Dontario Drummond sets high mark in week one, per PFF

Ole Miss wide receiver Dontario Drummond set a high mark in the Rebels’ season opening win over Louisville, per PFF,

“Dontario Drummond earned the highest Week 1 receiving grade by a Power 5 WR since 2014 (92.8),” PFF College tweeted. “Ole Miss has a STUD on their hands!!”

In the Rebels 43-24 win over Louisville, Drummond led the Rebels in receiving with nine receptions for 177 yards and one touchdown.

Drummond returned for his fifth season of college football in 2021. With Elijah Moore off to the NFL, Drummond looks to be Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral’s top weapon.

Last season, Drummond registering nine starts at wide receiver, hauling in in 25 catches for 417 yards and seven touchdowns, good for second on the team.

Prior to his time at Ole Miss, Dontario Drummond spent two seasons at East Mississippi Community College. In two seasons, he recorded 95 receptions, 1,466 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. Drummond committed to Ole Miss over Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado State, and Arkansas State.

Ole Miss wins without Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss impressed in Monday’s season opening win over Louisville, and the did it without head coach Lane Kiffin on the sideline.

Kiffin tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend and followed the game from home.

In the win, the Rebels’ offense showed it hadn’t missed a beat from last season. Quarterback Matt Corral went 22 of 32 for 381 yards and a touchdown, while rushing 55 more yards and another touchdown. Kiffin’s rushing attack gave Louisville trouble, as Snoop Connor ran for 60 yards and two touchdowns, Henry Parrish Jr. added 38 yards and Jerrion Ealy had a touchdown and 37 rushing yards himself.

Kiffin joked he’d stay home permanently after the win.

“They played like that without me on the road, I’m good with it. I’ll just stay here,” Kiffin said via postgame Zoom. “I’m already here; I don’t have to travel back. I can already watch Austin Peay film right now.”

Kiffin will be back on the sidelines for Ole Miss’ home opener on Saturday against Austin Peay State.