WATCH: SEC Network’s Jordan Rodgers and Roman Harper set stage for Ole Miss-Georgia

SEC Network is in Oxford, Mississippi, this week. No. 16 Ole Miss (7-2, 3-2 SEC) hosts No. 3 Georgia (7-1, 5-1) in a primetime showdown Saturday. 

Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC. The Ole Miss Spirit’s Jake Thompson caught up with SEC Network analysts Jordan Rodgers and Roman Harper Friday in the Grove to set the stage.

“They got to run the football,” Rodgers said. “I know it’s going to be tough without Henry Parrish, that’s why I look at maybe Jaxson needs to run the football a little bit more. Go back and watch Georgia in that Texas game; they were able to really dial up a lot of unique blitzes. 

“If they’re able to not have to worry about the run game and they’re able to get in a mode where they can pin their ears back and get creative in their blitz game, they’re going to create some problems for that offensive line and Jaxson Dart.”

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Georgia last came to Oxford back in 2016 — a dominant, 45-14 Ole Miss win. The Rebels scored their most points in school history against the Bulldogs. Then-Rebel quarterback Chad Kelly was 18 for 24 for 282 yards and two touchdowns. He added a 41-yard touchdown run.

Ole Miss has just three home losses since 2021. The Rebels enter play ranked among the best FBS teams nationally by Pro Football Focus. They’re second in the SEC and sixth overall in team rating (93.3). The Rebel defense leads the FBS in run defense (95.6), third in tackling (86.0; SEC No. 2), fifth in overall defensive rating (93.2; SEC No. 2) and fifth in pass rushing (85.8; SEC No. 2). 

Ole Miss, offensively, is the national leader in passing (92.4). The Rebels are Top 10 in receiving (fourth, 85.4; SEC No. 1) and overall offensive rating (eighth, 86.9; SEC No. 1).