Three games into the season and Ole Miss has seen two 21-point leads turn into losses. The Rebels are in a must-win situation in conference play with Georgia coming to Oxford. But don’t worry Rebels fans: The Bulldogs are the perfect bounceback opponent for your team.
Here’s why.
When you look at the two Ole Miss losses this month, similarities beyond the obvious emerge.
One, FSU and Alabama never gave up on their run games. The Seminoles and Tide both had more than 40 rush attempts and continued to pound away at Ole Miss’ defense.
For FSU, this helped calm the nerves of redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois and kept the Rebels’ defense honest, allowing Francois to finish with 419 yards passing and 59 yards rushing.