Kiffin and the seventh-ranked Rebels rallied for a 34-26 victory Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma, against Venables and the Sooners. Venables said Sunday that he thought Oklahoma was "the better team" before conceding that Ole Miss "out-executed us." "That's an interesting take. That's a hot take [that] they have the better team," Kiffin said Monday when asked about Venables' comments. "I wouldn't have thought that people watching would say that."
"We're up two scores last week at Georgia -- where they never lose except Alabama -- and we didn't finish it off," Kiffin said afterward. "We got knocked down. And so that same situation happens today on the road; [ranked] team, No. 1 defense in the country. Can we be stronger in those situations, especially defensively? For that to happen, it's really cool."
When Weis wanted to confirm that he was really seeing what he thought he was seeing, he called in quarterbacks coach Joe Judge. Then, just to make sure they were both right about Chambliss' ability, they brought in co-offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Joe Cox for further confirmation. As Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin watched Chambliss scrambling and throwing deep balls, he saw the traits of someone familiar: former Miami quarterback Cam Ward, the No. 1 pick in April's NFL draft.