Ole Miss vs. Arkansas: Epic Showdown in Fayetteville

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00:00Coach, one of the most intriguing matchups takes place at noon in Fayetteville. We got

00:08Ole Miss on the road now with seven and a half point road favorites taking on Talon

00:13Green and the Arkansas Razorbacks. We saw Arkansas put up 58 points last week in Starkville.

00:20They win that matchup 58 to 25 over the Bulldogs. We saw Ole Miss struggle a little bit in the

00:27first half with Oklahoma. They pulled away in the second half to win that ballgame 26

00:33to 14. Last year in Oxford, Ole Miss did get the victory 27 to 20. Coach, how do you see

00:42this game playing out on Saturday afternoon?

00:44Well, I'm not sure we'll see a whole lot more points, but I see the same team winning. Ole

00:48Miss, I think, is going to win. The thing is, Talon Green has done a great job. He's

00:53been kind of the spark of this Arkansas team. Fayetteville is a tough place to play. Go

00:59ask Tennessee what happened when they went into Fayetteville. I've coached there a couple

01:03of times. They've got a rowdy bunch of people, and this team has got a lot of confidence.

01:07The key is that this is not your old Ole Miss football team. Back a few years ago, they

01:13could score, they could score, but they didn't play defense. Well, this team is the number

01:16one defensive rush team in the country. They're very physical, and they have the perfect defense,

01:21I think, to keep Arkansas in check. And really, Ole Miss, really, they've got to win. They've

01:27got to win out. They've got to win out just to have a chance to be still in the conversation

01:32about the SEC with two losses already. And I'll say this, because of their talent level,

01:38I put them in that category of those teams that really could be, maybe should be, undefeated

01:43because they have enough talent to beat everybody on their schedule that they've played so far.

01:48Yeah, to your point, they're only giving up 11 points per game, 76 rushing yards allowed

01:54against opposing offenses, only 2.1 yards per carry. They force teams into long, predictable

02:00third downs, playing very solid third down defense. So, I agree with that assessment.

02:06The biggest thing, too, and takeaway from last week is that Trey Harris, their big play

02:10wide receiver was a late scratch, did not play in the matchup. We saw Jackson Dart throw

02:16for 215 yards. Watkins, the other stellar wide receiver, stepped up, made enough plays.

02:22He had over 50 yards receiving in the ballgame. They just find ways to grind it out. And Jackson

02:28Dart, a dual threat quarterback, they're going to need his mobility against that front seven

02:33in terms of Arkansas. But I'll say this about the Arkansas offense. Taylon Green accounted

02:39for five touchdowns last week. He did it on the ground with his legs. He did it through

02:43the air. This is an offense that is very balanced now, heading into week number 10.

02:49And again, Sam Pittman is a coach, especially as an underdog, that always brings his lunch

02:54pail. They're always within the number. I like the Razorbacks plus the points in this

02:59matchup.

03:00I'm with you on that. I do definitely like the Razorback in the points. I see a game

03:05much more the score of Ole Miss' past game with Oklahoma. But again, I do think both

03:10teams have solid defenses. Ole Miss is clearly a more talented defense. Dart, I think, is

03:15one of the top five quarterbacks in the country. He's got incredible quarterbacking skills.

03:20Trey Harris, that's a tough guy. He's been out for a while, or inconsistent, or unhealthy

03:25for a while. And I do think that's one of the reasons they're not scoring as many points.

03:30But I think they're so strong on defense. And Dart always keeps them in the game that

03:34I don't see. I see them having just a little bit more offense than Arkansas has.