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Lane Kiffin says Ole Miss is ‘2 plays’ away from being undefeated
By Crissy Froyd
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Lane Kiffin’s team looked like a real College Football Playoff contender at the beginning of the season, but that much has not held true as the schedule has rolled on.
In his eyes, though, Ole Miss is a mere handful of plays away from being an undefeated team. And not only that, but one of the best — if not the very best — teams in the nation. Some of the Rebels’ issues have come from self-inflicted wounds, something that has now shown up in multiple
“Hey, stop making the mistakes so you can show the country you’re one of the best teams in the country, because you really are when you play well,” Kiffin told the team in a report from CBS Sports. “We’re two plays … not two miracle plays, we’re two very normal plays away from being undefeated and the (No.) 1, 2 or 3 team in the country.”
Ole Miss will face one of its toughest tests of the season up next against the Georgia Bulldogs when Kirby Smart and co. head to Oxford. The Bulldogs were formerly the top team in the nation, but have taken a small step back in the standings. They most recently defeated Florida, 34-20 in Jacksonville.
Georgia and Ole Miss are set to kick off at 3:30m p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Crissy covers SEC football news for Saturday Down South.
