ESPN College GameDay 2014: Week 7 Schedule, Location, Predictions and More

The SEC is the place to be for the second straight week as it pertains to the ESPN College GameDay crew. A week after visiting Oxford, Mississippi ahead of Ole Miss' big win over Alabama, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Rece Davis will visit the campus of the other Mississippi school that came up with a huge victory in Week 6.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs stifled Kenny Hill and the Texas A&M Aggies en route to a 48-31 win that further legitimized the squad in the eyes of America, and the pollsters. The win gave the Bulldogs back-to-back wins over top-10-ranked opponents, and it also vaulted the team into the third spot in the AP Top 25, per ESPN.com.

Games don't get much bigger than a matchup between the No. 2 team and the No. 3 squad. The fact that both are SEC programs only adds to the intrigue.

Here's the schedule for the show and the game.

When: Saturday, Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. for GameDay and 3:30 p.m. for game.

Where: Starkville, Mississippi

TV: ESPN for GameDay and CBS Sports for the game.

Nick Marshall Will Lead Auburn to Huge Win and No. 1 Spot in Polls

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Backing Mississippi State in this one is the trendy thing to do, but Auburn's dual-threat quarterback and overall studly running game will lead it to the biggest win of the college football season.

Marshall is hitting his stride and beginning to look like a real Heisman Trophy candidate.

He accounted for 326 total yards and four touchdowns in last week's win over the LSU Tigers. For the season, Marshall has 1,147 yards, 12 scores and just one interception. Perhaps most importantly, he and a good number of his Tigers teammates have an abundance of experience in huge games.

Last year's national championship is the biggest example, and the huge meeting with Alabama in the 2013 Iron Bowl is another.

As good as the Bulldogs have looked this season, this is the first time quarterback Dak Prescott and Co. have been on this big of a stage. Yes, the Bulldogs are at home, but Marshall, senior running back Cameron Artis-Payne and others have proven they can win on the road.

Earlier this season, the Tigers pulled out a tough one on the road against a pesky Kansas State Wildcats team. In that game, Marshall had to prove he could win a game for his team with his arm and not just his legs.

He answered the challenge by tossing two touchdown passes. The Tigers' run game was held to a human 123 yards in that contest, so it was a great test and confidence booster for Marshall as a quarterback.

Since then, he's gotten better. He has completed over 60 percent of his passes, thrown for five touchdowns, no interceptions and he's run for four scores.

Mississippi State's offense is explosive. It has averaged 42.6 points per game. However, the Bulldogs haven't faced a defense as talented as Auburn's. The Tigers have only allowed one opponent to reach the 20-point mark this season. That includes holding the LSU Tigers to just seven points last week.

Auburn will run the ball effectively and Marshall will make enough plays for his team to win. No matter what No. 1 Florida State does against the Syracuse Orange, it won't be enough to hold off Auburn after this big victory.