Every once in a while, a year comes along in which all the right things fall into place for a non-blue blood to make a run at a conference title. If 2015 is that year in the SEC, then Ole Miss is the team to make that run.
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It started started two years ago in 2013, when head coach Hugh Freeze—coming off of his first year with the Rebels—pulled in the No. 8 recruiting class in the nation.
There were already some key pieces in place by that point: Cornerback Senquez Golson, safety Cody Prewitt and linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche, who would later become cornerstones of the "Landshark" defense, were members of the 2011 class.