Lane Kiffin calls Ole Miss 'a work in progress' after 4-0 start

Few could complain about their college football team starting the season 4-0. As of today, only 21 teams in the nation can say their team is undefeated. Still, Lane Kiffin has been fairly vocal that he wants to see more from his Ole Miss squad. As great as they are as the country’s No. 14 team, Kiffin thinks they still have a ways to go.

Kiffin spoke about the Rebel’s progress during his press conference on Monday. He says so many changes before the season and challenges that have come up during it have left Ole Miss in a position where a lot of work still needs to be done before they get where they want to be.

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“I mean we just play whoever’s on the schedule, especially early in the year. We got a lot to still work out,” said Kiffin. “A lot of guys missed last week injury-wise that hopefully will be back this week. We’re still figuring things out with a lot of new players, new coaches. So we’re a work in progress.”

The Rebels have posted a Top-25 offense and defense thus far in 2022. While the QB spot is still in the works, their rushing attack has helped them average 41 points per game. As impressive as that is, their defense has allowed an average of just 10 points per game.

Still, Kiffin sees room for improvement. Kiffin is actually counting on them getting better throughout the season. That’s because it says a lot about how good Ole Miss can be if this is who they are without their ducks in a row yet.

“My hope is we continue to improve, maybe more than some other teams, because we didn’t have many returners. We have so many new people and coaches to the program that hopefully we improve throughout the year more than you normally would,” Kiffin said.

Ole Miss will really get to test where they’re at this weekend when they play No. 7 Kentucky this weekend in a Top-15 matchup in Oxford. Winning that SEC opener would arguably put them in the Top-10. It would also make an early statement about what they can be this season. They have to get it done on the field first, but this weekend could be a measuring stick of what the Rebels could truly accomplish the rest of the way.