Talk around LSU this week is about redemption.

After all, one of the more embarrassing moments in last season’s late slump was a 38-17 loss in Oxford, a game where Ole Miss handed LSU its third straight loss and set off reports that Les Miles was about to be fired.

Fast forward to this season and Miles is gone, replaced for now by interim coach Ed Orgeron, a former Ole Miss head coach. And LSU is talking about getting Ole Miss back.

But we’ve been here before.

Back in Week 4, the theme around LSU prior to its trip to Auburn was redemption for the 41-7 loss at Auburn in 2014, the Tigers’ last trip to The Plains. And what happened this time? Auburn won 18-13 and Miles was fired the next day.

So don’t go thinking that payback is necessarily a winning motivation.

Here are game keys for both teams:

Ole Miss

1. Get Chad Kelly away from rush: The SEC’s leading passer is the kind of playmaker who can change a game with his throwing ability and his ability to extend plays with his legs. But without a first-rate running game, Ole Miss may have to be creative in finding ways to slow down the relentless pass rush of SEC sack leader Arden Key and the Tigers’ front.

If Kelly gets out of pressure and creates time for his receivers, that’s where he’s at his most dangerous. In that sense, LSU’s aggressive pass rush could work against it. Ole Miss can design some things to get Kelly away from the pass rush, but some of it comes from Kelly’s escapability.

If LSU contains Kelly and does a good job in coverage, then it could be a long day for Ole Miss. But if you see Kelly scrambling and avoiding the rush, he’ll make plays.

2. Be as phyisical as LSU: Let’s face it, LSU is the more physical of these two teams as the Tigers both run the ball (6.4 yards per carry vs. 4.7) and defend the run (2.9 a carry vs. 4.7) much better than Ole Miss.

On this day, the Rebels are going to have to stand toe-to-toe with a more physical Tigers team. That doesn’t mean Ole Miss has to match LSU yard-for-yard in the running game. It does mean that at select, key times, the Ole Miss offensive line will have to create holes for the running game and make LSU respect it. And, at key times, the Rebels will have to stuff the LSU running game.

With Leonard Fournette back, the latter will be hard to do for the SEC’s worst defense statistically, but remember, Ole Miss has played a tough schedule and competed hard with the likes of Florida State and Alabama. This could be a closer physical matchup than what’s on paper.

3. Shake Danny Etling’s confidence: If LSU’s quarterback, who has been effective since Orgeron became the Tigers’ head coach, is able to get rolling early, it could be a long day for an Ole Miss defense that is not great at stopping the run.

Getting an early interception or perhaps a couple of quick sacks of the junior quarterback could make him second guess himself and make LSU the one-dimensional running team Ole Miss was able to effectively defend in last season’s win.

But if Etling hits some key early passes and feels good about himself, a balanced LSU team will be hard to slow down.

LSU

1. Create turnovers: Florida State intercepted Kelly three times. Alabama had a pick-six and a fumble return for a touchdown.

It’s a common theme in wins over Ole Miss. It’s a given that the talented Kelly will make plays. Beating Ole Miss is often about forcing him into making his share of mistakes. And that’s something LSU, with only four interceptions, has not been particularly good at this year.

A turning point in LSU’s 45-10 win over Southern Mississippi last week was when Jamal Adams stripped the ball from USM running back George Payne and recovered it, setting up the touchdown that pushed LSU to a 24-10 lead in the third quarter. It helped spark the Tigers’ 28-point third quarter.

An LSU win this week would likely also contain a pivotal turnover. An Ole Miss win would probably point to a relatively mistake-free game from the offense.

2. Get Leonard Fournette going: The star running back hasn’t played in the last two games and has been hampered all season by a high ankle sprain.

Certainly, he hasn’t been missed too much with Derrius Guice emerging as a star in his own right, leading the SEC in yards per carry (9.1). But with Fournette back this week and a high-powered offense on the other sideline, the Tigers will likely need for Fournette to make plays.

No, he doesn’t necessarily have to repeat the Auburn performance of last year, but with the Rebels capable of putting up big numbers, LSU will want to fully utilize all its weapons to exceed Ole Miss’ production.

That means big plays from Guice and Fournette.

3. Keep the good times rolling: LSU is overflowing with confidence, having outscored two inferior opponents 87-17 in two games under Orgeron.

Ole Miss just suffered a devastating blow in a 34-30 loss to Arkansas, the third loss of the year for the Rebels involving last-minute heartbreak.

A fast start by LSU — something rare for the Tigers and an even more challenging task against the quick-starting Rebels — could break Ole Miss’ spirit. Look for Orgeron and LSU to come out looking to strike quickly to try to put doubt in the mind of a Rebels team that’s already at a low point.

That means look for a couple of creative play calls — perhaps some deep strikes in the passing game or a couple of blitz looks Ole Miss hasn’t seen before on defense — early to try to make things happen and put Ole Miss on its heels.