Ole Miss now sits at No. 12 nationally with a pivotal five game stretch in October that will define the second season of head coach Lane Kiffin.
Yeah, yeah, take it one game at a time and all that coachspeak non-sense, but it’s hard not to look at No. 1 Alabama, No. 8 Arkansas, a trip to Knoxville, LSU, and No. 22 Auburn in October and not get dizzy with excitement and anxiety. The next month dealing Ole Miss a 2-3 record would likely dash the hopes of a New Year’s Six bowl while a 5-0 or 4-1 performance would propel the Rebels into a potential playoff conversation.