And points. Someone just needs to teach Snoop to dance like LenDale because great teams dont just cover, they taunt. In his senior season, he threw for 3,600 yards, 29 TDs and10 interceptions. The Rebels played their home games at VaughtHemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). 21 safety in the country. Reggie Smith Sr. watched his son score the winning run and then shut down the Knights in the last two innings. Probably one of the greatest times for me in my career was when Reggie was a bat boy for two years, the 1977 and 1978 (National League) championship teams of the Dodgers, Reggie Sr. said. Kiffin moved on from Alabama in 2017 and accepted a head coaching job at Florida Atlantic. The Hattiesburg, Miss. It was a bad team, so the playbook reflects a heavy amount of base runs. If neither option is there, or the lane is wide open, the quarterback can take it himself. WebCareer Stats for DB Reggie Smith The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. In addition to Ole Miss, he also has scholarship offers from Florida, Mississippi State, Florida State and Oregon, among others. He could have been thinking about the money he could still be collecting in Japan. Another way to get Ealy involved: special teams. At times he was brilliant, Pressman said. In his senior season, he reached the 30-TD mark with 3,495 yards. The schools, the jacket says in embroidered script, Made My Day.. Kiffin used the run game as an establisher, meaning he ran the ball until the defense stepped up to stop it. In the 2004 draft, the San Diego Chargers drafted Eli first overall, butafter he refused to play for the Chargers, San Diego traded him to the New York Giants. He, too, has visited Oxford quite a bit despite his commitment to the Bulldogs. When Chow left for the same position with the Tennessee Titans in 2004, Trojans head coach Pete Carroll wanted to update his offensive attack with NFL concepts. But, like White, Kiffin knew that he was better-suited for getting the tough yardage between the tackles and leave the outside runs and sweeps to Bush. When it comes to the Xs and Os, much of the run game and base passes are NFL and pro-style staples, but Kiffin had begun to absorb his surroundings and sprinkle in concepts from teams he faced along the way. Things came back full circle for the Itawamba AHS (Miss.) With the threat of either Rebel runner breaking one down the sideline, defenses are forced to have their safeties in a position to step up into the second level if either gets loose and must keep linebackers at bay more often than sending five defensive backs on to the field. Another example of this reactive differentiation is with the Jet Sweep. Lendale White with a yucky stiff arm pic.twitter.com/phsim978Vu. The Mounties won the Alpha League, advanced to the second round of the playoffs, and finished the season at 9-3. Predicting Lane Kiffin's next move is fool's errand, but his best move may be no move at all. You We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Conner has been, and will continue to be, valuable in the pass blocking and flat route role. The senior Smith was one of the National Leagues top switch-hitters for years. With three seasons already under his belt, he has 1,977 high school receiving yards and 20 touchdowns. It is not a particularly unique or different, but its something that grew from facing West Coast teams and wouldnt have been in the OG playbook. He never led the New Orleans Saints to a winning record, but Archie did make the Pro Bowl in 1978 and 1979. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. See here how the offense lined up in an empty set out of the huddle and then shifted into a basic I-formation set pre-snap. The original Air Kiffin shirt is available here. 250 people will join the Ole Miss coach next week as they work to control and still their minds. Their campus is great. "Where next? 10. He inherits an equally as athletic duo with Ealy and Conner at Ole Miss for 2020 and how the first-year head coach chooses to use them will likely resemble his Trojan tandem. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). He loosened up a stellar Sparty defense with short passes, packaged plays and screens, and then surgically dismantled it. No matter who it is, both Rebel backs will be heavily involved in the passing game. Your legs will definitely fall asleep if you read this during your morning trip to the bathroom. By combining staple Oregon concepts that he learned along the way and confirming them as effective on film, Kiffin continued to show off his seasoned offense in the Cotton Bowl. Not to knock Fargas, who played at USC in 2002 when Kiffin was the teams wide receivers coach and recorded a 1,000-yard season with the Raiders in 2007, but he isnt the talent youd like in an NFL back. Being the son of a former major leaguer didnt help, Smith said. He was the Hemingway of the early 2000s college football era, coming and going with streamlined power and without using a lot of decorative maneuvers. He doth rise from the ground like feathered Mercury striding the heavens. 250 people will join the Ole Miss coach next week as they work to control and still their minds. He handed over the play calling duties for the first time in his career and gave the keys to Kendall Briles, who, like Lebby, learned the game at Baylor under his father Art Briles. Reggie Bush at USC (2004)pic.twitter.com/sO8XzKDjzR. It also left the cornerback that man-marked Jarrett in a precarious situation when the ball was released. Lane Kiffin most recently guided Florida Atlantic to a 10-3 season, a Conference USA title and its fourth bowl game in program history. One was an electrifying dual-threat who terrorized defenses from the backfield, from the slot, and in the open field. Ole Miss was the first school to extend an offer to Slaughter after an impressive camp performance in June. However, both Mississippi natives are freak athletes and the backfield in Oxford is ready to explode like it did in Los Angeles through the early 2000s. Kiffin has relinquished the play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby who will lead the offense in 2020. Its important for me to see his development.. In the same timeframe, Ole Miss ran the ball nearly 20 times more than it did pass. for Rebel home games. He excelled on both sides of the ball this season, helping the Chargers reach the second round the 6A playoffs. And if Rich Rodriguezs offense (regardless of what you think about it) is what Ole Miss is doing, Holiday is a perfect fit. As is typical of Kiffins offense, he runs a small base package of plays at very high speeds. After the ball is snapped, the equilibrium stays stable and the blocking mirrors itself in numbers on either side of the field. This same offense featured 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart at quarterback, a 1,302 yard rusher in LenDale White, and two All-American receivers in Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith. He has already attracted scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, LSU and Miami, in addition to in-state schools Ole Miss and Mississippi State. I was always picked first for the baseball team. native ran for 722 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 6.9 nice yards per carry. I could play myself, the elder Smith said, but money cant buy what it means to me to see him playing.. They often would run the traditional play early in the game and then follow it up with one of the following successive versions later in the game. In 2003, he shared MVP honors in the NFL with Peyton Manning. Yes, that includes fourth down decisions. Odds & lines subject to change. McCready is also reporting that the following 2020 Ole Miss commitments will also be in town this weekend: * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). The Rebels ran it last year, but it didnt quite look the same as the Trojans. He was named first-team all-Alpha League for the second straight season, team MVP and first team all-Southern Section as a defensive back. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. It's been zoom this and zoom that. That shows our respect.. Lear made All-American that season and also received All-SEC recognition in 1951 and 1952. The weak point of this system is the stress it puts on the safeties to play the run and still be able to step up into man-to-man coverage. Now, just shy of two decades later, the Rebels boast two backs cut from a similar cloth. The original Air Kiffin shirt is available here, what the system could resemble under his watch, Chris Robison gave a good understanding of what it looks like earlier this offseason, Marc Wilson (29 touchdowns for an 11-1 team in 1979), Jim McMahon (47 touchdowns and 4,571 yards in 1980; 30 touchdowns and 3,555 yards in 1981), Steve Young (33 touchdowns, 3,902 yards in 1983), Robbie Bosco (33 touchdowns, 3875 yards in 1984; 30 touchdowns, 4,273 yards in 1985), Ty Detmer (121 career touchdowns with 15,031 yards) . Both coaches use spread offenses, but Briles is bare-boned. Georgia has been talking to me some lately. The Trojans hung tight with No. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. When Smith isnt playing center field, hes the teams best pitcher. Its long-been rumored that Forbes is wanting to flip to Ole Miss and its a matter of when not if. He played baseball, basketball, football and competed in track and field for New Brighton High School. His father, Reggie Smith, played for the Rebels in the 1990's, so he has the family connection to Oxford. News Sports Before taking down Clemson in the title game, Alabamas win over Michigan State in the Playoff Semifinal was one of Kiffins best games. The Rebels were also the first school to offer the nation's No. I enjoy watching him play, said Smith, who lives his daughter, Nicole, and Reggie Jr. in Woodland Hills. defensive end Jamarious Brown is still waiting on his initial player evaluation and ranking in the 247Sports system but he is already making waves with college coaches. The 6-2 and 195-pounder was a big-play threat as a wideout for Southaven but many college scouts see the athletic build and project his potential as a safety. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Skip to main content With his primary reads covered, a lefty Leinart turned away from the designed direction and came back to off-hand flip it to the flat. Despite his intentional distance from the role, Kiffin will undoubtedly have significant influence as he did when Kendall Briles and Charlie Weis Jr. were his offensive coordinators at Florida Atlantic. 158 overall ranked prospect. Thats one of the reasons I decided to retire from baseball. Touchdown, Ole Miss! When it comes to fourth down situations with less than five yards to go, an offense should go for it a majority of the time. I was always supposed to be good because of him. We present them here for purely educational purposes. They taught me a new man technique and just more about the game of football. He isnt afraid to be unconventional or stick to a script. 2 and 3 receivers on the left side switch their releases and the running back motions into the flat. Find out more. 8 player in Mississippi by the 247sports Composite and the nation's No. 1. Hes as good an athlete as anybody Ive coached, said Jeff Pressman, Montclair Preps baseball coach. Now that Grant Tisdale is gone and Matt Corral could potentially be out the door as well, the Rebels are looking to take another quarterback. The common denominator merging these two timelines is Kiffin. To go with his ridiculous 7.3 yards per carry, Bush was college footballs best receiver who didnt play receiver. Ole Miss was also the first to offer the standout. Gambling problem? Confidence is key, and Kiffin has it in bunches. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. All rights reserved. Davis has shown promise at the NFL level over the last two seasons. WebReggie Collier (Southern Miss): A dual-threat quarterback, Collier was the first player in NCAA history to throw and rush for more than 1,000 yards in the same season in 1981. Who should be the next head coach of Ole Miss basketball? 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It is not there, so Leinart pumped to try and draw the safety over to the sideline and then looked to the middle of the field for his slot receiver running a post corner post route. Kiffin again ceded play calling responsibilities to his offensive coordinator, but had a much heavier authority over the system. Tabbed as the fourth-best JUCO player in Mississippi according to 247Sports Appeared in six games in 2021, recording 22 tackles and two forced WebFootball Reggie Collier Stats, Bio Born: May 14, 1961 Hometown: Biloxi, MS Year Induction: 2008 High School Career DIberville High School (1976-1979) MVP of Mississippi High School All Star Football Game (79) Led DIberville to perfect 13-0 record (79) College Career The University of Southern Mississippi (1979-1982) He also checks in as the No. He moves the ball decisively down field and then gets creative in the red zone. That means a lot. Red Cup Rebellion, an Ole Miss Rebels community, Changing the Culture of Ole Miss Athletics, Lane Kiffin: A Complete Offensive History, Coach Lane Kiffins yoga class is sold out. The Raiders personnel woes in the passing game was one thing, but the run game was another. Most recently, Mississippi States Dak Prescott has joined the conversation ofgreatest Magnolia State quarterbacks. Heres the deal, Hayes decommitted so he can take official visits to other schools. @ealy_1k or @dkm14 pic.twitter.com/xKEexb5Sxz. Using a running back as a receiver in space is something that occurs often in a Kiffin scheme and for every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction. Last Tuesday, with the score tied, 3-3, Smith came to bat in the top of the sixth inning with two outs and no one on base. If it aint broke dont fix it. He loved all sports. Raleigh High School (Miss.) 65 overall prospect in the country. New prospects will pop up from now until the early signing period in December but a pecking order is already being established. The Jet Sweep is fun to begin with, but Briles and Kiffin went even crazier with it. The nWo needs a reload and these three would be a fantastic start. As a true freshman in the SEC, the Walnut Grove, Miss. Kiffin uses his tailback as the foreman again here, getting him into the flat with a wall of receivers. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. In 11 innings, he has struck out 14 batters, walked nine, allowed five hits and one earned run. He has four for the season and has eight RBIs in five games. His father, Reggie Back before spread offenses were all the rage, Kiffin was using Bush in a variety of ways for the Trojans. 5. His father, Reggie Smith, Reggie Smith smiled as he described why he likes playing defense in football. Im still a frustrated football player. The Rebels already have a connection with Smith. Now, his new challenge is getting Ole Miss back to competing with the heavy hitters in the SEC West. The Littleton, Co. native ran for 1,302 yards and 24 touchdowns while sharing the backfield with the Heisman Trophy winner. A lot of points. He pitches and plays center field left-handed. During a game against La Verne Lutheran, Smith caught a pass and headed up field. He doesnt want to be known only as the kid whose dad played in the major leagues for 17 seasons, including six years with the Dodgers, and two in Japan. Who should be the next head coach of Ole Miss basketball? Whether it was out of the backfield, screen passes, or finding a mismatch in the slot, he got the football to him as much as possible. The quarterbacks first read is the running back off the edge. Its almost March, let chaos reign supreme, Line em up: Heres how the Rebels will take the field versus Louisiana Tech. "The day spent at the Ole Miss camp was well worth the wait. 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