Ole Miss defense drawing concern in midst of dogfight against LSU
By Sydney Hunte
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Ole Miss is locked in a close game at LSU on Saturday, leading 20-17 at halftime in Death Valley.
Moving the ball on offense hasn’t been a problem for Lane Kiffin’s team. It’s stopping LSU that’s posed a problem. While the Rebels’ defense showed signs of improvement earlier in the season, it’s appeared to regress, giving up 34 points and 330 rushing yards to Auburn a week ago and now letting Jayden Daniels get comfortable in the pocket.
Daniels has totaled 164 yards passing and 1 touchdown in the 1st half. LSU has recorded 98 yards rushing.
While the Rebels came up with a key defensive play late in the 2nd quarter, they’ll need to be more consistent if they want to leave Baton Rouge with a victory and maintain their perfect season.
Here’s the reaction from social media about the Rebels’ defensive performance thus far:
If Ole Miss can't defend the pass any better than that, I'm not sure why they're only rushing three.
Just bring the house.
LSU is just slicing through the Ole Miss defense.#OleMiss
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganCOTE) October 22, 2022
Hey #olemiss check the bus! Your defense is #MIA
— Take A Ride (@Laydon63) October 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/bobby_peterson/status/1583924719123763200
#OleMiss defense is terrible! They haven’t fixed it and they reading and reacting and you can’t do that against the sec players
— Allen Woodhouse (@allen_woodhouse) October 22, 2022
The Ole Miss defense is almost as stressful as the ravens in the 4th quarter.
— herb may (@_herbmay_) October 22, 2022
….not sure when the 2016 Ole Miss defense took the field but I would like them to leave asap.
— Donica Phifer (@donicaphifer) October 22, 2022
Knew after last week that Ole Miss was overrated. That defense is baddd
— Ethan Williams (@EWilliams_22) October 22, 2022
Yeah ole miss isn’t a Top 7. Defense is very very bad
— Lets – cry (@BmoreFAN69) October 22, 2022
Yeaaaah this Ole Miss defense was overhyped
— Mike Settle Jr (@settleml92) October 22, 2022
The Ole Miss defense has a scheme problem and a tackling problem
— Hunter Shaw (@ShawBSB) October 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/BmoreFAN69/status/1583927704029536256
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
