If you’re skimming over Ole Miss’ remaining schedule and getting nervous about playing a Georgia Southern program with a reputation for giving more talented teams a hard time, you may not need to worry. Despite being known as the lower level non-conference team no one wants to schedule, they’re currently 4-4 and averaging just 24 points per game excluding of an opening win over FCS Savannah State.
Sure, history tells us that this team is perfectly capable of giving the Rebels fits. In a 2011 loss to Alabama, Georgia Southern ran for 302 yards and 7.7 yards per carry, leading to one of the weirder Nick Saban rants ever recorded.