On a day that Dan Werner ran the ball on six of his nine short-yardage situations and converted just one of them, he said with a straight face that his team needs to run more.
In the aftermath of Memphis' comeback win on Saturday -- a comeback that was sparked by two failed fourth-and-1 rushing attempts by the Rebels -- Ole Miss offensive coordinator Dan Werner was asked if his team should focus more on throwing the ball in short-yardage situations. His response, I shit you not, was "Well, we threw it probably way too much today.