What Ole Miss said about Arkansas after losing to the Hogs

OXFORD, Miss. — Arkansas defeated Ole Miss, 38-37, Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Connor Limpert kicked a game-winning field goal from 34 yards with 4 seconds remaining to give the Razorbacks (3-5, 1-4 SEC) their first lead of the game. Arkansas trailed 31-7 in the first half before rallying for the win. The Hogs will host Coastal Carolina next Saturday.

But before we turn the page, here’s what the Rebels had to say about the Hogs following the game:

Ole Miss WR D.K. Metcalf

On what Arkansas did to slow them down: “Nothing. We slowed ourselves down.”

Ole Miss offensive coordinator Phil Longo

On the turnover in the fourth quarter that led to an Arkansas defensive touchdown: “They gave us some room outside. It might have been a pretty good play for us. But the ball hit the ground and they got a touchdown off it, so obviously that’s an issue.”

On why Ole Miss couldn’t move the ball better in the second half: “I thought they made some adjustments to the run game, and we kind of countered. But I think anytime you turn the ball over 3 times, it’s going to make it difficult to win the ballgame. They killed two drives for us. I think they hurt rhythm and I think they hurt momentum.”

Ole Miss DE Breeland Speaks

On Arkansas’ screen passes: “Those screen plays took a long time to develop. I think that’s one thing that they were getting us on. They pretty much took the D-line out of the rush. They’ve got a 6-7 quarterback and his dropback in a screen looks like a regular dropback. They were having success on that.”

On Arkansas’ success running the ball: “We knew going into the game they were a pretty dirty team as far as blocking. We knew we were going to have to get nasty with them. That’s just one thing I feel like we should’ve emphasized even more this week.”

Ole Miss defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff

On Arkansas’ screen passes: “One of the best teams I’ve seen execute screens. We coached them up on it, we planned for it. We knew in the red zone the screen was going to come alive, the tight end was going to come alive and they did. And they executed it.”

Ole Miss QB Jordan Ta’amu

On the difference between the first and second half: “Arkansas gave more pressure, but we should have kept driving down the field. I believe I could have made smarter decisions. I am still learning, this is my first SEC game, so I need to take this one, watch film and learn from my mistakes and take what I have learned to Kentucky next weekend.”

On why the Rebels couldn’t turn the momentum back in its direction in the second half: “I believe we could, but they had a good defense. They brought a lot of pressure and all that. Their defense just really stepped up in the second half.”

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