Trae Young is the Only One on College GameDay Picking Kentucky to Beat Ole Miss

Trae Young2 — OU assistant GM Trae Young. (Ricardo Brazziell - Imagn Images)

Kentucky football is not garnering a ton of national attention at the start of the 2025 college football season. Thanks to the schedule, the Wildcats will steal the spotlight in week two. Kentucky-Ole Miss is the first game of the 2025 SEC season, putting the Cats in a prime TV slot on ABC.

The first SEC game of the year is worth talking about and merits a pick from the College GameDay panel. As you might suspect, there aren’t too many fans on the ESPN set of Mark Stoops’ Wildcats.

“I think Ole Miss wins, but Kentucky covers. It’s going to be a low-scoring game,” said Desmond Howard.

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban believes the Ole Miss offense will be too much for Kentucky to keep up. Kirk Herbstreit knows this series stays close, but wasn’t willing to take the Cats; neither was Pat McAfee.

“I don’t think this one’s close, even though Kentucky has been a nemesis for them,” said McAfee.

There was one brave soul on the stage. Trae Young once considered playing for John Calipari at Kentucky, but ultimately chose to suit up for the Oklahoma Sooners. The NBA All-Star had a basketball flavor to his College GameDay picks, but that’s not the only reason he’s calling for Kentucky to upset Ole Miss.

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“They’ve been Ole Miss’ kryptonite these past few years. Even when they’ve had better teams in previous years, Kentucky still found a way to win,” said Young. “And I’m a big Bob Stoops guy. Mark Stoops is over there, so that’s who I’m rolling with.”

Will Young look like a genius or a dingus? Hopefully, he’s taking a victory lap on Saturday night after this appearance on College GameDay.

Kentucky vs. Ole Miss: How to Watch, Listen

Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC (Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath)
Local Radio: UK Sports Network (Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro, Dick Gabriel)
AM: 840 WHAS, 630 WLAP
FM: 98.1 WBUL
Online: iHeart Radio
Sirius XM: 132 or 191 (UK)

You can also keep up with the game and chat with other fans on our game thread on KSBoard, with Nick Roush, Adam Luckett, and Drew Franklin providing updates from Kroger Field.