The 10th-ranked Rebels then fell behind to Oklahoma at halftime. In the 10 quarters since, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t think any FBS team has played better. “Some people would say right now we’re playing as well as anybody in the country, which we are,” Kiffin said.

Well, what Kiffin did worked. Ole Miss’s re-worked defensive line dominated in the trenches, holding Georgia to 10 points and sacking Carson Beck 5 times in the dominant victory. One year after Beck torched the Rebels for over 300 yards passing, he only managed 186 yards on Saturday, didn’t throw a touchdown pass and was intercepted once.

Star quarterback Jaxson Dart is a transfer from USC. Leading rusher Henry Parrish came to Ole Miss from Miami. Leading receiver Tre Harris – who Kiffin has called the best player at his position in the country – is a transfer from Louisiana Tech. Louisville transfer receiver Jordan Watkins leads the team with seven touchdowns.