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Two Dominating Defenses Battle on the Gridiron in Oxford
The No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels welcome into Oxford the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide to Oxford this weekend for an SEC Western division tilt and the most anticipated game of the week in college football.
In this game, fans will witness two dominating teams — and especially defenses — battle it out on the gridiron of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday afternoon on CBS at 2:30 p.m. CST.
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During the Memphis game last Saturday, the Rebels held the Tigers to only 104 yards of total offense in the 24-3 win. After the game, Ole Miss linebacker Cody Prewitt talked about how the team is readying themselves for the Tide this weekend.
“We are going to prepare for them like we do everybody else,” Prewitt said. “They are coming into our house so we are not going to be intimidated. They are going to be the ones climbing up the hill.”
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The Tide defense has only allowed their opponents to rush for a total of 248 yards in the first four games of the season, while their secondary has allowed 753 yards through the air.
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The Tide defense is led in tackles this season by Landon Collins who has a total of 32 this season, and the Rebels are led by graduate linebacker D.T. Shackelford with 23 tackles and Hilton follows right behind with 22.
With both teams highly skilled on both sides of the ball including two healthy senior quarterbacks, it should make for an interesting afternoon at the Vaught. At the end of the game, it will likely come down to the skill and team with the most determination to finish it out.
Adam Brown is HottyToddy.com sports editor and can be reached at adam.brown@hottytoddy.com. Amelia Camurati is managing editor and can be reached at amelia.camurati@hottytoddy.com.
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