A highly anticipated game this college football season pits the Ole Miss Rebels against the LSU Tigers, coached by former Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin. Kiffin infamously departed Ole Miss amid last season's run to the College Football Playoff. His defensive coordinator, Pete Golding, was promoted to head coach and now has a chance to make a big statement by guiding the Rebels to a home victory over the visiting Kiffin and his new school.
It could be a tough task, as Golding realizes there is a lot of outside noise going on ahead of this game. However, he shared a clear message for his players, making an intriguing comparison involving high school football. "To me, it’s like high school homecoming for these dudes.
Like, if you focus on the wrong [expletive], that homecoming dance ain’t very fun after you get your butt beat on a Friday night," Golding said at a media session. More news: Eli Manning Gets Honest About Arch Manning After ‘Weird’ Texas Win Over OSU Much like the battle between elite, ranked opponents Ohio State and Texas this past weekend, ABC and ESPN scheduled No. 8 Ole Miss against No. 7 LSU for their Saturday night primetime game. Golding mentioned that ESPN's "College GameDay" will be part of the presentation, which could serve as a distraction for some, but it seems the focus needs to remain clearly on what they need to do to defeat LSU.
Ole Miss opened their season with a hard-fought 41-38 victory over ranked opponent Louisville. They then followed that with a 41-9 win over Charlotte this past weekend to remain undefeated this season. LSU is also 2-0 and started their season by blowing out Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers, 51-10.
A 45-14 win over Louisiana Tech was next, and now, with Kiffin returning to Ole Miss this weekend, it's likely he is preparing his team heavily for the matchup. This battle between two top-10 teams could have future implications for their CFP selection. As of this writing, LSU is favored to win the road game by 3.5 points, suggesting Golding and Ole Miss could really make a statement with an upset win over the former coach to spoil his return.
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