The start of this game was like a shot of tequila with a chaser of Sriracha sauce — completely lit up, attention grabbing, and eye watering.
HELLO!
Football — Ole Miss football, even — was back. Two touchdowns on their first two possessions combined for less than one minute of possession. The first 21 points were indicative of how this game would eventually play out as the Rebels prevailed over the Texas Tech Red Raiders 47-27.
Yep, guns down, you guys.
The game was a clear statement of a couple things for the Rebels in 2018:
Ole Miss’ offense is back and clicking on 2017 levels and the defense added a couple contributors and a more swarm-tackle philosophy to improve at least marginally on 2017 production