Another week, another winnable game. The Hogs return to Fayetteville for the first time since Week 1 to take on Ole Miss.
I don’t much care for Lane Kiffin, but I’ll give him this: he’s FUN. According to our advanced stats, Ole Miss has the nation’s best offense and the nation’s worst defense. You don’t need advanced stats to see that. Ole Miss is presently on pace to surpass 2018 UConn as the worst defense in FBS history in terms of points per game (Ole Miss allows 51.7) and yards per game (641.3).
It’s difficult to describe exactly what Alabama did to Ole Miss’s defense on Saturday, but here’s an attempt:
- Alabama became the first team to pass for 400 yards and rush for 300 against a Power 5 opponent since Oklahoma did it to Texas Tech in 2016.