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WATCH: Ole Miss drops hype video ahead of season-opener vs. Troy

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•09/02/22
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College teams around the nation are getting fired up for their season openers over the weekend. And if you think the Ole Miss Rebels aren’t geared up for this weekend, check out this hype video the team just released.

The Rebels will kickoff their season against the Troy Trojans at home on Saturday at 3:00 PM CT. And although they have an 88.9 percent chance to win the game according to the ESPN football power index, it does not appear as if Ole Miss will sit back and attempt to cruise to victory.

Saturday’s matchup against Troy will be the first time we get to see the Rebels’ offense in action since their struggles against the Baylor Bears in last season’s Sugar Bowl. Ole Miss did all they could against Baylor to overcome the loss of quarterback Matt Corral but came up short late. Not only that, but we’ll get to see who head coach Lane Kiffin will select to lead his offense this season. After quarterback Corral opted for the NFL over the offseason, Ole Miss has been trying to figure out who will take over his vacated position. Kiffin is down to two highly capable choices in USC transfer Jaxson Dart and Luke Altmyer, who played the majority of the Sugar Bowl after corral exited early with an injury.

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Fans of the program, if you’re not excited yet, it’s time to get excited. Because Ole Miss football is back, and it is sure to be another exciting season under Kiffin.

Kiffin provides update on Ole Miss QB competition between Jaxson Dart, Luke Altmyer

Kiffin has been watching the QB battle unfold throughout the entire summer. While most quarterback decisions have been settled throughout the nation, Kiffin has yet to make a decision, and it has nothing to do with a competitive advantage.

“We’re not holding anything back. They’re both even,” answered Kiffin, via the SEC Coaches Teleconference.

Altmyer and Dart, both sophomores, present the Rebels coaching staff with two good options, given how far the camp contest has run.

Dart played in six games as a freshman at USC in 2021, throwing for 1353 yards and posting nine TDs to five interceptions. When he transferred to Ole Miss, it was natural to slot him in as a replacement for the outgoing Corral, now with the Carolina Panthers.

Meanwhile, Altmyer, a four-star recruit out of Starkville, has run with Dart every step of the way at fall camp. Altmyer appeared in four games last season and had just 37 passing attempts, but has one more year at Ole Miss than Dart has — a head start that surely paid dividends.