Ole Miss vs. LSU Thriller: Dart and Nussmeier Key Players

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00:00So exciting and speaking of excitement we've got a tied game between Ole Miss

00:06and LSU. This first quarter I really did not know where to expect this game to go.

00:11I know that there's been a large conversation around Ole Miss and their

00:14strength of schedule and where the tests are truly going to lie. I've been a big

00:18fan of watching Jackson Dart, another dual threat quarterback, in the

00:21quarterback conversation. 284 passing yards, one touchdown, one interception at

00:25the moment and his need for legs today only sits at 33 rushing yards and that's

00:30through 14 carries which just tells you some of the issues that LSU has

00:34presented. But Rich, I'm going to throw this one to you. You got Dart in the

00:37Heisman conversation but you've got Nussmeier who's actually kind of showed

00:40up and delivered for his team. He's sitting at 312 passing yards, probably

00:44somebody who hasn't been as highly talked about in the quarterback

00:47conversation. I would more so say after they almost fell short to South

00:51Carolina. But what are we missing when it comes to LSU and their deliverables this

00:54season? Yeah, LSU is a bit of a mystery right now. I expected more at this stage

01:00of the Brian Kelly era, longtime Notre Dame coach. I thought it was a good fit

01:05for him to go to the SEC, knows how to develop players, knows how to recruit, now

01:09has the resources, now has the ability to get more five-star players which wasn't

01:15always the case with the academic rigors at Notre Dame. But this year, you know,

01:19defensively they're so-so. Harold Perkins, their best defensive player, is out for

01:23the season. Big fan of Garrett Nussmeier. I think in terms of players whose draft

01:28stock will rise very quickly, assuming he does declare at the end of the season, I

01:33think Nussmeier falls into that category. Same with his wide receiver Kyron Lacey.

01:37But 23-23 looks like it's going into overtime. This is a playoff elimination

01:43game. In the SEC, if you have two losses at this stage of the season, I think

01:48you're done. One big takeaway for me from this game, you know, we think about

01:52offense and Jackson Dart, but last couple of weeks, Ole Miss's defense has

01:56really come around. If they can combine Dart and Ulysses Bentley and Trey Harris

02:02on the outside with an improved defense, get the W in Baton Rouge tonight, which

02:07is very difficult to do, as you know, at night in Death Valley. Get the win here

02:12and they could have a strong run towards the playoffs in the second half.