Everything Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said about facing South Carolina
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin spoke to the media on Monday to preview the Rebels’ upcoming matchup with South Carolina. Kickoff on Saturday is at 7 p.m. on ESPN from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Here’s everything Kiffin had to say about facing the Gamecocks.
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Opening statement
“This is a really challenging week against a very, very talented and dangerous team that we’re playing, and one that had Alabama beat all the way till the end of the game. So anytime that you have really talented players and you have an elite quarterback, you know, size, speed ratio is off the charts. (LaNorris Sellers) gives people a lot of problems. This guy, I think, has had more missed sacks against him than any quarterback in the country, tackles or sacks combined, because he’s really hard to bring down and does a great job.
“These guys on defense are very explosive. Got one of the best players (Dylan Stewart) in the country rushing you every snap. So we’re gonna have to have a really good preparation week. These guys ran a fake against us last time and always have a lot of those and formations special teams-wise. So it’ll be very challenging.
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“I hope our fans have a lot of energy and create a really, really great atmosphere. We’ve all wanted night SEC games here and have one, so I would really hope that we’d be able to sell the game out. Kyle (Campbell) told me that it’s not sold out. So I think that would mean a lot to our players, that it could be 7-1 and the stadium could be sold out.”
What’s the biggest thing you’ve seen on film thus far heading into this week in South Carolina?
“Really good players. They’ve done a great job of recruiting there. Really great defensive long players and a quarterback that’s really, really hard to bring down, that’s really fast too.”