It comes as little to no surprise that Ole Miss’ season opener against Texas Tech is already being characterized by some as a guaranteed shootout.
It’s essentially what we were hoping last year’s trip to Berkeley would be, and the Rebels have both the firepower and experience to make this a high-scoring affair. Tech’s recent history would suggest they’re more than capable of keeping up, too. Since taking over the program in 2013, Kliff Kingsbury’s air raid offense has ranked in the top 25 in S&P+ every season, peaking in 2015 and 2016 with gunslinger Patrick Mahomes.