Ole Miss handled Miles’ LSU Tigers relatively easily Saturday, jetting to a 24-0 lead, withstanding a Tigers rally, then pulling away to win comfortably 38-17. While Ole Miss remained alive in the SEC West title chase, LSU (7-3 overall, 4-3 in the SEC) lost for the third time in a row — the first time a Miles-coached Tigers team has lost three in a row during his 11-season tenure. The losses have come by bigger margins each week: by 14 to Alabama, by 17 to Arkansas and by 21 to Ole Miss.
Speculation has been rampant that LSU could get rid of Miles despite his success (a winning percentage of around .