The SEC is never a walk in the park. But there are some players who are just built different. Last fall, this 19-year-old, a redshirt freshman then, shocked the nation. He shocked Kirby Smart too. It was November 9. One drive, 10 plays, and 75 yards. All against No. 3 Georgia in front of a roaring Oxford crowd. It wasn’t even supposed to happen. But when Jaxson Dart went down, he had to step in and suddenly, the Bulldogs saw the scoreboard flip to a tie game.

The name behind that performance is Austin Simmons. Ole Miss’ QB1 for 2025. Even after executing a game-changing play, he only shrugged it off. “ Just went out there and dominated, ” he said then. “ Just trusted my preparation. ” And if that’s what a backup freshman QB is capable of, Ole Miss opponents

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