Against an Arkansas defense that ranked poorly by almost any statistical measurement, Chad Kelly and Ole Miss’ high-powered struggled consistently for the first time all season. The run game took a step back, a typically sure-handed receiving corps dropped passes and Kelly’s usually deadly deep accuracy was lacking. Given the shaky state of the Rebel defense, Ole Miss can’t afford a similar offensive stumble this week in Baton Rouge.
That won’t be easy an LSU defense that might present more matchup problems than any unit Ole Miss has faced this season. The narrative that the Tigers’ defense hasn’t quite proven itself against a great offense so far this season really doesn’t apply here.