"It was put together late, there's a lot of late pieces, offseason surgeries. I think what you're seeing is just like when those teams are put together, they take longer sometimes than teams that have been together for years,

Star quarterback Jaxson Dart is a transfer from USC. Leading rusher Henry Parrish came to Ole Miss from Miami. Leading receiver Tre Harris – who Kiffin has called the best player at his position in the country – is a transfer from Louisiana Tech. Louisville transfer receiver Jordan Watkins leads the team with seven touchdowns.

Beck’s counterpart, Jaxson Dart, left with an injury but returned to gut it out and lead the Rebels to victory. Meanwhile, the main image of this game from the Bulldogs’ losing side is Beck smiling on the bench as his team trails by multiple possessions late.