The Ole Miss defense is struggling, especially on third down. Coming off of a performance at Memphis in which they gave up 481 yards of offense, the Rebels allowed Memphis to convert 12 of 20 third down attempts. The “Landshark” defense is searching for answers.
Hugh Freeze noted on Monday that the defense missed 30 tackles on Saturday, a statistic that must improve going forward.
Defensive coordinator Dave Wommack said focusing more on technique should help the Rebels improve in that area.
“I thought our tackling cost us five first downs on third down situations, which we were poor at,” Wommack said.