blue Devils need to get a pass rush on QB Jaxson Dart, who led the SEC in most passing categories and broke Eli Manning’s career rushing record. Duke is fourth in the ACC with 40 sacks, led by Wesley Williams with 7.5. … One of Duke’s key players on defense is tackle Kenny Charles, a Liberty senior who played at Orange Park High School. … Duke lost its first two quarterbacks on the depth chart to the transfer portal, Maalik Murphy and Grayson Loftis. Henry Belin, a sophomore, is the likely starter.

What fans need to know about the Gator Bowl showdown

ByAmelia Journalton

By Amelia Journalton

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