Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze is hoping Phil Longo, one of the best offensive minds in the FCS ranks, can make a successful jump to the SEC. The Rebels have been balanced in play-calling under Freeze – 422 rush attempts and 483 pass attempts in 2016 year – but the big plays and points have come in the passing game.
Sam Houston State teams with Longo as offensive coordinator could sling it around, too, but Freeze looked past that and focused on a dynamic run game. What Freeze saw was consistency.
But as effective as the Bearkats were most of the time, when the end came, it came in a big way.