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First-year coach Derek Mason and Middle Tennessee State football will have a daunting task on the road Saturday when the Blue Raiders face Ole Miss (3:15, SEC Network).
Ole Miss is ranked No. 5 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and is No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
MTSU (1-0) is coming off a 32-25 win over rival Tennessee Tech during Week 1, scoring the winning touchdown with 14 seconds left on 30-yard run by Frank Peasant. Ole Miss rolled past Furman 76-0 last week.
Following is a scouting report on the game, including a score prediction by The Daily News Journal’s Cecil Joyce:
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Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin one of the most entertaining in FBS
Ole Miss has arguably one of the most charismatic, and at times controversial, leaders in fifth-year coach Lane Kiffin.
The 49-year-old Kiffin has been well traveled in college football since his short stint as head coach of the Oakland Raiders, where he was fired in 2008, including stops at Tennessee, USC, Alabama (assistant) and Florida Atlantic before taking over at Ole Miss in 2020.
He likes to stay active — and entertaining — on social media, including a recent back-and-forth with LSU Coach Brian Kelly on the X platform, in which Kiffin most recently trolled Kelly following the Tigers’ opening-game loss to USC.
Kiffin has had success at Ole Miss, going 35-15 (20-13 in the SEC), including one the program’s best season in 2023 (11-2, Peach Bowl win).
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Ole Miss football is talented, and it showed during Week 1
Blowout wins over FCS opponents to open the season are not uncommon for power conference teams, but the Rebels’ 76-0 win over Furman was impressive nonetheless.
Ole Miss had 37 first downs and 772 total yards, including 529 passing. Eight players combined to rush for 243 yards with…
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Author : The Daily News Journal
Publish date : 2024-09-05 20:48:20
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