Ole Miss football's 24-21 win was a close upset that the Rebels barely escaped. However, it was nothing that Lane Kiffin hadn't seen before.
Almost the same pattern as the last season, where the Rebels had shocking upset losses after a few good weeks. Just this time, they managed to hold off the Cougars to score a win.
And maybe, this is exactly the type of situation that Kiffin was keeping his options open for.
"Yeah, he is closer to getting back on the field. He is continuing to get closer to 100%," has kind of become Kiffin's go-to answer whenever addressing any question that has the word 'Austin Simmons' and 'starting QB' in it.