Kiffin and No. 6 Ole Miss are trying to avoid the 'rat poison' of high expectations

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Kiffin and No. 6 Ole Miss are trying to avoid the 'rat poison' of high expectations
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Lane Kiffin is no stranger to being part of a highly ranked team with loads of talent and expectations that match. It’s fairly unfamiliar territory at Mississippi, where the so-called “rat poison” of all that hype hasn’t typically been an issue. It is now, potentially.

Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Monday, July 15, 2024, in Dallas. Mississippi quarterback Jaxson Dart speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Monday, July 15, 2024, in Dallas. Mississippi wide receiver Tre Harris speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Monday, July 15, 2024, in Dallas.

“Even players who have had previous success here or other places, that doesn’t mean anything either,” he said. “Just making sure that they understand ... how that means nothing and those can always be exact opposite a lot of times from what happens at the end of the year.” There is reason for excitement for a program coming off its second New Year’s Six bowl appearance in three years.is back for his third year as starter and has a group of wide receivers led by Tre Harris, Jordan Watkins and South Carolina transfer Antwane Wells.Oklahoma St’s Gundy tells players: ‘Tell your agent to quit calling us and asking for more money’for Ohio State. Judkins was already third on the program’s career rushing charts after just two seasons. Ulysses Bentley IV was the No.

“I think we’ve answered a lot of those questions,” he said. “When you go out there and watch us, we look more like what Alabama and Georgia look like over the last four years when we go warm up against them. That doesn’t mean we’re going to win.”Ole Miss appears to have a manageable path into October, with the top opponent figuring to be Kentucky . But road games include LSU and Florida . Alabama isn’t on the schedule with divisions gone by the wayside, but Georgia visits on Nov. 9.

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