The Ole Miss offense, partly due to fully utilizing Chad Kelly’s skillset, was beginning a tear of its own after going the first half of the season without Laremy Tunsil at left tackle. Starting this game, Kelly would do everything he could to shake off the so-far justified label of being turnover-prone.
While the teams nearly mirrored one another in terms of overall production, their stylistic differences couldn’t be more apparent. The Rebels’ lighting-fast scoring drives took on average just over six plays and less than two minutes of game clock, while the Hogs stretched theirs out to eight plays and over four minutes.