Talk of Champions: Jaxson Dart ‘isn’t in the lead,’ so much as ‘back in the race’ to be Ole Miss’ starting QB
Jaxson Dart showed out in Ole Miss’ first scrimmage of fall camp practices on Saturday.
Dart finished 16 for 20 for 248 yards and two touchdowns, while his primary competition at quarterback, Luke Altmyer, was 14 for 20 for 124 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.
Reaction far and wide was fast and furious afterwards. Many (hand raised!) quickly jumped on Dart having seemingly taken the lead in a battle most expect to drag into the 2022 season. Ole Miss opens against Troy September 3.
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But Bradley Sowell, a former Ole Miss offensive lineman and eight-year NFL veteran, has heard different, as he explains in an all-new edition of Talk of Champions, powered by Thomas Chandler of Capital Financial Group.
Altmyer had, apparently, been dominating camp.
From everything Sowell has heard since the scrimmage, Dart’s impressive performance has simply put him back in the race.
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“Luke Altmyer really has dominated this competition this camp,” Sowell said. “We’re not in there (to see all the practices), and nobody’s there to see that. But apparently the scrimmage was a turning point for Dart, and (the Ole Miss coaches) were pumped up about it.
“But that’s as good as he’s looked all camp. This next week is going to be really important for both those guys — to see if Dart can keep building off of that type of performance and kind of see how Luke responds after he had a day where Dart looked better than him.”
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