Photo courtesy of Ole Miss athletics The most wonderful time of the year has returned. Come Monday, Ole Miss fans will have waited 247 days since they last watched Lane Kiffin and the Rebels take the field. A lot has happened since then: The Grove Bowl, recruiting wins, transfers, etc. The offense, luckily, has not changed much. The defense will have some new faces and some … [Read more...] about Ole Miss vs. Louisville: Week 1 Preview and Prediction
Time to Shine: 2021 is Matt Corral’s Year
Photo courtesy of Ole Miss athletics We've reached that time of year where analysts rank positions, give Heisman Trophy favorites, and predict where each team will finish. While there are a lot of lists to sift through, it's hard not to notice the amount of experts still sleeping on Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral. No returning quarterback in the entire country had a higher … [Read more...] about Time to Shine: 2021 is Matt Corral’s Year
Ole Miss Football: Looking Back on 2020 and Ahead to the Outback Bowl
Photo courtesy of Ole Miss athletics Lane Kiffin's first season as head coach was interesting, to say the least. After years of "playing it safe," Ole Miss fans welcomed Kiffin's big personality and high-powered offense. With a truncated, all-SEC schedule, expectations were not nearly as high as overall excitement. After nine games (the Texas A&M game will not be played), … [Read more...] about Ole Miss Football: Looking Back on 2020 and Ahead to the Outback Bowl
Egg Bowl Preview: How Ole Miss Can Ground the Air Raid Offense
Photo courtesy of Ole Miss athletics AUTHOR'S NOTE: It's been one year since I wrote my first article for Fifth Quarter - an Egg Bowl preview in which I honored my late uncle, told about my first Thanksgiving Egg Bowl, and predicted a wild game. What unfolded can only be described as sheer chaos. In last season's Egg Bowl, Ole Miss pieced together an incredible late drive. … [Read more...] about Egg Bowl Preview: How Ole Miss Can Ground the Air Raid Offense
The Kiffin Era is Underway: Grading the Ole Miss Offense After Week 1
Photo courtesy of Ole Miss athletics After one week of SEC play, there were some surprise players, who emerged for Ole Miss. The offense is night and day compared to Week 1 in 2019, and football is finally fun to watch again in Oxford. Let's take a look at each position group and grade their performance from Saturday's 51-35 loss to No. 5 Florida. Quarterback: A+ Matt … [Read more...] about The Kiffin Era is Underway: Grading the Ole Miss Offense After Week 1