If you date back—in other words, you’re long in the tooth—you remember the Ole Miss of the Johnny Vaught era. He was a very successful coach and had his program down to a science—never varying his routine or often, his game plan.

He was a traditionalist—you know, “run the football and stop the run”—but added tweaks that enhanced Saturday afternoon success. He was innovative with such staples as outfitting his linemen in low-cut shoes in an era when that was an equipment feature for backs only.

Vaught was famous, too, for taking fast, stocky fullbacks and moving them to the line, where they often had the advantage when it came to speed and quickness. No team underscored speed and quickness like Ole Miss.

Vaught was the author of the sprint draw, which was always a challenge to defend,

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