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LOOK: Lane Kiffin responds in kind to popcorn trolls

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Lane Kiffin made a confident prediction about his team ahead of the Ole Miss-Alabama game last weekend, and now he is paying for it in the funniest way.

On Thursday morning, the Ole Miss head coach tweeted a photo of a plethora of popcorn products presumably sent to his office by Alabama and Ole Miss fans. He thanked them for their hospitality, and even called out his offensive coordinator, Jeff Lebby, telling him to “remember [to plug the] microwave in” next time.

The thoughtful thank you is a response to a pregame interview Kiffin did with CBS’ Jamie Erdahl on Saturday. Kiffin abruptly ended the conversation by saying “Here we go, get your popcorn ready.”

Ole Miss failed to score in the first half and ultimately fell 42-21 to the nation’s No. 1 team. They were held to just 291 yards of total offense, by far the lowest total in Kiffin’s 14-game tenure in Oxford.

Kiffin later apologized for the seemingly harsh stop to the conversation which involved him tossing his headset at the camera prior to running over to his team. Erdahl has since said she took no offense to the comment and found it to be made-for-tv content.

Ole Miss offense looks to get back on its feet against Arkansas

No. 17 Ole Miss will face a ranked team for the second straight week when they host No. 13 Arkansas. Both teams are coming off their first losses of the season, and this is the first time they are both ranked for their matchup since 2016.

Prior to Saturday, Arkansas had not allowed more than 21 points in a game, and in the game in which they did allow three touchdowns, two of them were in garbage time against Texas. Last weekend, Arkansas’ defense faced its first huge test, and lost in spectacular fashion to a Georgia offense which seems to be clicking for the first time in recent memory.

This weekend the Ole Miss offense is certain to challenge that Razorbacks defense once again. While his Heisman Trophy stock dropped dramatically after his Alabama performance, Matt Corral is still one of the nation’s top passers with a 69.6% completion percentage and 177.3 passer rating.

Arkansas’ run defense is the third worst in the SEC, so Corral plus the running back trio of Henry Parrish Jr., Jerrion Ealy and Snoop Conner will be a big test.

Arkansas has won five of the last seven games between the SEC West foes, and Ole Miss is currently on a 1-7 streak against the spread against the Razorbacks. The Rebels are a 5.5-point favorite for ESPN’s noon ET game.