Recap -- Ole Miss vs. UT-Martin

Ole Miss DOMINATES UT-Martin, 76-3

Junior WR Laquon Treadwell Leaping After a Reception

The Ole Miss Rebels were looking to answer some questions in their "cupcake" season-opener versus the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks. The most important of all the questions was the quarterback position. On Monday, Head Coach Hugh Freeze told the media that Junior Chad Kelly would be the starter for Saturday's game, and that was the case. Although it was against an FCS team, Kelly looked great. In my opinion, Kelly should be the clear-cut starter. Obviously, he will need to back up his performance today with another good performance against Fresno State next Saturday(2:30 PM, ESPN2). Kelly went 9-15, 211 yards, 3 total TD's(1 rushing), and one interception. (BTW, that INT occurred because of a Laquon Treadwell drop that bounced off his hands). The other two QB's, Ryan Buchanan and DeVante Kincade, played well, not great. Buchanan went 4-6, 58 yards, 2 TD's, and Kincade went 6-7, 55 yards, and 1 TD. Another question for the Rebels was the ground game. Again, Ole Miss did play UT-Martin, but the running game looked very good. The Rebels had 338 total rushing yards on Saturday, and their leading rusher was fourth-string Eugene Brazley with 88 yards, a total which includes a 70-yard touchdown. Senior starting running back Jaylen Walton had 3 carries, 65 yards, and 2 TD's. That big question mark aligns with the big offensive line question mark. There are still questions with the offensive line, but perhaps, the biggest question is Laremy Tunsil. Tunsil was suspended for the game today as the NCAA investigates a case involving him and agents(old story). Mel Kiper, Jr., predicted Tunsil to be chosen number two in the 2016 draft behind Ohio State's Joey Bosa. It is still unknown whether we will see him in uniform against Fresno State. ICYMI, Robert Nkemdiche obtained his first college touchdown as he rumbled 31 yards down the sideline on a pass from Ryan Buchanan. "That was for mom," Nkemdiche said. "It's rare that she can come. Coach Freeze and I came up with it, and we worked on it in practice." 76 points will tell any normal person how the offense played. Defensively, the Rebels were not so great. Arguably, the BEST defense in the entire country gave up 290 total yards to an inferior football team. Rebel Defensive Coordinator Dave Wommack, I'm sure, was not pleased with their performance, but they did only give up 3 points. Overall, this was a great game for Ole Miss, and there were some big question marks that are coming closer and closer to being answered in Oxford, Mississippi.