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- Pick/market: Heavyweight fight so definitely banged up but all X-rays are negative.

- Ole Miss opened against Louisville with tight ends Luke Hasz and Caleb Odom alongside two receivers and Kewan Lacy, with analyst Pete DeWeese identifying the two-tight-end personnel as the main early departure from last season's offense. - Analysts Pete DeWeese and Tyler Siskey identified repeated Ole Miss coverage busts against Louisville, with DeWeese criticizing cornerback discipline late and Siskey leaving the responsible safety uncertain on an earlier breakdown. - Ole Miss played without running back Kewan Lacy in the fourth quarter against Louisville, and Tyler Siskey specifically noted the loss of his pass protection without the report establishing an injury diagnosis or return timetable. - Tyler Siskey attributed Chambliss' first-half interception against Louisville to a late throw placed inside but praised the quarterback's use of his eyes to move the safety before the fourth-quarter touchdown to Caleb Odom.

- Ole Miss had multiple disruptive snaps during its first two series against Louisville, including a Brycen Sanders snap over Trinidad Chambliss that lost 21 yards and ended the opening drive. - Chambliss lost a fumble after converting fourth-and-two and later threw a first-half interception on a telegraphed third-down pass, although he recovered to account for four second-half touchdowns. - Ole Miss allowed 351 second-half yards to Louisville after escaping an earlier coverage breakdown when the Cardinals overthrew an uncovered receiver, leaving defensive issues beneath the 41-38 win. - Ole Miss kicker Lucas Carneiro made from 43 yards, missed wide from 46 late in the first half, and converted the winning 48-yard field goal at the final buzzer.

- Injury: I was shocked at how much later speed he showed in the first half.

- Ole Miss defensive tackle Kam Franklin left the Louisville game with an injury with 6:01 remaining and did not return, with this report providing no diagnosis or timetable. - Ole Miss linebacker Keaton Thomas missed most of the fourth quarter against Louisville, and Tah'j Butler replaced him and finished the game in that spot. - Ole Miss receiver Deuce Alexander caught five passes for 159 yards against Louisville, generating separate 62-yard third-quarter touchdowns on a crossing route and a fly route. - Ole Miss opened its first offensive series against Louisville with both Luke Hasz and Caleb Odom at tight end, clarifying their initial roles after a preseason without a public depth chart. - Ole Miss' opening defensive-back group against Louisville consisted of Jalyn Crawford, Edwin Joseph, Joenel Aguero, Antonio Kite and Anthony Robinson III.

- Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy missed most of the second half against Louisville with a leg bruise that Pete Golding did not consider serious, while Makhi Frazier and JT Lindsay combined for 52 yards on 14 carries and the reviewer noted weaker pass protection without Lacy. - Ole Miss tackle Tommy Kinsler IV left injured in the third quarter without returning and guard Delano Townsend went down in the fourth, leaving Conor Howes and Troy Everett to finish the game, although Golding said both injured linemen should be fine without providing a specific return date. - Ole Miss linebacker Keaton Thomas recorded eight tackles but played little in the second half because of injury, with no return timetable supplied in the report. - Ole Miss allowed Louisville 469 total yards after limiting the Cardinals to six first-half points, and the reviewer identified poor tackling and especially secondary communication as concerns despite the Rebels generating quarterback pressure. - Golding expects Deuce Alexander's speed to draw coverage adjustments that create opportunities elsewhere in Ole Miss' offense, while the reviewer questioned whether the remaining receiver group can provide enough support when defenses focus on Alexander.

- Injury: Kinsler was slow getting up in the first half (same knee as injured later).

- QB: In Kiffin's offense the quarterback has to be able to run and pass.

- QB/WR: I saw this thread and some of the replies and went and took Mizzou -4.5

- QB: This prediction belongs in the "I hope I'm wrong" category.

- QB: Wrote off of it for y'all The play that still keeps Trinidad Chambliss awake Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss still vividly sees the final pass of the Rebels’ season.

- QB: i promise you we didn’t spend all that money on Heisman promos just to sit our guys in the easiest game

- QB/LB: Most were in position and then just did something crazy.

- QB: the only reason I thought it might be is because if you watch Echoles he kind of goes to the outside as if he was taking Purchase gap responsibility.

- QB/LB: Doesn’t matter how perfectly scripted the plays are, if you snap the ball over QB head and fumble on 1st down run.

- QB/OL: To me, not sure anyone stuck out more in limited snaps that Oatis.

- QB: At least JDB didn’t put in our backup QB in the redzone to throw a fastball from 3 yards away.

- Pick/market: NASHVILLE | Ole Miss survived Louisville in Nashville on Sunday.

- QB: I know people talk about Chambliss’ height when it comes to NFL projections.

- Pick/market: Surprised they didn't take the penalty and go for 2 from the 1.5.

- QB/LB: I saw two CFP contenders who both still have a lot to work on.

- QB/OL: Well we did give up 38 points to a team with a qb who had never started.

- WR/TE: Hopefully the secondary will see a big improvement with a couple of starters back, PLUS a healthy Keaton Thomas at LB.

- Cover 3 identified recurring coverage breakdowns in Ole Miss's secondary against Louisville, with receivers being left open too often. - The analysts had expected secondary improvement but questioned the unit's instincts and execution despite its athletic talent, leaving pass-defense reliability a concern after the walk-off win.

- Ole Miss coach Pete Golding said post-Louisville X-rays and Keaton Thomas' foot MRI were negative and described the injuries as not long-term, but reduced Tuesday to a jog-through and will manage practice reps before determining weekend availability rather than treating those scans as clearance to play. - Ole Miss allowed no sacks against Louisville's experienced edge players, with Golding praising line communication and Connor Howes' work replacing injured Tommy Kinsler as well as the ability to run when needed at points in the game. - Ole Miss' new offense showed timing, route-depth and eye-discipline errors against unexpected Louisville defensive looks, and Golding specifically identified Johntay Cook finishing without a catch as a production issue the staff must correct. - Ole Miss missed 19 tackles and allowed 12 explosive plays for 324 yards against Louisville, with Golding attributing coverage busts to failures to communicate basic camp calls, including a missed cloud rotation, rather than unavoidable talent mismatches or new defensive installations. - Golding said green-dot call delivery to Ole Miss' front six did not deteriorate after Keaton Thomas left, because Luke Ferrelli and Tah'j Butler also practice that responsibility, and he remained comfortable retaining defensive play-calling duties as head coach.

- Ole Miss tackles Terez Davis and Connor Howes graded better in zone than gap blocking against Louisville, at 80.9 versus 72.5 and 75.8 versus 57.9 respectively in the article's PFF splits, which are a one-game personnel-fit signal rather than a confirmed long-term tendency. - Ole Miss guard Patrick Kutas also favored zone in the cited grades at 70.1 versus 57.5 for gap, whereas Delano Townsend graded better in gap at 61.5 versus 56.0 for zone, showing that the line's best blocking concepts were not uniform in the opener. - Ole Miss tight end Luke Hasz was described by the report as fully healthy and graded 64.8 in gap blocking versus 54.6 in zone, making his blocking usage another potential personnel-package consideration rather than an announced scheme change. - Ole Miss receiver Horatio Fields led the offense with an 89.0 overall run-blocking grade and graded strongly in both scheme types, but he played nine fewer run snaps than Davis and his receiver assignments are not directly comparable to offensive-line work.

- 9 Ole Miss got a 48-yard field goal from Lucas Carneiro on the final snap Sunday to hold off No. - 24 Louisville, 41-38. - As part of our coverage of Sunday's Liberty Mutual Insurance Music City Kickoff Classic, I asked several with much higher football IQs than I to tell me what they were seeing in real time. - Comment: Hopefully we get the A team all back and on the same page heading into conference play.

- Offense: Well, like I said, never been a team who could close things out in a victory formation on offense.

- OL/LB: We should also be glad we played him week 1… He will only get better and so will their OL.

- TE: They did until he dropped it, smith is the best blocker we have at TE

- WR: During his freshman or sophomore year, he was ranked #1 WR in the nation on 247 at one point

- Pick/market: Patrick Kutas wanted Ole Miss’ offensive line to establish an identity against Louisville.

- QB/RB: Back in the day, teams would shuttle guards or a WR, RB with a play most every down on offense.

- OL/DL: I was disappointed in the OL line's overall conditioning shape.

- OL/RB: Jaheim Oatis tackling the running back by launching the OL back two yards is what we like to see

- OL/DL: Running game and offensive line is my only concern tbh but that was a really good defensive line from all accounts.

- Offense: Just casual fans who have no clue what they are talking about.

- Offense: Everyone wants to blame JDB but the secondary, who is talented, looks lost half the time.

- Defense: Lane has stated he was the best portal pickup on the defensive side.

- Defense: Username checks out

- DL: In the second half the DL took a slight step back, of course some of that has to do with Kienholz getting more comfortable with getting out of the pocket and running.

- Pick/market: The secondary play was poor communication when the linebacker went down.

- Intel: We look like the little giants trying to tackle in the secondary

- Intel: Well other than not being able to cover, tackle or stay in position, this secondary is really good.

- DL: Hey our D-line can play

- Intel: On this week's episode of #TheSeason @suntarine is named the Chucky Mullins Courage award winner, @joekoury_ earns a scholarship and the Rebels kickoff the season with a ranked matchup in the Music City.

- Intel: sure he can be frustrated but he’s the one who whiffed on all the portal players and was lucky enough to even have a chance to add these guys in the first place.

- Intel: Toughness is only obtained by hard times - not many kids grow up truly poor anymore.

- Intel: The 5 for 5 rule is interesting when looking at the roster.

- KICKER: Curne did play some special teams snaps on the kicking team.

- LB: Couple that with SEC leadership that has no spine and you will get very little.

- Practice: Brohm on Isaac Brown being fairly limited by Ole Miss: "The game speed is important - that you practice hard and you practice every day, and you're used to it.

- Practice: We are getting pushed around so bad on the line of scrimmage...

- Practice: Well, that took some intestinal fortitude to push that one across the Finish line.

- Intel: Second play of the game is a high snap, and Ole Miss went from 2nd and 1 to 3rd and very long

- OL: This Ole Miss center now has three high snaps - two on this drive already